Publicist

Job Description

Overview

Discovery is the global leader in real life entertainment, serving passionate fans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Available in 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, we are a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, and delivering more than 8,000 hours of original programming each year across deeply loved content genres.

In Australia and New Zealand, Discovery operates a portfolio of premium brands across pay-TV, free-to-air and streaming platforms, including Discovery, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Three, Newshub and ThreeNow. We are a leading entertainment brand on Foxtel and Sky, and the largest free-to-air commercial broadcaster in New Zealand. We're also home to a growing slate of globally renowned originals including Aussie Gold Hunters and Outback Opal Hunters, and successful local formats, including The Masked Singer NZ.

The Role

This role manages publicity and talent strategy for entertainment brands and content in New Zealand across the portfolio of brands - FTA, STV and DTC.

This role aims to deliver first class consumer publicity and build the profile of local and international talent.

As a global media business, this role will require regular communication with international colleagues in the US, UK, APAC and beyond. Flexible working hours required.

Discovery ANZ Brand Portfolio (as at April 2021)

Free-To-Air: Three New Zealand | ThreeNow | Choice TV | HGTV (Home & Garden TV) | Newshub | Bravo (NBCUniversal JV) | 9Rush (Nine JV)

STV: Discovery | Animal Planet | TLC | Food Network | HGTV (Home & Garden TV) | ID (Investigation Discovery) | Turbo | Living

Key Programs: The Masked Singer NZ | The Block NZ | Dancing with the Stars NZ | Aussie Gold Hunters | Outback Opal Hunters | Gold Rush | Crikey! It's the Irwins | Dr Pimple Popper | and more

Responsibilities

Publicity Strategy
• Support entertainment publicity strategy across portfolio, prioritising brands and content across FTA, STV and DTC
• For STV brands, develop and manage an effective affiliate publicity relationship with Sky
• Manage unit publicity requirements for local productions in NZ
• Support efforts to build the Discovery corporate identity across ANZ
• Establish clear metrics of success for each brand across each platform

Talent Strategy & Relationships
• Manage talent relationships across the portfolio of brands, local and international, in partnership with global Publicity operations
• Develop talent promotional plans as required
Other:
• Manage execution of CSR-related publicity requirements

Qualifications
• At least 2 years' experience within a publicity and talent role within the media entertainment industry
• Strong strategic thinker, able to identify opportunities and risks in publicity activities
• Independent thinker with a strategic mindset. Able to think creatively, highly driven and self-motivated
• Exceptional levels of commitment and passion.
• Analytical skills and fluency in the use of data to deliver insights and inform decision making
• Commercial nous and the ability to create significant ROI
• Facilitates and encourage innovation and improvement in the workplace
• A good regional network and an ability to build networks inside organisations; collaborative
• Influential approach to problem solving;
• Able to work readily and easily with many different personalities and nationalities in a highly matrixed and international structure
• Dynamic personality, adaptable, a high-degree of professionalism.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and working in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; a team player able to work with colleagues across multiple locations & timezones
• Degree educated

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r07wbm-3-144-233-150-42 in your application.