Temporary Junior International Publicist

A24•New York, NY

50d•$75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

A24 is seeking a Temporary Junior International Publicist to support our NY Publicity team for five (5) months as part of a parental leave coverage starting in January. This person will be motivated and skilled in multitasking, communication, and organization with 4+ years of professional experience in film PR at a major studio, network, or agency; a forward-thinking initiative-taking self starter.

Requirements

4+ years of professional experience in film and/or television PR at a major studio, network, or agency.
Strong communication, writing and organizational skills.
Forward thinking, initiative taking, self-starter
Consumer/awards press and talent/rep relationships.
Reliable and proactive, with extreme attention to detail.
Personable, social, and enthusiastic who is a team player.
Creative thinker with team management experience.

Responsibilities

Working alongside Head of International Publicity, plan and lead strategic and tactical campaign PR efforts across A24's film slate where independent international distributors and rest of world studio partners are in place.
This includes initiating, organizing, and executing on plans for press days and junket opportunities and communications with partners in anticipation of upcoming releases.
Ensure administrative support for the department and intern program, including managing all intern hiring, onboarding, and training, with the department's coordinator.
Manage select talent across all titles throughout campaigns and supervise coordinators in creating and distributing talent schedules, including arranging travel and accommodations and coordinating glam and styling.
Responsible for coordinating efforts and ensuring cohesion with the Sales, Publicity, Grassroots and Events teams on specialty projects that are additive to overall international campaigns.
Staff publicity related events: Covering talent at Film Festivals, Special screenings, Press days/interviews and awards related events. This includes after-hours and weekend events + limited travel.
Anticipate international PR needs for upcoming films, proactively planning for logistics such as hotel/space reservations and liaison with international partners on publicity needs including but not limited to interviews, photos, press notes, festival participation.
Gather press nominations and work with teams to strategize and prioritize needs of international partners.
Work closely with teams across PR, Marketing, Delivery, International, Distribution and Accounting, as well as talent representatives and PR agencies on various requests and approvals.
Oversee publicity materials and manage and track all image requests including exclusives needed by key publication in international territories.
Help facilitate and manage agencies as needed for particular markets in a global release.
Facilitate approvals from talent / talent reps on imagery, festival planning, press nominations, overall Publicity schedules for international releases.
Create and maintain budgets for events & festivals while also reconciling and being responsible for keeping to budget.