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Marketing & PR Executive (full time)

Location: London/Hybrid
Salary: Up to £28,000 DOE
Closing date for applications: 28th March 2025

If you’re passionate about music and marketing in equal measure, and would jump at the opportunity to be a proud ambassador of a unique British cultural institution, this could be the role for you!

The marketing & PR executive is based in London, as part of the Official Charts brand team, reporting to the Director of Brand & Digital. The purpose of the role is to execute brand, PR and content marketing plans to deliver growth and engagement of the Official Charts brand audience, and its contribution to the wider business of the Official Charts Company.

This is a key role in a small, tight-knit, multi-skilled brand/content team with the scope to develop skills and an understanding of the music industry and chart history as it happens.

Brand Marketing

Work with the Director of Brand & Digital to develop the Official Charts brand and digital audience through content, social media, SEO, PR, partnerships and commercial activity
Develop and implement marketing activity to drive brand objectives, including brand authority awareness and relevancy, engagement of target audiences (particularly youth), video views, web traffic and data capture
Maximise distribution of Official Charts content through all available channels – social, video, email, streaming platforms etc.
Help bring to market and promote new digital developments e.g new site and functionality, new content offerings, charts and playlists
Support development, delivery and ongoing promotion of new Official Charts brand extensions e.g. consumer product lines, live events
Provide marketing support to commercial brand projects such as The Record Club, licensing deals (jukeboxes, broadcast shows), new product launches and online store
Work with the department director to deliver and maximise results of marketing partnerships, ensuring all agreed marketing and activation is delivered on time and budget
Work with the Director of Brand & Digital to commission and develop branding, marketing materials and assets for all platforms. Act as custodian of the brand, ensuring all brand materials and external usage of the brand is in line with brand guidelines
Compile analytics reports for marketing and content activity
Liaise and develop relationships with labels, PRs, media and commercial partners to deliver on brand objectives

PR and Communications

Coordinate Official Charts’ PR activity:

Handle incoming media enquiries, service media with stories, info, key messaging, spokespeople
Proactively co-ordinate weekly awards PR activity, including liaison with artist teams, content team and logistics
Generate and develop PR ideas to raise profile of the Official Charts and the Official Charts media brand
Create and sub-edit PR materials e.g press releases, social media assets
Liaise with Operations and relevant consultants to source and verify data and chart feats
Organise and assist on shoots as required
Police use of the Official Charts brand through discussion with journalists and licensing customers to ensure consistent messaging, crediting and use of the branding
Maintain and grow press mailing list
Maintain good relationships with journalists, PRs, label contacts, stakeholders and partners and day-to-day contact
Monitor and evaluate Official Charts PR coverage

Social Media

Work with the brand team to develop Official Charts’ social media presence and its contribution to business objectives
Driving awareness of the channels, community growth/engagement, video views and social traffic
Some hands-on social support where required e.g copy and asset creation, post scheduling, moderation
Research and make suggestions to the team on relevant new trends, tools and opportunities as they emerge

CRM

Manage delivery of weekly newsletters and email alerts (e.g Breaking News, interest-based alerts)
Grow the Official Charts mailing list, managing competitions, promotions, and other data capture activity. Co-ordinate the fulfilment and reporting of such activity.

General Brand and Digital team support

Content support where required e.g website copy for competitions, SEO copy etc
Maintenance of consumer-facing chart archive
Image/pack shot sourcing and editing
Reporting bugs/issues with the website
Innovation - keep abreast of new technology and how it could be used to help us meet brand and digital objectives

Requirements

Minimum 1 year of marketing experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to develop relationships at all levels internally and externally
A sound knowledge and passion for music, film, and internet culture
Organised with meticulous attention to detail
Bringing bags of initiative, you’ll be a self-motivated, results-focused problem-solver
Inquisitive and analytical, enjoys research and digging into data
Creative eye
IT Skills – Excel / Word / Outlook
Creative skills advantageous – video editing, graphic design, photography, Photoshop, Canva etc
Flexible working available, must be able to work in London office 2-3 days/week and occasional weekends

Good to know

Pension and Benefits

An Employer contribution of 7.5% of your basic salary to a Group pension scheme.
BUPA Private Medical Insurance
Life Assurance to four times your annual salary
Interest free season ticket loan
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced Holiday entitlement of 25 days, excluding bank holidays
Mobile phone monthly reimbursement
Enhanced family leave

The Official Charts Company is an equal opportunities employer.

How to apply

Please apply with your CV and cover letter here.

Chart Operations Executive

Location: London/Hybrid
Closing date for applications: 19th March 2025

Do you know your Doja Cat from your Fleetwood Mac, your American Pie from your No Time to Die, your Kylie from your Miley? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

The Official Charts Company is seeking an analytical and detail-oriented Operations Executive with a head for numbers and an understanding of how data rules the business.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, the role of Chart Operations Executive is to support the efficient running of the operations department. The Chart Operations Executive acts as a central position both internally and externally for general queries. The role will involve a combination of tasks which will allow the post holder to assume specific areas of responsibility as well as the opportunity to work with other members of the team on many other operational areas and projects across music and video home entertainment in the UK and internationally.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with gold standard supplier of charts and data to more than 120 music, film and TV companies in the UK, Ireland and France, as well as working with organisations including the BPI, ERA, the BRITs, BASE and many others besides.

Key Activities & Responsibilities

Client Support

First point of contact for general enquiries relating to the Official Charts
Providing general support to subscribers of the Official Charts Online service
Demonstrating systems to new clients / refresher sessions for existing subscribers
Compilation of bespoke music charts for media clients
Responsibility for identifying and recording chart facts and feats

Operations Administration

Liaising with the Official Charts Company’s research agency on data and release matters
On-going responsibility for maintaining and updating internal databases, reports and documentation
Responsible for engaging with potential new retailers to join the Chart Panel
On-going responsibility for operating Lightning: Live, the live music sales reporting procedure

Analysis & Reporting

Utilising the Official Charts Online Service to resolve data requests
High degree of data manipulation and interpretation to present entertainment market data in a clear and concise manner to client specifications
Creation and compilation of bespoke data reports for both audio and video companies in the entertainment sector

Requirements

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to develop interpersonal relationships at all levels of an organisation
Strong Office skills, especially Excel skills
Meticulous attention to detail
Self-motivated & ambitious team player
A sound knowledge of music and film
Working knowledge of database and statistical analysis software a plus

The Official Charts Company is an equal opportunities employer. We're passionate about encouraging the best possible and most talented people to join the team – regardless of their gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or political beliefs.