Publicity Assistant

Fixed Term

- September to April
- Full-time
- Hybrid
- Perth, Crawley WA

Get Perth Festival's story into the hands of every journalist and content creator in the country.

About Perth Festival

Perth Festival is your summer invitation to otherworldly experiences, with Australia's longest-running arts festival celebrating over 70 years of world-class performance, music, film, and visual arts on the shores of the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River). Grounded on Noongar Boodjar and founded by The University of Western Australia, we champion First Nations traditions, commission major new works and connect Perth's communities with the world's finest artists every summer

About the Role

World premieres, international artists, bold new commissions, Perth Festival generates stories that deserve to be told. We're looking for a polished, highly professional and detail-oriented Publicity Assistant to support our media campaigns and help ensure the 2027 Festival receives the attention it deserves. Organised, proactive and enthusiastic, you'll thrive in a rapid-paced environment, juggling multiple priorities while building strong relationships and delivering work to a consistently high standard.

Working within the Marketing, Brand & Experience team, reporting to the Marketing Director and working alongside our highly accomplished external publicity team of two, you'll coordinate campaign administration, manage media lists, track coverage, support artist publicity logistics and keep the wheels turning across all earned campaign activity. You’ll play a key role in ensuring seamless delivery of publicity outcomes,



helping to amplify Perth Festival’s stories across one of Australia’s most exciting annual cultural events.

What You'll Do

- Coordinate publicity campaign timelines, schedules and distribution of media materials

- Maintain media databases, journalist contacts and media lists

- Prepare and distribute media releases, alerts and publicity materials

- Monitor and compile daily and weekly media coverage reports

- Coordinate interview schedules, media opportunities and artist publicity logistics

- Manage media and content creator ticketing requests and itineraries for visiting journalists

- Engage influencers and content creators to generate reach

- Support media launches, interviews, venue-based photo/press opportunities and Festival publicity events, providing on-the-ground support to ensure smooth delivery of media activity

Who You Are

- Experience in communications, publicity or marketing support, with a strong appetite for a career in PR and media

- Excellent written communication skills, attention to detail, and robust use of initiative

- Highly organised, collaborative, proactive and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced workplace

- Confident relationship builder with stakeholders, media and agency teams

- Proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable working with databases and digital systems

- Genuine passion for media, storytelling and the arts, with ambition to grow as a high-achieving PR professional.

The Details

This is a fixed-term, full-time role with hybrid working options. An ideal first or second step for someone building a career in arts communications or media relations.

Ready to join Perth Festival? Apply via SEEK.

📌 Publicity Assistant (Perth)
🏢 Perth International Arts Festival
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