Publicity Coordinator, Local Language Originals, 3021-1

Publicity Coordinator, Local Language Originals, 3021-1

The Opportunity

It’s the chance to work with a publicity team across both films and series transforming entertainment on an innovative and global platform that enables viewers to watch any time, on any device. With more exciting entertainment titles on the way and a publicity team eager to try new methods beyond the “traditional”, it’s a great time to join the team.

The Role

The LLO Coordinator will be key in supporting team members and campaign publicity work across multiple local language original films and series (our international slate). Ideal candidates will have a base knowledge of the entertainment landscape and a strong passion and interest in entertainment publicity. The Coordinator is a collaborative team player, exercises sound judgment, is self-motivated, passionate, proactive, resourceful, flexible, and can juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities across many different initiatives simultaneously. They have an exemplary eye for organization, attention to detail and the ability to make quick, wise decisions even when faced with ambiguity. This demanding and fast-moving position requires someone who has a positive attitude, takes initiative, effectively prioritizes work, and is a very strong and clear communicator.

Key Responsibilities

• Update and maintain various lists, documents and charts on the department’s google drive
• Create and manage talent itineraries, and book and oversee all aspects of talent travel to ensure all goes smoothly including troubleshooting as needed
• Track and update information related to our titles in a timely way including news announcement calendar, timelines, press coverage, and press notes
• Negotiate glam rates and work with agencies to ensure timely payment
• Support junket, premiere, and press day activities including car and glam coordination, day of logistics, screenings and select talent handling duties
• Day-to-day maintenance of title budgets, track and submit payments, balancing title funds and submit POs
• Coordinate with outside agencies and vendors to track contracts and ensure timely payment, create and submit SOWs and contracts and PO schedule for payment, onboard new vendors as needed
• Service campaign assets and publicity materials to press and talent including press blasts
• Assign early access screeners on PIX & Media Center and troubleshoot as needed
• Update film and series information across various internal databases and external facing Media Center
• Assist with scheduling and facilitation of meetings, including securing of conference rooms, assist in putting together agendas and presentations, and coordinating audio/visual needs
• Collate and distribute press breaks to communicate with showrunners/filmmakers and talent about breaking press beats
• Branch outside of campaign-specific work to help innovate internal workflows
• Work cross functionally with teams across Awards, Multicultural, Field, Regional, Finance, Events, Social, Publishing, Marketing
• Read/Watch/Digest traditional and new media opportunities and share them with the team

Qualifications

• At least 1–2 years of publicity/communications-related entertainment experience in a studio, network, agency, brand, or similar organization
• Ability to balance sometimes untraditional working hours (working with global teams can mean early or late meetings and important campaign beats can often happen during evenings or weekends)
• Passionate about film and TV with a commitment to watching projects to build that curiosity and appreciation for the visual art form
• Knowledgeable about the entertainment landscape and enthusiastic to learn about the business
• A clear and concise communicator with a point of view
• Must be collaborative and willing to offer their unique perspective and voice and effectively convey complex ideas written and verbally
• Must possess solid organizational skills and be able to manage time effectively
• Resourceful and creative problem solving
• Experienced in managing competing priorities, while knowing how to raise their hand for help if needed, but confident with multitasking
• Curious and eager to learn and improve, looking to develop their skill set and learn the fundamentals of what makes a stellar publicity campaign
• Poised, not scared to voice complex ideas to peers and leaders and are ‘cool under fire’ while managing a multitude of simultaneous tasks
• Active self-awareness and not afraid to share what they could have done better
• Able to take action on constructive feedback and does not avoid giving feedback to the rest of the team, including their manager
• Proactive and embody and promote company values every day
• Given this role will touch projects across many languages, a candidate who speaks another language would be advantageous but not a requirement

Pay Rate Range

$23–33.65/hr.