Business Assistant (Summer 2024 Start)

We believe in the power of good music and good content creation. An innovation borne out of passion for new and emerging music, and efforts to revolutionize the way new music and content is discovered and consumed, WPGM provides a relevant platform and service, via media and publishing, digital PR and publicity, radio and TV plugging, and social media marketing, to promote, support and raise awareness for the best new music, artists and lifestyle content.

Already with an established solid platform of over 100,000 monthly visits, over 25,000 Twitter followers, over 40,000 Facebook fans and over 20,000 Instagram fans, WPGM – as a trend setter and taste-maker since its first iteration in 2009 – is out to further up the ante in disseminating and promoting relevant new media and content to its global audiences.

In the short years of existence, WPGM has garnered numerous media support and acknowledgment from industry peers and stalwarts as a respected brand within the online media, publishing and PR landscape. We are one of the UK’s most sought after media, publishing and digital PR services companies. Our media arm functions online via www.wepluggoodmusic.com and www.conversationsabouther.net, with future expansions into TV, Radio and Print content.

Our PR services arm functions within the digital music PR and social media marketing spaces in the UK and West Africa, with a view to expanding into Europe and America, while continuing to build our digital music PR services/activities in the UK and West Africa. We are also looking at expanding into digital PR/Publicity for corporate brands and events in the UK and Africa.

Regarding our business assistant job role, please find below some job specifications and responsibilities.

Please note that this opportunity will be unpaid.

1. Managing the company's correspondence emails, diaries and client calls. Screen and direct emails, distribute correspondence, and provide general administrative support

2. Managing the company's social media channels and editorial content writing work

3. Assisting the company's sales and marketing and digital PR campaigns

4. Carry out social media management, editorial content writing, sales and marketing, and digital PR duties as and when required

5. Scheduling the company's diaries including arranging presentations, meetings and other events/appointments

6. Managing the company director and staff's daily appointments, important tasks and deadlines

7. Compiling and preparing reports, presentations and correspondence

8. Managing the company and director's social media and other personal administrative tasks for the company and director

9. Supporting the company and director on a day to day basis, and carry out ad hoc administration duties as and when required

10. Full diary management and inbox management

11. Capture, alert and monitor important issues for the company and directors where follow up is required

12. Weekly and monthly reporting to the Director

13. Assist in the management of multiple projects related to the diverse lines of business as assigned by the director

14. Building a contact list database of all the new and existing music websites/blogs, as well as building a contact list database of UK-wide radio presenters and radio producers of specialist radio shows and radio stations.

15. Building a contact list database of exciting new and emerging UK, European, American and African artists that we can potentially turn into new online PR clients.

16. Managing databases of potential PR clients, online press, radio producers, presenters and DJs.

17. Pitching digital PR services to potential clients.

18. Monitoring and reporting on existing digital PR campaigns.

19. Capturing screenshots of all the blog/press coverage our UK online PR campaigns have garnered as well as each page link and collating this together for each campaign (remotely and digitally). 

Excellent written English Language and communication skills with highly developed organisational and problem-solving skills

If this of interest to you, please send an email to [email protected] with your CV and cover letter.