Digital Assistant, Latitude Festival

Job Description

Company: Festival Republic

Department: Marketing

Location: Farringdon, London and onsite during festival season

Reports to: Marketing Manager

Contract details: Full time, fixed term contract. Expected duration, 1 year . 40 hours Mon – Fri aside from when onsite at festivals and events where evening and weekend work is required .

Role Description

Latitude is a major music, comedy and arts festival taking place every July in Henham Park, Suffolk. Latitude is run by Festival Republic, the country's leading festival and events promoter. We are looking for a smart, thoughtful and thorough person to work with our marketing team and report to the Marketing Manager for 2024 festival season.

The successful applicant will be sourcing, creating and editing written and video content with the aim of growing and engaging the Latitude audience on digital platforms and social channels. This job could suit someone looking to embark on a career in digital or someone with some experience.

Who you are

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience
• Proven ability to produce copy in excellent written English .
• Thrives when multitasking across a range of projects concurrently .
• Comfortable using website CMSs, Microsoft Word, Excel, Google G-Suite .
• Commercial use of social media would be advantageous .
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite .

Behaviours

The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success .
• Passionate about the programming of Latitude which includes but is not limited to, comedy, the arts, music, family , food and wellness.
• Confident when making decisions.
• Obsessively thorough.
• Happy to work onsite at festivals where typ i cal working h ours include weekends and evenings .

What the role includes
• Source, create and edit written content .
• Source, manage and distribute image and video content .
• Reach Latitude's audience past, present and future across digital platforms and social channels .
• Engage our festival community online though community management .
• Liaise confidently with internal stakeholders and artist representatives .
• Analyse and report on our digital channels in weekly reports .
• Be part of the creative process; helping invent and execute innovative digital campaigns .
• Assist with coordinating onsite film crew requirements and photography briefings .
• Support the business with new digital initiatives .
• Assist in forecasting and updating campaign budgets .

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The Company

Festival Republic is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised
of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 22nd January. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g440w7-3-22-27-22-42 in your application.