London Marathon Events: comms officer, six-month contract

Sports Journalists' Association; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

London Marathon Events is seeking an experienced communications professional to manage PR and media operations for major events including the London Marathon and Swim Serpentine. The role requires strong leadership, a solid contacts book in the media, and the ability to thrive under pressure during peak event times.

Qualifications

• Solid PR experience is essential.
• Experience in leading projects within the communications team.
• Comfortable working under pressure, particularly during events.

Responsibilities

• Lead the communications team for Swim Serpentine.
• PR outreach and media placements for various events.
• Support media operations during key marathon events.

Skills

PR experience

Leadership

Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge of sports sector

Experience in charity sector

Job description

London Marathon Events are looking for an experienced communications professional to join their team for the 2022 season.

The role is varied and will suit someone with a range of media and communications skills with a particular focus on PR and outreach, so a good contacts book across national, lifestyle and sport media is essential.

It also requires someone who is comfortable leading the LME comms team in the organisation of Swim Serpentine.

You will also be part of the team for RideLondon, The Big Half and the TCS London Marathon where you will be happy to support the communications team in the planning, delivery and promotion of these events.

The job starts on Monday April 18 and ends on Sunday October 14 2022

Essential skills and experience needed

• Solid PR experience
• Ability to lead projects
• Confidence and ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of sports sector
• Experience in charity sector

RideLondon (Friday 27 May to Sunday 29 May)

To support communications team in the delivery of RideLondon 2022. Tasks will include:

• PR outreach – pitching and placing stories to broadcast, print and digital media
• Writing press releases and content for LME platforms
• Supporting communications team with media operations delivery for RideLondon 2022

The Big Half (Sunday 4 September)

To support communications team in the planning and delivery of The Big Half 2022. Tasks will include:

• PR outreach – pitching and placing stories to broadcast, print and digital media
• Writing press releases and content for LME platforms
• Support with celebrity and media entries
• Support engagement of a wide range of media to attend on Event Day
• Supporting communications team with media operations delivery for The Big Half 2022

To be the communications team lead on Swim Serpentine. Tasks will include:

• Working alongside social and content teams to create an integrated comms strategy for 2022 Swim Serpentine
• Identifying the best human interest and celebrity stories and pitching and placing these to broadcast, print and digital media
• Produce press releases and media guide for event day
• Creating film and photo briefs for the day
• Lead on engaging a wide range of media to attend on event day
• Leading media operations for event day

TCS London Marathon (2 Oct 2022)

To support communications team in the planning and delivery of TCS London Marathon 2022. Tasks will include:

• PR outreach – pitching and placing stories
• Support with celebrity and media entries
• Support media opportunities and press announcements
• Supporting media operations during marathon week and marathon day

Who are we?

Here at London Marathon Events we live our values – excellence, inspiration, together, integrity and fun. We strive to demonstrate these values in everything we do and this is reflected through our successful event portfolio – the Vitality Westminster Mile, the Vitality London 10,000, RideLondon, the Standard Chartered Great City Race, The Big Half and Swim Serpentine, not to mention the TCS London Marathon.

These events generate millions for charities to improve the lives of individuals in our hometown of London and across the UK. As a team we very much believe in our vision of inspiring activity both with our staff and all our customers and view sport as a force for good.

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are at the heart of our events, and we want to ensure they are at the heart of our company. We strongly value diversity within our workforce, and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas and culture to the company. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought and innovation.