What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Publicist position at The Walt Disney Studios?
It’s the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show. It’s hard to define and even harder to create, but that’s what we do at The Walt Disney Studios. Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration and creativity. We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world-class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music or stage plays, then we want to hear from you.
This role reports into the VP of Communications, TV, New Media, and Family Entertainment.
Responsibilities :
Basic Qualifications :
Additional Information :
This is a UNION LOCAL 600 position covered by a collective bargaining agreement
This role reports into the VP of Communications, TV, New Media, and Family Entertainment.
Responsibilities :
- Ensure all necessary communications documents (Campaign Highlights Report, Talent/Filmmaker schedules, etc.) are maintained and distributed in a timely manner with key executives.
- Logistic support and outreach with press and internal teams for junkets and press events.
- Cover talent appearances, work events and premieres.
- Manage special projects as requested by Title Lead (i.e., activations).
- Oversee VFX Vendor requests (shared with Coordinator)
- Collaborate with writer on talent Talking Points, review and approve all Written Material working with Title Lead.
- Handle below the line talent for Live Action and Hometown Heroes for Animation as needed.
- Work with Coordinator to spearhead across each department, ensuring all info is populated in a timely manner
- Work with International Publicist
- Support with updating international schedules when requested.
- Help with interviews requests/LL Phoner grid.
- Assist with collating talent entourage and cost estimates for Int’l Publicist to communicate to markets.
- Support with int’l press breaks/reviews/quotes/reactions as needed leading into a campaign release
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Assist and provide backup to Talent Publicist on most aspects of a campaign including:
- Support with talent schedules as needed (also shared with Coordinator).
- Assist with collating talent entourage and cost estimates and pulling together into one document.
- Handle BTL talent for Live Action and Hometown Heroes for Animation as needed.
- Obtain BTL headshots when requested
- Reach out to Production for BTL crew list – discuss with Title Lead who to connect with from Production
Basic Qualifications :
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a publicity role
- Media, entertainment industry experience is highly preferred
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- Resourceful and can multi-task
- Excellent organizational skills
Additional Information :
This is a UNION LOCAL 600 position covered by a collective bargaining agreement
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