Coordinator, Public Relations

Job Description

Overview & Responsibilities

The function of the Coordinator position is to provide support across the entertainment publicity team, mainly focusing on

scripted original series. Responsibilities include but are not limited to compiling daily clips and show clip packets, maintaining

press lists, helping form the publicity strategy for original programming and executing the ideas, building talent itineraries,

tracking incoming materials for launch, working with Director of Operations on requests for festivals, and tracking competitive

landscape.

Responsibilities
• Compiling daily press clippings and pulling together show and/or film clip packets to send to executives and producers
• Helping gather press materials like synopsis, photos, credits and production notes for the launch of the project
• Helping form publicity strategy, coming up with ideas and then executing those ideas
• Building talent itineraries for press days and press related events
• Building and maintaining press lists
• Assisting at screenings, TCA or special events as directed
• Working with the Director of Operations to track cuts of projects
• Watching cuts and identifying clips to be used for press, panels, etc.
• Tracking competitive landscape to see what our competitors are doing
• Fielding general press and vendor calls and emails and routing to the appropriate party

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree preferred with concentration in Communications, Media or other related field a plus
• 2 to 3 years of previous experience in publicity at a network, streaming platform, studio or agency

Additional Qualifications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A self-starter with the ability to troubleshoot
• Requires good judgment, and ability to prioritize and be resourceful
• Polite and professional manner, exercising patience and diplomacy
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented department
• Strong computer skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and basic database skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and deal with different personalities
• Ability to adapt to changing situations
• Excellent knowledge of the internet and social media sites

ViacomCBS is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3k64n-18-191-234-62-42 in your application.