The Company
Love & Work are our cornerstones. We believe they should be entwined with one another. To achieve this blend, we not only choose to work with clients who want to do things differently, but we build teams that are passionate about working on initiatives that they truly believe in.
Our employees are given the opportunity to develop industry firsts whether that be in the form of a documentary, an activation or the launch of a new concept or partnership. Our alumni have gone on to run their own top 150 agencies and to lead the communications and marketing for well-known global brands. Securing a role with us is a smart and strategic career move.
We look for problem solvers, for creative minds and for individuals who want to change society, influence culture, challenge conformity and push boundaries.
We know that without our employees, we wouldn’t be able to achieve what we do. As our many awards and certifications confirm, we are committed to offering an inclusive environment where individuals from all backgrounds are rewarded on merit, have the opportunity to experience integrated communications in its truest form and work on opportunities that due to our connectivity are unique to Freuds. Our culture ensures a sense of belonging for all and we thrive off our ability to support and utilise a diverse range of thoughts and perspectives.
Freuds Group is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Whatever your race, religion, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability – we want to hear from you.
The Team
Podium is a division within Freuds Group housing our sport, entertainment & culture offering. The division houses a range of publicists specialising in sport & entertainment, whilst also offering the opportunity to work across a range of different clients. The division works closely with the wider freuds group, offering unrivalled connectivity, experiences, and opportunities. From red carpet premieres to arts activations that get everyone talking, Podium is the place where culture and entertainment collide.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced AM/SAM to join our arts team at an exciting time. The successful candidate will work across the growing freuds Arts and Corporate Media clients on a range of consumer arts and corporate media projects. The successful candidate will be involved in some of the UK’s most talked about cultural happenings working with world class organisations. To give you a flavour of the sort of work this team is responsible for, recent projects include; The Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the re-launch of the National Portrait Gallery, the launch of UK and International Film Studios, The Completion of Bach’s Orgelbuchlein, Walk with Amal’s UK tour, The launch of the River Café Lookbook and strategic planning for events at major international art fairs from Frieze to Basel and beyond. We also work with globally renowned production companies who create household name programmes and film content.
You will be a natural storyteller and an expert in your cultural field, with the ability to develop and deliver impactful publicity campaigns that generate excellent results. You will be adept at giving strong strategic direction and confident in sharing your sector expertise. A key player in driving the creative ambition of the client, you will have a keen awareness of what makes a news or feature story and how to work with journalists. You will have an understanding of the news agenda that enables you to proactively build profileand also minimise risk. You will thrive at networking and bring with you established cultural contacts.
In addition, being part of our wider Podium team and a fully-fledged employee of freuds Group, you will have the opportunity to work across other culture sectors and events should you wish. This is a wonderful opportunity for an arts and culture specialist to continue to grow in their sector of choice and expand their knowledge of the broader communications industry working with an expert team.
Responsibilities:
- Proactively developing creative communications strategies and campaigns, ensuring their successful delivery.
- Securing the confidence of the client and colleagues as a day-to-day lead on campaigns and events.
- Nurturing on-going close relationships with a wide pool of journalists/tastemakers. Ensuring that they will take your call and listen to ideas you pitch on behalf of your clients.
- Proactively building internal and external networks with colleagues, opinion leaders, journalists, online influencers and other relevant third parties.
- Ability to pitch, secure & fulfill standout publicity coverage: from profile interviews to non-talent features.
- Understanding and experience in preparing for and handling issues and crises.
- Mentoring junior team members, including responsibility for their evaluation and professional development.
- Enthusiasm and a ‘can-do’, proactive attitude, you will be a natural networker, keen to spot opportunities across the agency.
- Deputising for the Associate Director Arts and Corporate Media and working to support the Director and Partner of the division with timely reports and updates on workflow.
- Maximising opportunities to expand the client base and commercial savvy.
- Managing the administration of accounts and media databases with the support of the Associate.
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We are looking for real couples to tell us their love stories on a new online comedy show. On this show, we follow two well known comedy/reality stars, as they chat to real couples and find out about the journey of their love life.
We are looking specifically for couples whose love stories might not always have been given a platform, these could be couples from the LGBTQ community, they could be interracial couples or even been apart of an arranged marriage. But the possibilities are endless!
The shoot is next Tuesday 9th in London (you do not need to be London based but we willing to travel in) so please urgently get in touch. All necessary covid precautions are being taken so the shoot can go ahead safely for cast and crew. Each couple will be paid £300 for 3 hours of their time.
TO APPLY; Please email love@garrettcasting.com with info about you and your partner and how you met, along with some pictures.
www.garrettcasting.com