Entertainment Jobs and Internships

As a Brand Relations Manager, you will be responsible for partnering with Walt Disney studios and Walt Disney games disciplines (production, creative, and marketing) in receiving, routing, and the delivering of brand content and approvals to ensure games are aligned with brand and corporate guidelines. This position requires day to day interactions with the games team, creatives, marketing, and Walt Disney studios. This role supports studios for Disney/Pixar Games including: Walt Disney Animation, Disney Live Action, Pixar, Parks, and Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED).

This brand work entails providing clearly communicated brand feedback/approvals/notes to and from studios and games teams, meetings, reviews, and content share outs. A key responsibility in this role is to continue to support the relationships of the studio stakeholders as we push the limits of innovation for new product that evolves with the market and audience.

You will primarily lead small to medium scale/complex products and support live service/live operated titles. You will also lead assigned projects and support the Brand Relations leads across their assigned products.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can draw upon a background with solid knowledge of the Disney brands and knowledge of gaming and a passion for both. They must be able to carefully articulate feedback and clearly communicate information to all stakeholders, addressing opportunities and challenges.

This role is located at the Pixar campus in Emeryville, Ca and may require onsite Disney studio visits at: Walt Disney Animation, Disney Main Lot, WDI/Parks, and occasional visits with Disney TV (DMED). This position does not support Marvel or Lucas.

This position will report to Director, Studio Relations

Responsibilities:

• Supports Brand Relations work and manages brand reviews for assigned Disney Games titles, both global and regional, including console, mobile, online, and other platforms from creative concept, development, release & live service.

• Works closely with the studios to learn and master the understanding of the Disney brands as a Brand Relations ambassador.

• Ensures that the Walt Disney Games teams have the necessary support from studios such as access to reference materials, story overviews, and digital assets in order to deliver high quality games.

• Provides brand guidance to producers and creative staff balancing the needs of the game and the authenticity of the TWDC Franchise’s characters and worlds.

• Collaborates with Game product development on creative concepts through a brand and studio lens.

• Primary advocate for both filmmakers and game productions to negotiate a balance of game features without compromising brand integrity.

• Collaborates with marketing staff to ensure effective synergy, distribution, and promotions.

• Prepares and develops internal and external presentations for new and classic brand content.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3 – 5+ years of experience specifically in brand management, video games, or in film studios.

• Understanding of mobile, console, and/or PC games with live operations components.

• A solid understanding of all phases of film or game development: concept, pre-production, production and post-production/live-service.

• Ability to make confident, intelligent, and critical decisions to ensure reviewers understand importance of specific game requirements while maintaining brand integrity.

• Experience working with filmmakers, games developers, franchise management, and Disney partners.

• Supports a workplace environment that encourages collaboration and innovative/creative thinking.

• Detail oriented and able to manage multiple projects at different stages of development.

• Able to identify/assess risks escalate to senior staff as necessary.

• Strong sense of ownership, flexibility, and urgency.

• Proficiency in project management tools such as JIRA, AirTable and able to navigate database asset and routing software.

• Emphasis on building productive relationships with creatives, managers and peers.

• Demonstrate affinity and familiarity with TWDC Franchises (excluding Marvel and Lucas).

• Passion for the latest games and game platforms (Mobile, Console, PC, AR/VR).

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Information:

This position is located in Glendale, CA

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

#CPGPJobs #DPEP_Media

*Position may be held from any of our offices in Western New York!*

The Provider Relations Manager delivers leadership in the development, direction, execution, and evaluation of an effective provider relations program that supports the delivery of high-quality care coordination throughout the service area. This role develops and maintains an ongoing collaborative relationship with providers based on mutual respect, high-quality outcomes, and customer satisfaction. The Provider Relations Manager works to continually shape the network landscape, by offering education, creating solutions to providers. This role will act as a change agent ensuring that Provider partners are engaged, informed, and motivated to support health home care coordination in achieving identified outcomes. The Provider Relations Manager will listen to feedback from external stakeholders and work with internal departments to resolve any service issues and ensure continuous quality improvement. The Provider Relations Manager must be able to present information in an organized and professional manner.

Why Work for Person Centered Services?

When you join the Person Centered Services team, you can make a difference in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, while also reaching your own career goals:

• $1,000 HIRING BONUS!
• 20 Days of paid time off (PTO) in your first year! Increasing to 25 Days in your second year!
• Comprehensive health insurance plans for you to choose what best fits your needs (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401(k) – the Company matches 50% of the first 6% up to a maximum of 3% (VESTED IN FIRST PAYCHECK!)
• Company paid benefits: basic life insurance, long-term disability, and starting July 1st we will be launching a Lifestyle Spending Account with a benefit of up to $500 set aside for employees to spend on wellness eligible expenses!
• Employee Discount and Wellness Programs – Currently providing 3 paid hours per week for exercise/ personal wellness!
• Professional development opportunities including mentorship program options and ongoing coaching

Position Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison between Providers and Person Centered Services developing and coordinating strategies to promote network development among Providers.
• Establishes collaborative relationships with Providers, maintains regular communication with them, providing support, training, educational materials and guidance as necessary.
• Develop systems to ensure effective coordination between providers and care coordination.
• Supports Provider issue resolution at local and regional levels and works toward creating solutions and preventative measures for identified trends.
• Develops or identifies tools to inform Care Coordinators of opportunities within the community that are available to people receiving care coordination to address the Social Determinants of Health and improve health and wellbeing.
• Evaluates the utilization of Providers within the service area and provides data to inform service development.
• Coordinates trainings for Providers on the use of the EMR Portal and ensures issues are routed to the appropriate help desk.
• Collaborates with the Care Coordination Department, QA Department, EMR Administrator and Senior Leadership Team to determine program outreach needs and adjusts strategies accordingly.
• Assists Providers in preparation for VBP and Managed Care as internal strategies are formulated.
• Regularly attends and maintains active involvement in assigned committee meetings.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement activities with various internal teams to improve service quality for provider agencies.
• Performs other related duties as required.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

Requirements:

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience working with DD Provider Agencies preferred
• Knowledge of OPWDD funded services and supports preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of OPWDD, DOH or Health Homes preferred
• Detail-oriented and capable of professional, empathetic communication with key internal and external contacts.
• Strong presentation skills with a capacity to train others
• Ability to keep sensitive and privileged information confidential
• Demonstrates cultural competence
• Demonstrates ethical and professional responsibilities and boundaries
• Proactively approaches and prioritizes professional responsibilities
• Experience communicating to small and large audiences
• Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment

Role Responsibilities:

• Working closely with Creative Director of Client Engagement to ensure the quality and integrity of work stays at a high level.
• Managing and assigning tasks to the Design Team, ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Discussing and delegating projects in conjunction with Creative Director of Client Engagement.
• Highlighting challenges and potential solutions
• Communicating and building relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external
• Managing project expectations and turnaround times with internal stakeholders.
• Managing our studio’s project range through integrated assets including print, product design, product visuals, digital, social, photography and presentations.
• Growing and driving the efficiency of the department.

Requirements

• An empathetic communicator, providing clarity on what is required,
• A great relationship builder with a positive and proactive approach.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• A flexible and adaptable approach.
• The ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure.

• Experience in a similar or comparable role, ideally 2–5 years’ experience in Studio management.
• Enjoy working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Incredibly organised with the ability to manage workloads and overlapping deadlines.
• Strong presentation, written and verbal and communication skills.
• Expert Knowledge in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
• Presentation Design skills in PowerPoint.
• Create conceptual ideas for possible ranges using existing product knowledge and thinking of new ideas using 3D software for visuals (C4D, Blender etc)
• Editing Videos, Motion design, GIFs etc (Premier Pro & After Effects)

Knowledge & Experience

• Take problems and generating ideas for improvements, resolving ambiguity, and comprehensively exploring options whilst championing an outcome driven approach
• Work alongside the Creative Director of Client Engagement to help drive discussions from ideas among brand, growth, commercial and Product teams into product requirements
• Generate insights and share learnings from both successes and failures
• Been a designer for many years with a breadth of experience, deep knowledge, and expertise, particularly in brand and digital marketing
• Proficiency in, and examples of, how you resolve difficult design challenges, as well as demonstrate ability in leadership, support, mentoring and working closely with other designers
• Impeccable knowledge of design tools and workflows
• Successful examples about how you have helped others to develop, both in their craft and soft skills.

Benefits

Nemours Children’s Health is seeking a Community Relations Coordinator- Contractor in Jacksonville to help lead strategic initiatives dedicated to changing children’s health for good. The strategic initiatives for Community Relations include addressing social determinants of health for children, building thought leadership tied to our clinical programs, and growing partnerships and visibility that underscore Nemours’ commitment to the communities we serve. This person will collaborate with Nemours internal stakeholders across Florida as well as likeminded community leaders, executives, and organizations that also want to improve the health of children. Initiatives, current and new, reflect both the Health, Value and Equity as well as the National Reputation and Impact pillars of Nemours Children’s strategic plan.

The role requires an understanding of how to create and enhance partnerships that include programs, events, webinars, social media engagement, presentations, internal communications and digital content creation. The candidate should possess an aptitude for building internal and external relationships, exceptional communication skills and requires setting up and working events on nights and weekends. This individual will work with communications and marketing colleagues in Florida.

Reporting to the manager of Community Relations, this role will reside in Jacksonville but may support the Community Relations activities implemented across the state. This role will also work closely with the PR Specialist and internal communications contractor in Jacksonville. While much occurs out in the community, this individual will be required to staff events and programs at Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville as well as Nemours headquarters occasionally when the need arises.

Essential Functions:

• Represent Nemours Children’s Health in the community, and serve as a local point of contact for Jacksonville community relations initiatives and events in conjunction with the local PR specialist.

• Organize and execute events spanning community and health fairs, walk/runs, and other community-based initiatives and sponsorships. Help lead and implement the logistics related to all activations.

• Create and promote quarterly volunteer opportunities for associates. Advertise opportunities through the implementation of a substantive communications plan as well as building relationships with Nemours associates to grow participation. Execute volunteer events and manage all reporting.

• Administrative tasks include securing and submitting invoices with proper formatting, managing inventory of promotional items and updating reporting databases. Maintain and update event spreadsheet that includes all logistical information.

• Assist with webinars and social media reflecting community events as needed by identifying important trends or topics and securing potential expert from region.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree required

• 3-5 years of related experience required

We are looking for an experienced Public Relations Manager to increase consumer and corporate awareness of Daniel Thwaites and our enviable collection of hotels, spas, inns and pubs by developing and executing effective communication programmes.

You will be skilled in copywriting and story-telling, PR campaign management, strategy development and relationship building. You will have strong media contacts across consumer and B2B titles and experience in managing media, brand and influencer partnerships. Experience in travel and hospitality is preferred but not essential.

Your day-to-day activities will include:

• In line with marketing campaigns, develop press and communications plans including strategy, goals, budget and tactics
• In line with business needs, develop pro-active media relations strategies, seeking high-level coverage in print, broadcast and online media
• Coordinate, manage and evaluate PR events
• Engage with and work alongside the social media team to engage audiences across media platforms
• Engage with and work alongside the People Team to bolster the Internal Communications programme for the business
• Manage high profile media enquiries and interview requests
• Manage media monitoring and communicate PR results on a regular basis
• Evaluate and manage opportunities for media partnerships, sponsorships and advertising
• Build relationships with stakeholders and thought leaders to place trends and insight articles across industry press
• Manage, train and support one direct report – the PR and Media Executive
• The job may involve occasional weekend and evening work and requires travel to our beautiful properties across the UK

Who are we looking for:

• We’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills, great attention to detail, excellent management capabilities and ideally 5+ years’ experience in a senior PR role with relevant qualifications in Journalism Studies, Public Relations or Communications
• You will have a full, clean driving licence

In return, we are offering a rewarding role with scope for career progression along with;

• A fun environment where you will receive the training and support to develop and progress
• Flexible working including working from Head Office, from our properties and from home
• Excellent discounts on stays and food/beverages across Daniel Thwaites’ beautiful collection of hotels, spas and inns
• 33 days annual leave
• Long service awards, including free meals and free stays with your friends and family
• Health cash plan with access to discounted perks
• Pension Life assurance
• Wagestream – Ability to access up to 40% of your wages as you earn giving you more control over your finances
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Free parking at our beautiful Head Office in Mellor Brook complete with a brewery, a pub, listed cottages and stables for our famous Shire Horses.

IND004

Daniel Thwaites has a proud heritage, delivering warm hospitality for over 200 years. Alongside its brewery and pubs which are known throughout the world, it also runs hotels, inns and spas throughout the country under the brand of The House of Daniel Thwaites.

Behind the scenes is a support crew in its Head Office that helps the smooth day to day running of all its operations. It’s a wide and varied team, comprising of many different characters and skill sets. They’ve only recently moved into a new, purpose-built home in Mellor Brook, surrounded by ancient woodland, so it’s a great time to join them.

• Promotional & brand films
• Social media & digital content
• Branded stings, idents & infographics
• Animation and motion graphics
• Training and eLearning
• Event openers, content & cascades
• Live & studio broadcasts
• Audio podcasts

• Concept development and creative direction
• Storylining, scriptwriting and storyboarding
• Film production
• Video editing and crafting a narrative
• Motion graphics, animation, 3D and visual effects

• Devising, collaborating and delivering creative content across a number of different platforms and mediums to a highly professional standard.
• You will efficiently and effectively lead film projects from initial briefing through to final delivery, including overseeing shoots, managing post-production; editing, graphics and any visual effects.
• Applying your complete technical awareness and creative expertise to every job, and delivering all work to ICF Next’s high quality and creative standards: accurately, efficiently, on time and on budget.
• Ensuring all projects across pre-production, production, direction and post-production are accurately costed appropriately and efficiently planned and resourced, while ensuring budgets are maintained and client expectations are met.
• All while keeping abreast of technological trends and new releases, communicate new ideas, concepts and innovations with colleagues, and continually contributing to the quality and creativity of the team to ensure our offering is class leading.
• Working closely with the wider team(s) to create impactful creative content, whilst achieving consistently high quality standards.
• Working proactively to raise the team’s profile, you’ll take briefs confidently and accurately – with an eye to identifying opportunities to upsell services.
• You’ll play a crucial role in the development of the Film team and be a trusted advisor in all that you do.

• You are an experienced Producer with ambition, positivity and professionalism.
• You have a proven ability to tell stories through original film concepts and experience of working with a diverse range of clients and brands.
• You are commercially astute and highly organised individual with the ability to solve problems and think outside the box.
• You are able to multitask, think logically and decisively in order to efficiently plan, delegate and adapt in a challenging, fast-paced creative environment.
• You are a strong empathetic team player, you have drive and ambition to support the team.
• Being an outstanding communicator, you have excellent interpersonal and client-facing presentation skills, whilst remaining confident in challenging a brief to ensure client expectations are achieved within budget.
• You’re a skilled diplomat who can influence and negotiate with tact while maintaining a cool headed, flexible and supportive approach when under pressure.
• You have an expert understanding of the end-to-end production process, and of advanced film production techniques, kit and creative solutions.
• You can demonstrate that you take a strong strategic and creative approach to your work.

• You are self-motivated, with a commitment to developing your knowledge and skills.
• You have the drive and ambition to continually push your skills to the limit and deliver award-winning work.
• You are confident and demonstrate a passion and pride for your work.
• You’re an excellent communicator and able to build effective working relationships.
• You have a creative approach to problem-solving and are a strong decision-maker.
• You take people on the journey with you and your work.
• You are a team player and demonstrate a collaborative approach in all you do.
• You keep a cool head under pressure and easily adapt to change, taking a flexible approach to meeting client requirements and deadlines.

• Our people at ICF, are our most important asset, so we invest in them from the moment you arrive. When you join our team, you’ll have access to a vast array of benefits to help you live your life well.
• ICF offer a hybrid working policy, that will offer you flexibility to collaborate in the office, as well as in the comfort of your own home, to successfully deliver the requirements of your role and the business.
• The employee wellbeing hub, which was launched in January 2022, is designed to provide highly personalised support across a comprehensive range of wellbeing issues, such as mind, body, finances, community, career programs and HR support.
• We also offer a unique and competitive recognition programme called ‘You Matter’, awarding points as a ‘thank you’ for your work achievements, which can be spent on a large variety of high-quality items, as well as online or high-street vouchers, all with zero tax payable by the employee.
• We encourage and provide continued personal and professional growth through ongoing learning, development opportunities and career frameworks.
• ICF also offers a range of competitive benefits, which include, but not limited to the following:
  • Single Private Medical Insurance cover (Bupa), with no restrictions on providing treatment for existing medical conditions. Options available for broader partner or family level cover, plus we also offer dental insurance (Bupa) and an online GP service.
  • 25 days annual leave, plus UK bank holidays (annual leave increases with years of service).
  • Pension scheme with 5% of salary employer contribution (minimum employee contribution 4%).
  • Life assurance paying 4x annual salary and Group Income Protection paying 66% of salary for up to 5 years if you are off work on long term sick.
  • Enhanced parental leave policies, enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay.

Leeds – Carlton Mills (GB77)