Temporary Junior International Publicist

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.

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.

Qualifications

• 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. 

We are looking for diverse perspectives. A24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all kinds of candidates.

Our target salary range for this role is between $75,000 to $90,000. We do not use formal job titles internally and similarly named positions may have different compensation levels. Actual starting salary within the range will depend on various considerations, including: work experience, skills, specializations, and training. 

A24 is an acclaimed global entertainment company known for producing and distributing films, television series, documentaries, music, publishing, and consumer products. Established in New York in 2012, A24 has cultivated a library of over 150 films and 50 TV series, earning critical and commercial acclaim with more than 21 Oscars, 18 Golden Globes, and 18 Emmys. Renowned for groundbreaking hits like Moonlight, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Uncut Gems, as well as television successes such as Euphoria, Beef, and Ramy, A24 has developed a passionate fanbase and expanded into ventures like Half Magic and the Cherry Lane theater. Upcoming projects include Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow, The Drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt, Materialists starring Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal and Dakota Johnson, and Eddington starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Emma Stone, among others.