Senior Celebrity Liaison Executive

We are excited to be recruiting for a Senior Celebrity Liaison Executive to project manage celebrity relationships for Age UK and Age International, organising in-person activities, researching new partnerships, and creating regular cultivation opportunities.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering our ambitious strategy to grow the Charity's pool of celebrity supporters, joining the Cultivation and Celebrities team which sits within our newly created Communications and Brand division.

This is a hybrid role, a blend of homebased and office working. The expectation is that you will attend our London office at least once a week - the team currently attend the office on Wednesdays. There may also be additional office days to support events and attend meetings.

Please see job description for all responsibilities.

Must haves:

* Proven experience of working with and influencing celebrities, securing high level support for charity campaigns and events.
* Strong social skills and proven experience of communicating with a wide range of audiences and stakeholders (written and oral).
* Relationship building skills and proven networking experience.
* Excellent organisational, planning and project management skills.
* Ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing demands and work under pressure to tight deadlines.
* Self-motivated and proactive, with a can-do attitude.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Good working knowledge of MS Office products and databases.
* Understanding of risk management.
* Excellent problem-solving skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively.
* A keen interest in celebrities and entertainment news, and knowledge of digital influencers.
* Be an expert in your field and provide consultancy to your colleagues when needed around how celebrities can add value to their campaigns and projects.
* Experience of managing multiple and often conflicting priorities

Other relevant details:
* Assist at celebrity visits/appearances and events that may fall outside of office hours, including travel and overnight stays.
* Required to attend external meetings in person, representing Age UK and Age International.
* Demonstrate empathy and understanding for the issues faced by older people.
* Work and support across the wider Events and Celebrities Team as required.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

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Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

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