London Marathon Events: comms officer, six-month contract

London Marathon Events are looking for an experienced communications professional to join their team for the 2022 season.

The role is varied and will suit someone with a range of media and communications skills with a particular focus on PR and outreach, so a good contacts book across national, lifestyle, and sport media is essential.

It also requires someone who is comfortable leading the LME comms team in the organization of Swim Serpentine.

You will also be part of the team for RideLondon, The Big Half, and the TCS London Marathon where you will be happy to support the communications team in the planning, delivery, and promotion of these events.

The job starts on Monday, April 18, and ends on Sunday, October 14, 2022.

Essential skills and experience needed

• Solid PR experience
• Ability to lead projects
• Confidence and ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of the sports sector
• Experience in the charity sector

RideLondon (Friday, May 27, to Sunday, May 29)

To support the communications team in the delivery of RideLondon 2022. Tasks will include:

• PR outreach – pitching and placing stories to broadcast, print, and digital media
• Writing press releases and content for LME platforms
• Supporting the communications team with media operations delivery for RideLondon 2022

The Big Half (Sunday, September 4)

To support the communications team in the planning and delivery of The Big Half 2022. Tasks will include:

• PR outreach – pitching and placing stories to broadcast, print, and digital media
• Writing press releases and content for LME platforms
• Support with celebrity and media entries
• Support engagement of a wide range of media to attend on Event Day
• Supporting the communications team with media operations delivery for The Big Half 2022

To be the communications team lead on Swim Serpentine. Tasks will include:

• Working alongside social and content teams to create an integrated comms strategy for 2022 Swim Serpentine
• Identifying the best human interest and celebrity stories and pitching and placing these to broadcast, print, and digital media
• Produce press releases and media guide for event day
• Creating film and photo briefs for the day
• Lead on engaging a wide range of media to attend on event day
• Leading media operations for event day

TCS London Marathon (October 2, 2022)

To support the communications team in the planning and delivery of TCS London Marathon 2022. Tasks will include:

• PR outreach – pitching and placing stories
• Support with celebrity and media entries
• Support media opportunities and press announcements
• Supporting media operations during marathon week and marathon day

Who are we?

Here at London Marathon Events, we live our values – excellence, inspiration, together, integrity, and fun. We strive to demonstrate these values in everything we do, and this is reflected through our successful event portfolio – the Vitality Westminster Mile, the Vitality London 10,000, RideLondon, the Standard Chartered Great City Race, The Big Half, and Swim Serpentine, not to mention the TCS London Marathon.

These events generate millions for charities to improve the lives of individuals in our hometown of London and across the UK. As a team, we very much believe in our vision of inspiring activity both with our staff and all our customers and view sport as a force for good.

Diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing are at the heart of our events, and we want to ensure they are at the heart of our company. We strongly value diversity within our workforce and recognize that different people bring different perspectives, lived experiences, ideas, and culture to the company. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought and innovation.