Global Publicity Manager London, England
Job description
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is wholly owned by Comcast Corporation.
UP Content Group is an independent mini-studio within the infrastructure of Universal Pictures & Focus Features and distribution footprint of NBCUniversal. With offices around the world and central headquarters in London, the UP Content Group discovers, acquires and produces a diverse range of quality content across a multitude of genres (film, stand-up comedy, TV drama/sitcoms, music, sports, documentary, family entertainment, events & special interest) for global distribution. It’s multiplatform sales & distribution footprint includes theatrical, physical, digital (SVOD & Transactional), TV (Free & Pay) as well as consumer products. The business uniquely focuses on managing talents, partnerships, brands and titles across all rights and across their full lifecycle. It is a business rooted in Artists and repertoire (A&R) culture, driven by relationships, innovation and ambitious growth plans.
The role works across the entire lifecycle on the broad slate of Universal Pictures Content Group of film, documentary, TV and live event releases, from unit publicity to international festivals, theatrical distribution, awards, digital, home entertainment and TV Distribution. In addition to the UPCG slate, the role involves working on multiple titles from the prestigious Focus Features banner.
The role reports to the Director, Global Publicity. There will be a degree of international travel required including film festivals, junkets and talent tours to key markets.
Some of the campaigns managed from UPCG in 2022 included the award-winning David Bowie documentary experience MOONAGE DAYDREAM, EMILY THE CRIMINAL starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza, along with critically-acclaimed Focus titles including the BAFTA longlisted features MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON and BRIAN AND CHARLES, SILENT TWINS starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and YOU WON’T BE ALONE written and directed by Goran Stolevski.
DUTIES
- Day to day territory liaison
- Approving and writing global publicity guidelines and sharing best practice
- Manage relationships with filmmakers and licensors
- Draft PR briefs and strategies
- Manage, challenge and facilitate agencies
- Oversee moderation of Interviews with talent
- Organise logistics for allocated global junkets and liaise with territories
- Overseeing and attending set visits and press trips
- Oversee distribution of exclusive clips and assets to territories and assist with timings and logistics
- Source and build strategies around assets, creating materials to support publicity / digital activities
- Stakeholder management
- Exploiting all locally identified publicity opportunities
- Contributing to title marketing plans
- Effective agency management
- Identifying, co-ordinating and managing talent opportunities
- Managing on-going relationships with key global journalists
- Lead on unit publicity campaigns
- Manage overall budgets and campaign financial management
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Experience in entertainment publicity (essential)
- Theatrical film distribution publicity (desirable)
- Strong UK media relationships (desirable)
- Red carpet / premiere media management (desirable)
- Staff management and mentoring (essential)
- In-depth understanding of PR, media and marketing and social media strategy (essential)
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Experience of writing formal communications and delivering presentations
- Excellent negotiation, influencing and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisation and project management skills
- Excellent English language skills (written and spoken)
- Strong business acumen
- Gravitas in dealing with senior internal and external stakeholders
- Solution orientated, commercially focused and deadline driven
- Ability to self-motivate, show initiative and tenacity at all times
- Able to demonstrate innovation and imagination in approach to publicity campaigns
Additional Information
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