Communications Assistant, Touring and Festivals

Live Nation (Music) UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to shows and festivals

Arcade games in the basement gamesroom

Onsite gym equipment and fitness/medit

Complimentary coffee bar with barista

Heavily subsidised lunch options

Staff events in atrium stage space

Generous vacation, healthcare, and 401

Six months paid caregiver leave

Roadie Babies for new parents on work"

Exclusive employee ticketing program

Job summary

Live Nation (Music) UK Limited is seeking a Communications Assistant for Touring and Festivals based in London, with UK travel. You will support PR campaigns, manage press lists, issue releases, monitor coverage, and assist on site at major live events.

You'll work with journalists and creators, coordinating media activity, drafting updates, and helping deliver high-profile campaigns across intimate shows to large stadiums.

Qualifications

• Experience in PR or comms, particularly within entertainment, music, live events, or similar fields.
• Experience managing press lists, reporting on coverage, working on press releases and securing media coverage.
• Experience working with journalists, photographers and media.
• Highly organised with a meticulous eye for detail.
• A strong communicator, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Maintain department mailing lists and ensure contacts are up-to-date.
• Manage department email inbox and route requests to stakeholders.
• Send out press releases and localise third-party releases to LN UK template.
• Monitor media coverage and report on coverage for priority shows and campaigns.
• Support on site at events, assisting with show accreditation and media management.
• Plan and deliver large-scale media engagements, launches and gifting campaigns.
• Travel as required for events and meetings.
• Work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Skills

PR/Comms experience

Media relations

Press list management

Reporting on press coverage

Journalist liaison

Organised

Strong written & verbal communication

Job description

Job Summary

Company: Live Nation Department: Communications, Touring and Festivals Location: Farringdon, London with some UK travel Reports to: Communications Manager, Touring and Festivals Working Hours: Full time with additional hours around festival/touring season Job Type: Permanent

Role Description

Live Nation UK are seeking a highly organised and proactive Communications Assistant, Touring and Festivals, to support the team on PR campaigns from intimate shows to stadiums and music festivals. You will have an integral role within the team, with a range of administrative and media-facing duties including monitoring and reporting on press coverage, managing media lists and sending press releases, fielding the department press inbox, assisting the team on site at major music events and festivals, pitching listings and festival guides, and supporting on content creator campaigns.

Benefits

• Live Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave.
• Staff can enjoy use of arcade games in the basement games room, onsite gym equipment plus fitness and meditation classes.
• In addition to this, the office has a fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista to serve you your favourite coffee as you walk into the office and offers heavily subsidised lunch options.
• We hold regular staff events in our atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights to showcase Live Nation employee talent.
• Our many unique benefit programs are designed to help our teams live life to the fullest including generous vacation, healthcare, retirement benefits, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping new parents care for their babies on work trips.
• access to free live events through our exclusive employee ticketing program.

Who you are

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Experience in PR or comms, particularly within entertainment, music, live events, or similar fields.
• Experience managing press lists, reporting on coverage, working on press releases and securing media coverage
• Experience working with journalists, photographers and media
• Highly organised with a meticulous eye for detail.
• A strong communicator, both written and verbal.
• Excellent writing and communication skills

Behaviours

• A self-starter with the right attitude – proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure in a fast-paced live environment, problem-solving and ability to balance many stakeholders and shifting priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of teams, from artists and creatives to production, ticketing, finance, marketing and many others.
• Passionate about live music and entertainment
• Enthusiasm to develop a career in live music and communications

What the role includes

• Maintain department mailing lists, ensuring contacts remain up-to-date and developing targeted lists and segments
• Manage department email inbox, routing requests to relevant stakeholders and teams
• Send out press releases and localise third-party releases to LN UK template
• Monitor media coverage and report on coverage for priority shows, optimising department tools and processes and developing AI workflows to simplify reporting with the support of their manager
• Work with the Creator Partnerships Manager to manage creator invites and ticketing, monitor and report on content creator campaigns
• Pitching shows to key listings pages, festival guides and gift guides
• Support the team on site at events, assisting with show accreditation, escorting media, managing photographers, press areas and ad hoc assistance
• Support the team in planning and delivering large-scale media engagements including launches, trips, publicity stunts and gifting campaigns
• Manage department subscriptions
• Travel as required for events, press engagements, and meetings
• Work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunities We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearely 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday 8th October 2026. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application where possible.

Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process.

Recognized for seven years as a Great Place to Work and named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship.

Our world-class teams specialise in all aspects of the live entertainment industry, from ground-breaking innovations in ticketing, global venue development and operations, concert promotion and production, sales and brand partnerships, and unparalleled artist management supported by professionals in all facets of corporate operations.

We believe in taking care of the countless employees helping artists bring live music to fans all around the world. Our many unique benefit programs are designed to help our teams live life to the fullest including generous vacation, healthcare, retirement benefits, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping new parents care for their babies on work trips. And of course, access to free live events through our exclusive employee ticketing program.