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Closing date for applications: 20 August 2025Salary: Basic salary per annum starting from £33,688.00Job Title: Publicist, unscripted (documentaries, factual entertainment, specialist factual and current affairs)Location: Leeds, Manchester, GlasgowReports to: Head of communications, unscripted (documentaries, factual entertainment, specialist factual and current affairs)Department: Content communicationsGrade: P2 Want to spend your days promoting brilliant content for one of the most innovative and dynamic broadcasters in the UK?&nbsp;We’re looking for an outstanding publicist to join Channel 4’s busy content communications team. In this role you would join the team promoting Channel 4 documentaries, factual entertainment, specialist factual and current affairs, the departments responsible for some of the most ground-breaking and distinctive shows on television – from 24 Hours in Police Custody, Gogglebox, Educating Yorkshire and Virgin Island, to Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, First Dates, Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime, Leaving Neverland, SAS: Who Dares Wins, Hunted, Russell Brand: In Plain Sight: Dispatches and Grand Designs.The content communications department is responsible for generating and shaping media coverage and driving buzz around Channel 4’s programmes, content, vision, services and talent. The department proactively publicises Channel 4's programmes and content across all newspapers, digital, TV and radio, magazines, trade publications, podcasts and with influencers - with a view to driving audiences and amplifying its brand and reputation. The department is responsible for communicating the effectiveness of Channel 4's delivery against its public service remit and protecting the reputation of the organisation, its individuals and programming. The content communications department handles all media requests for programme information, talent and executive interviews, clips and pictures.The publicist role is to develop, implement and manage creative, targeted, noisy publicity campaigns that generate conversations and drive audience viewing to Channel 4’s programmes and content as well as effectively communicating its unique remit and brand values. This role will manage campaigns for a range of programmes, with particular focus on promoting unscripted content across our documentaries, factual entertainment, specialist factual and current affairs slates. The publicist will work as part of the wider content communications team overseen by the director of content communications, and they will have the opportunity to work across multiple programming genres and with different members of the department. Responsibilities Reporting to head of communications, unscripted (documentaries, factual entertainment, specialist factual and current affairs), the publicist will:<ul><li>Develop and implement stand out publicity strategies for key priority programmes across the slate and come up with innovative ideas for generating noise around key projects across all broadcast channels and streaming</li><li>Lead the proactive promotion of assigned programmes to all target media – print, broadcast, digital, podcasts and influencers</li><li>Develop a network of excellent working relationships with journalists and influencers across a range of media</li><li>Identify and manage issues arising out of Channel 4 projects, in conjunction with the publicity leads and head of communications – preparing Q&amp;As, drafting lines against enquiry and fielding/answering calls</li><li>Write and create all press materials – including press releases, press information/billings, press packs and clips etc</li><li>Organise and manage press events, junkets, set visits and screenings</li><li>Provide written reports and critical evaluation of priority programme campaigns, presenting to stakeholders internally and externally as required</li><li>Work closely with picture publicity, marketing and social to deliver creative integrated PR campaigns</li><li>Develop excellent working relationships with Channel 4 commissioning teams, independent production companies, agents and personal publicists, acting as main point of contact on assigned programmes</li><li>Work with publicity assistants in the team to mentor and develop their PR skills and share best practice</li><li>Participate in out of hours duty press officer rota</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience Technical/professional skills<ul><li>A track record of developing and implementing proactive, creative and innovative consumer PR strategies and campaigns</li><li>A comprehensive understanding of PR and its place in the wider communications mix</li><li>Experience of identifying, managing and mitigating contentious issues and crisis comms</li><li>Proven flair for creative and effective writing</li><li>Fluency in social media and a clear understanding of best practice in a PR context</li><li>Knowledge of and some experience in incorporating digital and social/influencer innovation within press campaigns</li></ul>Relationship management<ul><li>Experience of working with senior executives</li><li>Experience of working closely with talent, managers and publicists</li><li>Outstanding communication skills and an ability to form and maintain positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders</li><li>An impressive network of contacts in the media and an interest in building and developing relationships with online influencers and digital media</li></ul>Managing resources<ul><li>Evidence of an ability to manage a heavy workload, deal with multiple projects and to handle a busy environment with tight deadlines</li><li>Demonstrable experience of delivering creative PR campaigns with limited budget</li></ul>Autonomy/judgement/decision making<ul><li>Proven ability of writing press lines and managing press enquiries to deadline</li><li>Ability to work with confidence and independence and as part of a close-knit team</li></ul>Complexity/problem solving<ul><li>Proven record of managing press, logistical and resource issues</li><li>Proven record of managing conflicting priorities and demands</li><li>Business impact/strategic perspective</li><li>Ability to think strategically under pressure</li></ul>Content<ul><li>A passion for factual content</li><li>An interest in working for Channel 4 and an understanding of its core values and remit</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience in a creative, content-led or news making sector – TV, film, the arts, sport, politics etc</li><li>Understanding of the TV and media industry</li><li>Ability to cut clips using editing software and optimise these for different social platforms&nbsp;</li></ul> Channel 4 is committed to diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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Closing date for applications: 15th August 2025Salary: £62,000 - £68,000Business area: Media productionContract type: Permanent full timeLocation: Manchester - Coronation Street ITV studios &amp; construction workshop (Westbrook Road) - expectation is full time in the office. Step into this leadership role and shape the sets behind the world's longest-running TV soap - Coronation Street!&nbsp;Spark the magic of Coronation Street! As construction manager, you'll lead a dynamic team turning visionary designs into captivating sets. This thrilling role demands strong leadership, meticulous planning, and creative flair to enhance storytelling while mastering schedules and budgets. Oversee all builds, ensuring safety and excellence. If you're a proactive leader passionate about construction and TV, shape a beloved show! ResponsibilitiesAs construction manager, you’ll take the creative vision and bring it to life - literally. Leading our construction team, you’ll transform design concepts into the physical sets that shape storytelling on Coronation Street. You’ll manage logistics, resources, safety, and people - ensuring every build is delivered with precision and care.This is a leadership role; balancing hands-on construction know-how with project planning, team development, and long-term maintenance. From full-scale lot builds to last-minute studio changeovers, no two days are the same. Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>You will have proven experience of working in a construction workshop on a drama based production with an excellent demonstrable knowledge of the set building process</li><li>You will have experience of working in the building trade with an excellent understanding of the building process</li><li>You will have experience of working in a supervisory or managerial role in the construction of sets or building environments with a proven ability to lead a team (please provide evidence of managing people and workflow)</li><li>You will have knowledge of a range of building practices including scaffold rigs and related safety considerations</li><li>You can demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills including a proven ability to take a variety of approaches when dealing with issues and problems</li><li>This role involves driving daily to various sites and locations to collect and deliver equipment therefore a full, manual UK driving licence is essential</li><li>You are flexible and able to take calls outside of working hours and work occasional extra days/hours, depending on production needs.</li><li>You have knowledge of Health &amp; Safety principles, and how these apply in a workshop and on-set environment (eg risk assessments, safe working practices, COSHH)</li><li>You have excellent organisational and time management skills</li><li>You’re confident in communicating with others and can demonstrate good negotiating skills</li><li>You stay calm and focused under pressure and during stressful situations</li><li>You have a flexible and creative approach to problem solving</li><li>You have a proactive approach to personal development</li><li>You are able to prioritise and juggle workloads, possessing initiative to adapt to changing priorities</li></ul> We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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