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About the Role
Focus Features is seeking a hard-working, creative, and passionate publicist with experience executing all facets of theatrical publicity campaigns. The ideal candidate must have strong editorial relationships and prior experience pitching and securing coverage for talent, filmmakers, and events/stunts. This role involves pitching, securing, and planning publicity campaigns for theatrical releases, requiring effective teamwork and project management in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Execute publicity campaigns for theatrical releases, including pitching and securing A-list editorial and bookings.
- Oversee preview issues & specials and secure exclusive placement of assets.
- Work with project agencies hired to execute campaign strategy.
- Manage press for special events, screenings, and premieres, including red carpet coverage and guest invitations.
- Coordinate press days and junkets, handling talent schedules, pitching, securing press, and scheduling interviews.
- Troubleshoot with talent representatives as necessary.
- Create and manage publicity office budgets, liaising with the finance team for updates and reports.
- Track spending with the publicity team.
- Pitch and monitor editorial special issues.
- Collaborate in executing awards campaign strategy throughout a project’s life cycle.
- Cover talent/filmmakers at television shows, special appearances, press junkets/press days, guild screenings, and film classes.
- Manage day-to-day activities of publicity agencies.
- Provide daily oversight and direction from senior leadership.
- Participate in publicity and marketing brainstorms.
- Collaborate with international, awards, and digital publicity teams to communicate overall campaign initiatives.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in film publicity.
- Direct experience pitching and securing editorial coverage.
- Experience working on awards campaigns.
- Prior experience working with agencies and talent representatives.
- Strong working relationships with journalists, talent representatives, and guilds.
- Prior experience organizing and executing events and premieres.
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work extended hours and travel where required.
Skills
- Theatrical publicity campaigns
- Editorial relationships
- Pitching and securing coverage
- Talent and filmmaker relations
- Event and stunt execution
- Agency and talent representative collaboration
- Long-lead and fast-breaking publicity campaigns
- Teamwork
- Project management
- Budget management
- Awards campaign strategy
- Media relations
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Multi-tasking
- Social media trends
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Degree in media, journalism or communications is preferred
Salary/Compensations
- USD 80000 - USD 105000 - yearly
- bonus eligible
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Variety of other discounts and perks
About the Company
- NBCUniversal is a leading media and entertainment company creating world-class content distributed across film, television, and streaming.
- We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock.
- Our powerhouse film and television studios include Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features.
- We operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences globally.
- NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
- Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work.
- We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities.
- We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
Equal Opportunity
- NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
- Qualified individuals with a disability or disabled veteran may request reasonable accommodation during the application and/or recruitment process.