Description

Closing Date: 09-May-2024

Job Purpose
We have a vacancy for a Communications Manager, working on BBC Arts and Classical Music TV content as part of the Factual & Arts communications team. This is a fantastic role for an experienced creative and enthusiastic comms professional with a passion for the Arts and Classical Music. 
You’ll be leading on the communications strategy for the BBC’s world class cultural content including landmark series such as Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius, Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast and a major forthcoming series on Mozart as well as the acclaimed Arena strand and festivals such as Bring the Drama which partnered with over 100 arts organisations across the UK. 
You will deliver innovative communications campaigns, telling the story of the BBC’s commitment to the arts, reaching new audiences, informing opinion formers and enhancing the BBC’s corporate reputation.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
As a Communications Manager in the BBC Factual & Arts communications team you will:
Oversee the communications for BBC Arts and Classical Music TV ensuring delivery of high impact campaigns and consistent messaging.  Generate innovative ways of increasing favourable media coverage and raising the profile of BBC content and talent. 
Provide guidance and task management to the Arts communications team on developing and integrating communications plans in specific programme projects and activities, encouraging creativity across all mediums. 
Manage relationships with senior stakeholders, internally and externally. Advise senior executives on media strategies and provide assistance for speeches and presentations, event planning, crisis management. 
Establish and maintain a strong network of editorial contacts across all media and the wider Arts sector.  
Explore and identify innovative ways of communicating effectively with audiences. 
Develop strong working relationships with colleagues across the Corporate Affairs division to maximise the impact of arts content both to audiences and stakeholders/opinion formers.
Anticipate and manage issues with a potentially negative impact and handle reactive issues as required.
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
Essential
An established track record in publicity, media and/or public relations, both in terms of creativity and issue management, with a knowledge and passion for the Arts and Classical music
Experience of being able to establish and maintain credible and effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including high profile talent, agents, journalists, partners and editorial staff 
Demonstrable experience of having successfully led, motivated and developed a team of professionals
First-class organisational and planning skills with experience managing multiple campaigns, organising and delivering events, crisis management and issue handling
Excellent news sense with ability to write and edit clear and lively media releases and copy
Excellent creativity and the ability to think differently with a hunger to constantly try new ideas and approaches as well as an understanding of digital communications and great ideas for how we can reach new audiences