Distribution Assistant (TV and Film) London, England
Job description
Reel One Entertainment is a dynamic international television production and distribution company with offices in Montreal, Los Angeles and London.
As part of part of Newen (TF1 Group) and A+E Networks, Reel One leads the way in the acquisition, financing, production and distribution of high-quality TV programming, being one of the largest suppliers in the niche of highly commercial TV movies and now moving into scripted TV series.
Please visit www.reeloneent.com for more information.
Reel One Entertainment is looking for a Distribution Assistant to join our London, UK, office as part of the International Distribution team.
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Position Overview:*
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Head of International Distribution, the Distribution Assistant will be responsible for assisting the SVP in business development activities.
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Main Responsibilities:*
Main responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Be engaged with and track status of client conversations/feedback and set reminders for action
- Manage diary and tasks for busy SVP, with an interest in and ability to assess business priorities. Regularly set both internal and external calls and meetings. Proactively chase when needed
- Organize SVP’s foreign client trips and busy international TV markets: plan an efficient schedule, secure vital meetings, book travel
- Assist in preparing sales pitches, for both movies and series
- Track latest media world trends and deals
- Research new business opportunities (clients, territories, new angles for existing client relationships)
Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Help to organise company’s participation in Film/TV markets
- Research tasks such as tracking developing careers of our actors, or tracking movie ratings of big clients
- The role could grow to encompass all areas of the SVP’s role, including commenting on movie titles, trailers, production cuts, scripts, or reaching out to clients
- In charge of office management and various tasks such as petty cash and credit card reconciliation
- Coordinate and organize various Human Resources initiatives, including booking Christmas and Summer party
- Assist IT with troubleshooting as well as coordinating onboarding and offboarding of employees
- Other ad hoc tasks
Who You Are:
- First-class organization skills – Diligence and attention to detail an absolute must.
- A can-do, proactive attitude
- Ability to deal with fast paced and fast changing schedules and priorities
- Interested in international distribution, business development
- Interested in trends in global TV
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office – advanced Excel is essential
- A team-player! Our team gets along very well and we’d love to find the perfect fit
The candidate will be trained to use internal software: Asana and Filmtrack
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Benefits:*
- Language Classes
- Fitness and Wellness reimbursement
- Story-by incentive
- Time-off and contribution for charity
Job Type: Full-time
