Description
Director of Corporate Communications
JOB DESCRIPTION
Company is seeking a dynamic Director, Corporate Communications -Materials/Awards.
The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of experience in Corporate Communications within the entertainment industry, be a strategic thinker, who is organized, with excellent writing skills, and the ability to collaborate across the division.
Responsibilities
- Write press releases; key early point of contact for acquisitions
- Field inquiries and pursue coverage in the trade and industry press on upcoming projects and company initiatives.
- Maintain trade & industry press relationships
- Work with marketing on overall positioning of the our brand in the press and industry.
- Hire notes writers and track/oversee progress/ make continual changes to notes.
- Track and update credits for all films; keep all other materials updated
- Continual contact with guilds and AMPAS to maintain relationship to help obtain extra tickets, screening times, etc.
- Coordinate seating, ticketing and transportation for talent and executives.
- Cover Academy hotline. Work with our AMPAS members personally, providing with any information they may need.
- Oversee awards hiring of consultants for budgeting purposes with the exception of HFPA efforts.
- Anticipate deadlines for, prepare and send submissions for all eligible categories for Guilds, AMPAS and misc. awards (Satellite, NAACP, Spirit, Gotham, etc.)
- Maintain and update Company AMPAS list
- Obtain internal and external (AMPAS and Guild) approvals for various invitations/materials/blasts.
- Create screener packaging content/verbiage and handle distribution to guild and/or critic groups, create screening calendar mailing.
- Create, produce and distribute all awards materials including screeners, calendars, invitations, mailers, scores and script books.
- Work together with FFE Awards on awards materials creating including sharing vendors, seating, designers and hotlines to ensure uniformity within divisions.
- Oversee and prepare analysis and adjustment of awards budgets and effective communication with creative, media and events to make sure all numbers are accurately reflected.
- Create and maintain awards top ten lists, critics’ group awards and all guild awards that assist in the overall awards campaign.
- Work with National publicity to help run point on key talent of filmmakers as needed.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience with the entertainment industry in public relations, journalism, marketing or a related field; in-house experience a plus
- Bachelor’s degree
About
Paradigm Technologies is an award-winning Executive Search firm specializing in finding, attracting and delivering top talent â?? from entry-level management through President and CEO. Since 1988, we have achieved outstanding results in partnering with worl