Marketing Coordinator

Music Box Films Marketing Coordinator

Music Box Films is seeking a full-time Marketing Coordinator. The ideal candidate is a motivated, resourceful individual with an interest in and appreciation for film, independent cinema, and marketing strategy. This is an entry-level position that requires the ability to collaborate and multi-task in a fast-paced environment and an eagerness to take on a variety of projects.

About the Company

Located in Chicago, Music Box Films distributes award-winning and critically acclaimed international and American independent cinema to theaters, institutions, and households. We are a small team of passionate film lovers who value hard work, collaboration, and creativity.

About the Role

The Marketing Coordinator provides an essential function to the entire Music Box Films team and is primarily responsible for supporting the marketing team with brand and film campaigns, from their initial acquisition, through theatrical and home entertainment release windows. The Marketing Coordinator works closely with members of theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, and the marketing department and will also assist with grassroots marketing, e-marketing, market research, and other special projects as assigned.

Responsibilities

Marketing 

• Assist the Marketing department with campaign brainstorming, marketing plans, and the creation of marketing materials. Can provide feedback on internal creative marketing designs and assets during the process. 
• Build and schedule consistent MBF HE B2B e-blasts and consumer e-blasts, 1-2x a month given the release schedule.
• Coordinate awards and the submission process, from updating internal database to submitting materials.
• Assist the Marketing Manager to specify opportunities for the brand and film campaigns by identifying growth marketing opportunities and engagement strategies.
• Assist in the maintenance of the Music Box Films website by updating website consistently with acquisitions, film information, marketing materials, trailer uploads, theatrical engagements lists, and other film-specific metadata for Music Box Films, Doppelgänger Releasing, and Music Box Direct.
• Coordinate and arrange filmmaker and talent schedules and maintain itineraries for any festival and theatrical travel.
• Maintain database of grassroots contacts and take a proactive and creative approach to identify and research grassroots marketing opportunities for upcoming releases.

Exhibitor Relations

• Routine distribution of digital marketing assets and metadata to exhibitor contacts and aggregators such as IMDb and Metacritic, monitoring for accuracy and continuity
• Oversee delivery of marketing assets to exhibitors and marketing partners
• Maintain inventory of film assets including exhibition and promotional materials

Special Projects

• Routinely source and report unauthorized online digital copies of Music Box and Doppelgänger films
• Generate request/order to ADS for PR screener mailings
• Assist in reformatting videos and imagery for promotional use and social channels
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of previous marketing and professional workplace experience.
• Proficient and comfortable working with Adobe suite (Photoshop and Premiere), WordPress, Shopify, Constant Contact, and MailChimp.
• Experience in marketing and strategy, preferably in theatrical distribution, festival exhibition, or theatrical exhibition.
• Basic Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, Outlook), and Google Drive.

Ideal Candidate

• Works well in a team environment
• Interested in and enthusiastic about the entertainment and film industry
• Self-motivated, creative, detailed-oriented and well organized
• Strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to effectively multi-task, prioritize and problem solve

Additional Information

• Reports to the Head of Marketing and Publicity
• Compensation $40,000 to $45,000 per year based upon level of experience
• Must be based in Chicago or willing to relocate.

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