Publicist (Music and Entertainment)

Location: London Broadcasting House, United Kingdom

Salary: £32,500–£40,000 per year, plus £5,441 per year London Weighting Allowance.

Company

hirify.global is a public service broadcaster producing and promoting radio, television, digital, music, entertainment, and cultural content.

What you will do

• Act as the first point of contact for press queries involving schedules, news stories, advance programming, and feature requests.
• Lead publicity campaigns across online, print, broadcast, social media, and digital platforms.
• Promote music and entertainment programming for Radio 1, 1Xtra, Asian Network, hirify.global Introducing, and other priority projects.
• Advise senior stakeholders, programme makers, commissioners, presenters, and representatives on publicity strategy.
• Plan events and announcements, maximise positive coverage, and collaborate with hirify.global teams and external partners.
• Participate in a weekend on-call rota.

Requirements

• Established experience creating and delivering high-profile publicity campaigns in the entertainment, music, media, or broadcast industry.
• Experience securing online, print, broadcast, and social media coverage for high-profile clients.
• Experience managing reputational issues and crisis communications and advising senior colleagues, presenters, and their representatives.
• Strong writing skills, including concise storytelling and creating innovative promotional content for social media and online platforms.
• Extensive experience working with presenters and their representatives, plus a strong network of national and local media contacts.
• Strong knowledge of pop music, entertainment news, radio, and the wider entertainment industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible 35-hour working week and flexible working arrangements.
• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy up to five additional days.
• Defined pension scheme and discounted dental, healthcare, and gym benefits.
• Career and professional development opportunities.
• Inclusive, values-based working environment focused on diversity, belonging, and individual contribution.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online only; CV applications are not accepted.
• Offers are conditional on employment screening, including reference and eligibility-to-work checks and, where applicable, safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks.