Festival and Events Intern
Pack Group Ltd
Pack Group is the marketing force behind some of London’s best loved festivals and venues and is searching for brilliant, energetic and engaged interns to come on board and work across the portfolio for an initial 8 week fixed term. Are you a driven, self-motivated person with a creative flair and a talent for social media content creation? Do you have a passion for live music, festivals and social media? Do you want to learn more about the music and events industry?
In this role, you'll help build social media content and wider marketing campaign creatives, with a focus on the areas deemed best fit for your skill-set and knowledge base. There will be career enhancement opportunities and other projects that will become available to those who exhibit an ability to operate successfully within the team, alongside options for full time employment beyond the initial set duration of the internship.
The ideal candidate will be a problem solver with excellent communication skills, be community-spirited, and have a love for music. They will be festival obsessives, and will be comfortable on all key social platforms (TikTok/Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/Threads). They will be keen to embrace the fun and dynamic world of music festivals, and will want to make their mark within a fast paced and friendly team. Previous experience in events is not necessary, but a passion to learn and be part of a dynamic team is!
For this internship role, you will be working for a pre-agreed set of days per week in the Pack Group office in Shoreditch, East London. Working hours will be 10.00-18.00 on each day you are assigned to work.
ROLE OBJECTIVES:
To support the social media and marketing plan for our festival and events portfolio
To create unique and effective content to use cross-platform
To suggest and develop on culturally relevant content creation
To contribute to the festival's social media and communications, adapting to trends and internal information.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Support on the copywriting for festival communications across web, social media and beyond
Creative content production from simple graphics to Reels using appropriate tools like InShot, Adobe, Canva (no experience required, but a keenness to learn)
Make additions to the the content calendar with great attention to detail and with up-to-date industry knowledge inputted
Support on inbound and outbound communications from our official platforms, mailer and inbox
Be a happy, enthusiastic and friendly first point of online contact for our audiences and festival goers
Due to the nature of our group of companies, from time to time, your role will also include work on other brands and roles within the company as requested by your line manager or the management team.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS:
Highly creative and interested in content creation
Passion for social media marketing
Aware of current trends and able to adapt quickly
Driven, self-motivated
A flair for copywriting and an eye for detail
Supportive, team player
Excellent communication skills
Highly organised and ability to multitask
A passion for music
An ability to complete data-driven reporting and analysis
Knowledge & previous experience (non-essential)
Live music industry & or hospitality and contacts within it
Marketing & PR
Social media management
How to apply:
To apply for the role, please send an email containing your CV and a cover letter to jobs@packgrp.com. Applications close 28th March 2024, if you are successful in reaching the next round of interviews we will be in contact.
In your cover letter, we kindly request that you carefully review the job advert and description, and explain why you believe you are a suitable candidate for the position, and what particularly interests you about joining our team. We are eager to welcome a new member to our team, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.