OUTSIDE ORGANISATION LTD

Publicist

• Created media and artist promo schedules, including arrival and stage times, interview slots and meet & greets to be distributed to tour managers and journalists at festivals to ensure a smooth running of the day

• Arranged frequent complex and detailed, domestic and international travel itineraries, including flight and hotel bookings, transfers and visas 

• Created and implemented a media and VIP accreditation system for large capacity festivals such as All Points East and British Summer Time 

• Worked closely with disabled media and AEG team to help make British Summer Time Hyde Park the UK’s most accessible and highest awarded festival. 

• Organised and budgeted client events, press conferences, exhibitions, open days and stunts

• Managed PR campaigns and strategies from a small album launch with The HU to large scale festivals such as British Summer Time Hyde Park.

• Managed and maintained key journalist relationships in online, radio, TV, print and regional 

• Worked with clients on strategy, targeted media, feature ideas, identifying and communicating the USPs and ethoses 

• Dealt with press inquiries to coordinate announcements/ exclusives with media partners

• Worked on collaborations with influencers and digital supporters

• Coordinated, managed, and maintained media partner relationships and activity and oversaw press activity on-site at festivals and client launches. 

• Managed media and artists requests to film and photograph events 

• Coordinated Press launches and Press days 

• Managed in house media lists and media distribution 

• Communicated key process’ and media positioning within the market for sustainability and accessibility at festivals.

• Managed and circulated crisis communications to key stakeholder and managed media and, in house PR agencies in the event of a media crisis 

• Media liaison with key authorities in lead up to and at the event, such as councils and local community groups

• Drove innovative PR campaigns to position talent, brands, and festivals

• Wrote new business proposals and was involved in all aspects of the agency's new business strategies.

• Chaperoned promo commitments and attended showcases, gigs, sessions as needed.

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• Respond quickly to inquiries and daily requests from hundreds of media contacts

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• Pitched stories to broadcast, print, and online media

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• Monitored coverage for clients and their competitors to drive campaign strategy 

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• Created client reporting documents with key insights

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• Create interview prep materials, client briefings and provided media training