Marketing and Communications Manager (Online Community)
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Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. Universal Pictures International (UPI) is the International Distribution and Marketing division for Universal Pictures. In the United Kingdom, Austria, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and China, UPI directly markets and distributes movies through its local offices, creating campaigns and release strategies that respond to the culture and market behaviour of those territories. In other parts of the world, UPI partners with Paramount and Sony in the distribution of all three companies’ films. Universal Pictures is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. The UK Publicity Manager (FTC) will be responsible for devising and implementing publicity campaigns from conception to final delivery for designated Universal theatrical releases.
Create and manage the talent schedules for each junket
Lead talent activity at junkets and premieres
Manage outside PR agencies and suppliers
Provide professional growth among team members giving clear instruction and guidance in developing skills
Develop and nurture strong relationships with various media outlets, working across print, broadcast and online
Lead on content creator initiatives, owning and developing excellent relationships across influencer landscape
Lead ideation and management of events including screenings and press trips
Work closely with the marketing managers, media promotions manager, online agency, UK sales team and EMEA/Global Publicity teams to ensure the strategic direction for each release is successfully implemented to plan.
Responsible for organising and facilitating kick-off brainstorms for each film to ensure that each film has a strong raft of creative ideas specific to its objectives and strategy and subject matter
Build effective working relationships across marketing, promotions and sales, reporting on campaign progress.
Work to main campaign budgets and maintain budget reconciliation
Communication:
Host, as needs require, regular team updates to ensure the publicity team are generating fresh and relevant ideas, that campaigns are evolving in line with expectations of the release and that the campaign remains on strategy
Communicate and work with UK production companies and film-makers from production onwards
Creative:
Ensure that all communication going out is within strategy and guidelines
Seek out new and different approaches and ideas to bring freshness to each film within the strategy
Adaptable, agile & flexible – able to pivot quickly, adapt strategies and deal with change
A strong communicator – honest, transparent, and flexible communication style, with the ability to influence stakeholders
A creative problem solver – universally creative and pro-actively seek solutions
In-depth understanding of digital media and influencer marketing with extensive experience managing publicity and influencer agencies
Strong experience ideating and producing events including screenings, junkets and film premieres plus the development and execution of creative initiatives and activations
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Experience with creative development
Agency management
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- Location:
- Wandsworth, Greater London
- Job Type:
- FullTime