Publicity Assistant

Publicity Assistant

Reports to: Director of Communications, Fremantle UK

Location: Stephen Street, London

Contract: Permanent

Type of Work: Hybrid/Personalised Working

About Us

Join the place creatives call home!

Fremantle is one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.

From critically acclaimed dramas like The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, award winning films including Priscilla and Poor Things, to incredible entertainment and documentaries like Password, Too Hot to Handle, House of Kardashian and the Got Talent and Idols franchises, we make shows with global appeal.

Our Purpose

We aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our productions should reflect and celebrate the world we live in and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working across our teams, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.

Job overview:

The Publicity Assistant is a key member of the Fremantle UK press office which delivers dynamic communications across the Fremantle UK labels: Euston Films, Naked, Talkback, Thames, Label 1, Wildstar Films and 72 Films. The position provides PR support as well as administrative and organisational support to the team.

About the team:

The Fremantle UK communications department is responsible for overseeing the press and publicity across all progamming and corporate comms for UK labels, responsible for the full breadth of programming – supporting, championing and promoting them to ensure they are the most talked about shows on television.

Here you’ll get to:

• To support the Director of Communications on all communications as required
• To assist the Fremantle UK publicity team on multiple aspects of programme campaigns by carrying out basic publicity tasks
• To provide full administrative support to all members of the UK publicity department to ensure smooth day to day running of the press office
• To ensure the Fremantle UK website is maintained and up to date and to provide support to the ‘web champions’ operating the label websites
• To ensure the Fremantle UK social pages are up to date, with new content created and posted weekly
• To manage all awards entries for Fremantle in the UK and on behalf of UK labels
• To act as first point of contact for all enquiries into the press office, answering routine queries and filtering other enquiries to relevant person
• To write programme billings and other press materials including releases and press packs assisting publicists/publicity managers
• To assist the Publicity team with compiling press assets including PI, publicity stills, issuing preview/review and promo clips and press updates to support programme publicity
• To work collaboratively with colleagues in the social media and digital teams, ensuring all external communications are co-ordinated and cohesive and in line with the press digital campaign elements.
• Establishing and maintaining effective communication and relationships with all production contacts and internal stakeholders
• Maintain processes and systems to ensure smooth running of the Press Office
• To manage external cuttings and be responsible for all press cuttings distribution and filing related to the programmes you’re working on
• Manage images for the shows – download and caption pictures; collation of picture packages; and liaising with network picture desks
• To send out press releases/press packs/information as required
• To maintain and regularly update databases of media contacts and key personnel (internal and external)
• Managing travel/accommodation arrangements for the team, talent and contestants when required
• To provide admin support to Director of Communications
• Assist the team with any IT / office related queries
• To assist publicists/publicity managers with the coordination of events, appearances and launches and ad-hoc company work/social events
• Writing copy for the website.
• Ensuring the correct up to date images are on the website.
• Act as first point of contact for all website enquiries. 
• Work closely with the Fremantle internal comms team to maintain Fremantle updates to internal communications as appropriate.

We’re looking for:

• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Experience of dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Initiative and ability to manage own projects
• Experience working at events of different sizes and scale
• Understanding and knowledge of print and broadcast media
• Good working knowledge of the media industry and the TV production process
• Excellent IT skills, including advanced skills on social media platforms e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and ideally Photoshop experience
• Ideally some experience of editing software and proven content creation
• Ideally some existing relationships with bloggers and influencers or else an ability to build and maintain these relationships
• Ideally an understanding of social analytics monitoring tools to be able capture reach and impact beyond traditional measures

Our benefits include: generous company pension, summer Fridays, audience tickets, hybrid working, employee assistance programme, access to free courses and training, local discounts, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and volunteer days.

Disabled applicants who meet the minimum skills, knowledge and experience criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. Please indicate on your application if this applies to you.

If you need any of this information in a different format or would like to suggest a different form of application, please contact careers@fremantle.com

Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, streaming, content and digital, itself a division of the international media, services, and education company Bertelsmann.

For more information, please visit www.fremantle.com, follow Fremantle on Twitter @FremantleHQ and Instagram @fremantle or visit Fremantle’s LinkedIn page.

Company: FremantleMedia Group Ltd 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: W1T 1AL 

Job ID: 270138