Your Pride In London

Year after year, London's Pride celebrations bring people together in amazing ways. The connections and community we build lay the groundwork for a brighter, more inclusive future. Now's your opportunity to play a meaningful part as a Pride in London volunteer.

Pride in London is embracing a renewed sense of purpose that resonates with everyone. We stand as a beacon to highlight ongoing challenges within the LGBTQ+ community, even amidst progress. Our roots intertwine the protest origins of Pride with the spirit of celebration.. Our guiding values – Visibility, Unity, and Equality – drive every step we take.

Our incredible team is a blend of passionate staff and volunteers who champion diversity, inclusivity, and understanding. We hail from diverse walks of life, forming a vibrant community of change-makers. Our ultimate goal? To amplify awareness of LGBTQ+ matters and advocate for the rights that ensure equal lives for all.

With a diverse and dedicated year-round team of around 150 volunteers, we orchestrate Pride in London, the incredible event that unites us all. Your unique voice can contribute to the symphony!

Your Role

We are seeking an immensely skilled and experienced individual to assume the vital role of Head of Artist Bookings & Relations within our team. This role is integral to the success of our events. As the Head of Artist Bookings & Relations, you will be entrusted with the exhilarating task of identifying, negotiating, and confirming top-tier artists across a diverse spectrum of music genres to take centre stage at our events. Our objective is to curate an extraordinary and diverse lineup that deeply connects with our multifaceted audience, delivering an unparalleled experience.

Your Responsibilities:

• Spearhead the identification and selection of exceptional talent across diverse music genres for our stage performances.
• Lead negotiations to secure the participation of top artists, working to ensure favourable terms for both parties.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams to align artist performances with the overarching event vision and themes.
• Strategically curate an artist lineup that reflects the diversity and richness of the LGBTQ+ community in London.
• Manage artist relations, ensuring clear communication and facilitating their needs throughout the event.
• Oversee all aspects of artist logistics, from travel arrangements to on-site requirements including tech-spec.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping the event's reputation as a premier platform for top-tier music talent.
• Conduct post-event analysis to evaluate artist performances and audience feedback to assess the lineup's success and make recommendations for future events.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Extensive experience in artist management or talent acquisition within the music industry.
• Proven track record of successfully securing and managing high-profile music artists.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to establish mutually beneficial agreements.
• Exceptional understanding of various music genres and their appeal to diverse audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for artist relations and collaboration with internal teams.
• Creative mindset with a keen eye for crafting unique and diverse artist lineups.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Organisational and multitasking abilities, with keen attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Passion for LGBTQ+ rights and advocacy.

Role Details

This is a volunteer role (4-6 hrs per week)

• A friendly and welcoming induction course and a variety of training that’s offered throughout the year
• An opportunity to get new and relevant professional experience
• A chance to broaden your professional network
• Play an important part in delivering the Pride in London event
• Social opportunities to meet the diverse and friendly bunch who volunteer for Pride in London

What you'll get from Pride in London:

• Be Yourself, No Masks!
• Friendly Induction, Year-round Training
• Lead on Board Level
• New Professional Experience
• Expand Network
• Connect with Volunteers
• Commitment to celebrating diversity and promoting inclusivity

Diversity & Inclusion 

Our volunteer team is more than amazing – they inspire great ideas, generate needed sponsorship, drive forward our operational plans, capture Pride moments and help make Pride in London a fantastic place to volunteer and work.

We endeavour to attract and recruit a diverse mix of employees and volunteers who are representative of the diversity in our LGBT+ communities which gives us a great opportunity to have access to a broad range of ideas and allows us to to deliver an inclusive event that you expect from Pride in London. Therefore, we actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, particularly women, people of colour and those from the trans and non-binary communities.