Job Summary:
Company: Festival Republic
Department: Marketing
Location: Farringdon, London and on-site at festivals
Reports to: Head of Marketing and PR
Working Hours: Full time, permanent. Working on-site at festivals (weekends) required.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Festival Republic is the country’s leading festival and events promoter. We are seeking an experienced, creative, energetic and self-motivated individual that has a digital marketing background, has enthusiasm for music events and festivals and would like to work within a busy events company.
The candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of our branded social media channels including Wireless Festival, among others, along with working cross-functionally and with our partners to amplify our social media presence and relevance, grow our audiences and increase engagement and effectiveness across our markets. This involves both project management and content development; working closely with Marketing, PR and Content teams to plan and implement our social media strategy; generating creative ideas that encourage consumers to interact across social media. The candidate must be able to work as part of a team, constantly provide fresh and innovative ideas, have an eye for detail and have worked in a similar position previously. They will be required to work on site at all of the festivals and events which all span weekends.

WHAT THE ROLE INCLUDES

• Create unique, engaging and word-perfect social marketing / editorial inspired content across our communities
• Work with the Marketing Manager to create, develop and implement strategies for platform growth and content.
• Monitor trends in social media for content opportunities
• Identify new social media platforms and develop audiences there
• Co-ordinate with the digital, marketing and PR teams on any relevant messaging for our communities
• Liaise with the Digital, Marketing and PR teams to shape content strategies for launches and campaigns
• Monitor all social media platforms and respond to customer/community member queries
• Evaluate existing/potential social platforms
• Ensure all content across all platforms adheres to the festival tone of voice and reflects the aims and values of the brand
• Create a strong brand presence and drive customer interaction and ultimately ticket sales
• Identify and communicate trends through social media e.g. global events
• Work on-site at our festivals to provide social content and important information via our social networks
• Work with labels and artist management to generate exclusive content for the festival platforms
• Report to the Digital Marketing Manager, Head of Marketing and PR plus stakeholders weekly on the progress the festival accounts and audience sentiment

The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success

• A passion for social media
• Approachable and conversationa