A24 is Hiring a Coordinator for Indie Distribution Publicity - Temp (NYC)
A24 is the global entertainment company behind the Emmy-winning series Euphoria starring Zendaya, Golden Globe winning series Ramy, and such award winning films as Minari, Moonlight, Lady Bird, Midsommar, Amy, Uncut Gems and The Tragedy of Macbeth. Upcoming television projects include The Sympathizer, a limited series from Park Chan-Wook starring Robert Downey Jr., Underrated a doc series with Steph Curry, and Beef starring Academy-Award nominee Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. Current films include The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once, Alex Garland’s Men, Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer Camp’s Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and upcoming films Ari Aster’s Disappointment Blvd. starring Joaquin Phoenix, and Celine Song’s directorial debut Past Lives.
Currently looking for a Temporary Indie Publicity Coordinator (6 month contract with possibility of extending) to support our Indie Distribution team. A24’s Indie Distribution team works across publicity, marketing, and distribution for the company's slate of arthouse films, documentaries, partnership movies, and other special projects and specialized releases and is responsible for all written materials for A24 titles. This person will have 1-2 years of professional or relevant internship experience, preferably in Publicity. The position is NY based and will include the need to travel locally to events and screenings.
This position is overtime-eligible with a target hourly rate between $19 and $22. We do not use formal job titles internally and similarly named positions may have different compensation levels. Actual starting hourly rate within the range will depend on various considerations, including: work experience, skills, specializations, and training.
REQUIREMENTS
1-2 years of experience in a professional setting and/or relevant internship experience, preferably within PR
Very strong organizational skills
Adept at time management
Efficient and attentive to detail
Prior experience with office work
Strong communication skills
Humble, diligent, and resourceful
RESPONSIBILITIES
Handle filmmaker and talent travel for all Indie titles
Create, update, and send out talent and filmmaker schedules
Work press days, press screenings, and special events and screenings on all Indie titles
Update all PR related documents, including PR/release timelines, reaction memos, status reports, campaign highlight snapshots, etc.
Set screenings and create and provide print requests and liaise with PR agencies on screenings
Help with festival prep and coverage
Work with talent and filmmaker reps on various questions and requests
Schedule calls between Indie team with filmmakers and PR agencies
Circulate agendas and action items from calls/meetings with PR agencies and filmmaking teams
Assist and support with other departmental tasks as needed
As well as performing other responsibilities as may reasonably be assigned to you from time to time