Ambassador & Media Relations Manager

Salary: £40,000-£45,000 per annum (dependent on candidate experience) plus 10% pension, health care cash plan and a range of other great benefits including hybrid-working

Reporting to: Head of Communications & PR

Location: London WC1X. Hybrid-working offered with a minimum requirement of 2 days in the London office with flexibility to attend the office more regularly as the needs of the role dictate.

Contract and hours: Permanent contract – 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Help Musicians and sister charity Music Minds Matter are powered by a love of music, which is why they empower and support those who create it and make it happen.

For over 100 years, Help Musicians has been working hard to make a meaningful difference to the lives of musicians across the UK. In a precarious profession often filled with ups and downs, opportunities are hard-won whilst challenges come along all too easily, with unsteady income and physical and mental health concerns common issues. Help Musicians offers a broad range of help to support music creators in times of crisis and opportunity — ensuring musicians across the UK can achieve their creative potential and sustain a career in music.

Our sister charity, Music Minds Matter, puts mental wellbeing centre stage in music. It works proactively to help prevent mental health crises, providing everybody who works in music with the early support, knowledge and tools they need, at exactly the time they need them.

Love Music; Help Musicians.

The Ambassador and Media Relations Manager is key to raising the profile of Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter through the nurturing of high-profile relationships and an understanding of the media.

This role will grow our audiences using strong interpersonal skills to support and foster impactful relationships with new and existing Ambassadors. You’ll engage with influential voices who align with our cause, work and messaging as well as identify and onboard new voices who can champion our impact and grow our audiences.

Applying media-skills, this role will align our Ambassador and Advocate voices with our marketing campaigns, press opportunities and communications strategies. You will support the understanding of our work by identifying media opportunities to tell our stories through opinion editorials, awards submissions features, and press releases in collaboration with our agency. and amplify our stories through the media and our owned channels.

This role would suit someone whose soft relationship skills have driven their career, potentially with a previous career in stakeholder management, client onboarding in PR agencies or day-to-day artist management. 

We are looking for a communications professional who has proven strong skills in relationship building, an understanding of working with high profile voices and PR/​media experience.

As a skilled communicator, you will have worked closely with musicians and/​or industry leaders, building strong relationships. You will have some experience in media relations, identifying relevant stories, crafting press releases, and preparing briefings for media and staff. 

Your communication skills extend to both written and verbal domains, being adept at report writing, public speaking, and delivering engaging presentations. 

Whilst not essential, our ideal candidate may also have a strong understanding of the music industry and its networks, along with a useful contact book.

Our work directly impacts on the lives of thousands of people every year. If you are passionate about creating a world where musicians and the people who work around them can thrive, then this could be the place for you.

Please download both parts of our application form (part 1 and 2), complete and submit these to our HR team at recruitment@​helpmusicians.​org.​uk by the deadline below.

Deadline for applications: Monday 7^th October, Midday

Any offer of employment will be subject to providing evidence of a clear Basic DBS check.

We are a charity that welcomes and positively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and will select the best person for the job based on merit, regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, or socio-economic background. 

We are proactively focussed on inclusion to ensure our team at Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter is representative of the diversity of musicians that we support. To find out more about our current Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work, visit our dedicated webpage.

Find out more about our values, employee benefits and what it’s like to work at Help Musicians here.