Entertainment Jobs and Internships

Position Summary

The Brand Director will develop the marketing strategy for new and existing products within the assigned brand portfolio to drive profitable and sustainable growth in alignment with Proximo’s long term goals.

Role & Responsibilities

Responsible for managing consumer marketing budget with the following responsibilities:

• Oversee and develop portfolio marketing strategy for large brand or multiple smaller brands, ensuring alignment to the broader organization objectives
• Develop long term strategy (2+ years) for brand portfolio, and provide team with a clear vision for execution
• Offer direction on the development of programs, positioning, and consumer research to measure the effectiveness of campaigns, brand health, and brand sentiment (Nielsen, NABCA, brand P&L)
• Provide direction on the development, approval, and execution of content (advertising, promotions) and connections (media plan) for the brand.
• Own relationships with key agency stakeholders, leading agency management, briefings, execution and evaluation.
• Effectively manage brand budgets to optimize marketing spend
• Summarize insights, trends, and consumer behaviors into further development of the brand storyline
• § Development of line-extensions for the brand – project management of all new packaging, liquid etc.
• Lead, coach and develop a team that provides meaningful and actionable insights and solutions that are data driven and support the brand’s strategy
• Invest time into the development of direct reports and identify opportunities for advancement within Proximo
• Identify high potential talent and invest in the development of those individuals to grow the pipeline for future leaders of the department

Key Competencies

• Strategic Thinking–Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization’s strengths & weaknesses; Analyzes market and competition; Identifies external threats and opportunities; Adapts strategy to changing conditions.
• Innovation–Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others’ attention.
• Business Acumen–Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Judgment–Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Planning/Organizing–Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
• Analytical–Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
• Managing People–Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Takes responsibility for subordinates’ activities; Makes self available to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates’ skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Commercial Skills: Strategy, pricing, promotion, distribution, negotiation and accountability.
• Financial Skills: P&L Management (pricing, costs, margins, tax, discounts). Relationship management: Establish and maintain positive business relationships between stakeholders, both internal and external, by building appropriate rapport through credibility and reliability; Steadily builds and maintains connections through regular communication with business partners; Routinely measures the health of relationships with key stakeholders and identifies actions to strengthen them.

Key Relationships

• Internal: Field Sales, Commercial Team, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, PR, Cross functional interaction with: Proximo Canada, Proximo UK, Mexico, Casa Cuervo marketing department
• External: Distributor Partners Agency Partners: Advertising/Creative/Social Media/PR

Knowledge and Experience

• 7+ years of brand management and brand building experience preferably related to the Spirits Industry or FMCG.
• A strong track record of developing and implementing innovative marketing strategies that have consistently met or exceeded planned goals
• Experience with managing budgets, working with creative agencies, developing new packaging and a solid working knowledge of Nielsen.
• Up-to-date on marketing trends, new media platforms and benchmarking with other industries
• Understanding consumer insights and aligning all strategies to feed these needs
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Analytical skills- identify the full story and define implications from data analysis
• Forward thinker, who proactively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
• Positive attitude and influence.
• Ability to lead and manage projects with cross-functional teams across the company and our distributor network.
• Team oriented player that thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field (required); advanced degree (preferred)

Proximo Spirits

What we’re about

IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience, so it’s not surprising that IMAX employees and their careers go beyond the ordinary. Our employees share a passion for quality in everything they do. Our Hollywood people are movie business insiders with years of production experience. Our technology experts are unashamedly geeky – people who can talk for hours, and be riveting, about color gamut and lasers. Our business people are consummate sales and marketing professionals who are spreading the IMAX word around the world.

Of course we offer all the benefits you’d expect from a company with over 50 years of history. Yet, beyond this, we know everyone works differently and is motivated by different things. That’s why we offer competitive pay and a wide assortment of benefits – to help you make the most of your life at work and away from it.

As the world’s leading entertainment technology company, IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies. Specializing in immersive motion picture technologies, our employees are driven by a passion to take audiences around the world to places they’ve only dreamed of.

Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together.

What you’ll be doing:

The Exhibitor Marketing Coordinator will support the Americas Exhibitor Marketing team on exhibitor marketing/relations, theatrical releases, and brand marketing. Coordinating both general consumer-focused marketing initiatives in addition to theatre-specific programs and support. The position supports all IMAX theatres in the Americas (commercial and institutional) to effectively assist in all aspects of exhibitor relations and marketing including theatre launch, sustaining marketing, IMAX film releases and brand marketing activations.

• For each film launch, serve as the secondary day-to-day contact and coordinate the execution of the below film marketing initiatives for Americas IMAX theatres:
• Research (film and theatre operations).
• National and local theatre marketing programs.
• Theatre support materials/exhibitor relations.
• Facilitate creative requests with external and internal partners.
• Studio support.
• Recap of theatre marketing programs and efforts.
• Establish and maintain relationships with IMAX theatres by serving as a day-to-day exhibitor marketing contact.
• Work with internal marketing teams, exhibitor partners, and studio counterparts to coordinate all marketing efforts to support IMAX films.
• Support new theatre launches and existing exhibitors with training and information related to best practices to launch IMAX films and and ensure they are adhering to IMAX brand guidelines.
• Work with the Exhibitor Marketing team to create theatre communication and incentive tools to meet the needs of exhibitor partners.
• Execute any cross-promotional opportunities that support the film and theatres in key markets.
• Identify, develop and coordinate execution of promotional items and materials.
• Develop email communications surrounding new and library film launches with the goal to maximize box office and encourage theatre participation.
• Track and update exhibitor brand creative deliverables as well as assist in the development of new brand assets with details on how they will be used by exhibitors.
• Day-to-day contact with the fulfillment house and coordinate shipments of marketing materials to domestic theatres.
• Support various theatre-related marketing programs including media planning, promotions, exhibitor events and industry conferences.
• Maintain and update theatre resource website.
• Assist with theatre research projects as it relates to exhibitors.
• Track and update calendar of exhibitor programs, conferences, new theatre openings and theatre re-launches, and other key events.
• Maintain department budget and invoicing.
• Assist and support the Vice President, Exhibitor Marketing with administrative tasks as needed.

What we’re looking for:

• Two+ years of work experience in a marketing role required.
• Entertainment industry experience preferred.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or related field preferred; high school diploma required.
• Stellar communication and interpersonal skills, diplomatic, tactful, customer-focused with a professional phone manner and ability to interact professionally with staff members at all levels of the organization, and other external clients.
• Adept writing skills including knowledge of and attention to grammar and spelling, and ability to write diplomatically, professionally and persuasively.
• Outstanding organizational, project and time management skills with the proven ability to organize, prioritize and successfully manage multiple and shifting priorities, projects, and deadlines.
• Proven self-starter with a strong work ethic, resourceful, conscientious, punctual and energetic.
• Team-player, flexible, adaptable, personable, and able to work well with others, takes direction, and fulfills responsibilities under stress or pressure, with minimal direct supervision.
• Proficient analytical skills including the ability to conduct research, compile, organize and analyze information, formulate and effectively present conclusions to others.
• Basic understanding of creative deliverables including digital, AV and print assets.
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Acrobat and internet/ social media savvy.

Please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

IMAX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

IMAX

Position Summary

The Manager, Product, Senior is a technical and business leader, serving as the product owner for the Frontier Communications network services offering. Responsibilities span the entire product lifecycle from conception to planning, to launch activities. The Manager, Product, Senior will gather and analyze market trends and customer requirements, perform competitive analysis, define strategy, author business plans, market requirement, and product requirement documents, prioritize features and track progress. He/she will direct, design, and implement a comprehensive product strategy, functioning as the product/business owner as the central resource with Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and Finance as the products move from concept, design, development, and launch through to end-of-life. Position reports to Senior Director Product Management.

Primary Responsibilities Include

• Responsible for comprehensive product lifecycle management and development of product portfolio strategies for network services product line in order to achieve sales and revenue targets. Define and articulate product vision, strategy, and tactical plan for network services Portfolio.
• Build and manage strong working relationships across multiple departments including Product Development. Marketing, Sales, Sales Support, Operations, Customer Care, Engineering, and Operations. To project manage the end-to-end development and launch of the products and services.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year product roadmap and strategy for all Carrier Network Services
• Evangelize cross-functional solution development with other teams within the company.
• Direct those involved in the design, modification, and evaluation of all phases of a specific product or group of products from product definition through production and release Ensures that products are released on time, to specification, on cost, and meet or exceed quality goals.
• Working with technology vendors to understand their feature and architectural roadmaps
• Promote the use of new technologies and response to industry-leading trends to drive product development
• Oversee product pricing strategy in conjunction with the Finance team to optimize revenue and margins
• Develop, maintain and report on key performance indicators for product performance.
• Build business plans, budgets, and forecasts for new and existing networking services
• Clearly and persuasively communicate product benefits to a varied set of audiences including internal teams, industry analysts, and customers
• Collaborate with technology and marketing teams to develop and deliver technical and marketing product collateral, including brochures, case studies, presentations, webinars, website content, and white papers.
• Represent the company at industry forums, events, and associations
• Support all sales channels with product support, specialized training, competitive assessment, and customer engagement
• Conduct comprehensive market analysis to understand competitive dynamics and trends for networking services and use this information to shape the product strategy
• Work with Marketing, Sales, and other customer-facing organizations in launching new offerings and driving sales of existing services.
• Internalizes and represents the Voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle. Coordinates across other functional areas to secure buy-in to deliver on the defined end-to-end customer experience.
• Performs competitive analysis and conducts market research. Maintains an updated view of key competitive changes.
• Teams with product development to deliver high-quality products on time.
• Participates in the strategic planning for enhancements to product content, pricing, packaging, and features. Participate in defining product business and functional requirements. Provides product support and documentation and develops product materials.
• Assists in budgeting and variance analysis of product’s unit and financial performance, with the goal of identifying opportunities and risks.
• Drafts and manages requirements, and other supporting business documentation (such as use cases, possibly M&Ps [methods and procedures], executive summaries, etc.).
• Leads concepts defining an end-to-end customer experience and expected full lifecycle costs.
• Contributes to the product vision across the team, and the organization.
• Conducts feasibility assessments, capability gap analysis (i.e., what is wanted vs. what is attainable).
• Manage change requests. Validates downstream deliverables and final offering (business acceptance testing).
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Other Skills/Education Desired

• 5+ years of experience in product management, product development, technical marketing, network engineering, or sales engineering, with a minimum of 3+ years of direct experience with network services
• A master’s degree such as an MBA is preferred but not essential.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills
• Must have a deep knowledge of enterprise network services, including Ethernet, MPLS, IP, BGP, IPv6, CoS/QoS, managed security services
• Must have a solid understanding of data center and cloud computing marketplace including colocation, storage, virtualization, and public and private cloud services
• Demonstrated ability to manage a product line to drive product penetration and meet growth expectations.
• Proven product definition experience including writing detailed requirements documents
• Ability to communicate with industry analysts, media, and key influencers
• Strong financial/analytical skills required as well as the development of business plans, budgeting, forecasting, and product performance analytics.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• The candidate must be a team player and able to influence cross-functional teams.
• Exhibits a strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
• Preferred experience in ISP and/or telecommunications companies
• Ability to quickly understand technologies and architecture and translate them into the customer value proposition
• Should possess in-depth marketplace knowledge of key industry players and competitors.
• He/she needs to be hands-on and fluent in the underlying technology and competitive positioning of the product in order to lead feature definition and guide the product roadmap.
• The candidate must understand the enterprise networking market space and have a proven ability to both manage an existing product portfolio and drive new development requirements to execution and delivery.

Frontier Communications

Do you live and breathe social media? Are you obsessed with food?

If so, DiBella’s Subs is looking for YOU!

We’re a growing submarine sandwich restaurant brand based in Rochester, NY with 40+ restaurant locations across five states. We’re looking for someone to own every aspect of DiBella’s social media and take our social voice to the next level. Sound like fun? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The nuts and bolts of the gig:

You’ll work in a collaborative environment alongside our marketing team to push brand awareness, transactions and sales through social media platforms. Consistent collaboration with the graphic design and photography team will be critical to the social media manager role.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all organic and paid advertising content creation, copywriting and management of social media platforms.
• Develop and execute a strategic social media plan for all relevant platforms.
• Develops large-scale social media campaigns that highlight and amplify the brand while increasing awareness and restaurant transactions.
• Grow following on all relevant social media platforms including, but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Tiktok.
• Build brand awareness by developing influencer program and engaging with relevant social influencers.
• Manage daily social listening across all relevant platforms.
• Provide detailed and consistent reporting on all relevant platforms.
• Monitor social media trends and competitor social media to recommend new strategies to Director of Marketing to achieve business goals of building sales and transactions.

Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of all social media platforms.
• Undergraduate degree in marketing, advertising or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in media, content creation and/or marketing.
• Ability and experience in producing, editing and delivering social content (copy, image, and video)
• Experience in social ad buying.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite.
• Knowledge of the restaurant space is a major plus.
• Knowledge of SEO and Google Analytics is a plus.
• Photography and graphic design skills is a plus.

DiBella’s Subs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DiBella’s Subs

Park West Gallery

Park West Gallery

The Wondery mission is to be a sustainable outdoor lifestyle brand dedicated to liberating women in the outdoors through awareness, resources, and the creation of a women’s outdoor community.

Wondery harmonizes fashion with utility to create practical apparel for women.

Job Description

We are looking for a Creative Producer to work closely with the CMO and Marketing Manger to create original and engaging marketing campaigns for Wondery beginning as soon as October 1st.

Responsibilities and Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Developing engaging content that is in line with Wondery’s branding, voice and story to drive customer value and engagement
• Coordinating and managing marketing campaigns and cross developing campaigns with the PR team
• Creating as well as coordinating all creative assets (social media, newsletter, website, etc.) through graphic design, photoshoots, and other means and delegating accordingly to other marketing associates when required
• Developing mood boards and ideas to present to the CEO & CMO for approval
• Coordinating and managing photoshoots, as well as shooting as photoshoots when necessary
• Assisting in the direction of newsletter strategy
• Creating, managing and maintaining strategic partnerships with complementary individuals & brands to improve Wondery engagement and reach across multiple social channels
• Managing and/or assisting in the completion of marketing assets through communication with asset creators or directly assisting with design
• Perform value-added analyses to inform strategic prioritization, optimization and learnings for earned and paid marketing campaigns, media optimization, and resourcing priorities
• Conduct market research, track and compile industry trends and competitive analysis to inform marketing strategies
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to manage in-quarter budget adjustments
• Create deliverables and present findings to a broad range of creative to technical business partners
• Monitoring marketing analytics – readership, newsletter subscribers, following, engagement, etc – to identify trends and uncover insights that help drive growth and shape market strategy to create best marketing practices for the best ROI

Qualifications and Skills

Requirements:

• 2-4 years in an industry marketing position
• Proficient in photography
• Familiarity in videography
• Proficient in Photoshop or graphic design
• Proficient in Klaviyo or Attentive (or similar)
• Reliable and punctual
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Outgoing and sociable
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize
• Detail oriented – organized – self-motivated
• Must enjoy the outdoors! Familiarity with lifestyle, outdoor, and outdoor lifestyle brands is a must

Wondery

Job Title: Executive Producer

Flare Post & Audio provides full-service in-house editorial, online finishing and audio with capabilities of animation, VFX and colour grading to BBDO clients. We have an incredible team of people that are not only great at their jobs, but also amazing individuals work to with.

The Executive Producer role at Flare is responsible for managing and overseeing the team and workflow which currently consists of post producers, editorial, online and audio. The role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can scope and bid projects, assigns the work and ensures that the projects are delivered on time, on budget and with high quality standards. The candidate must have strong communication and organization skills as well as flexibility with schedules to be available for the on-demand work necessary to meet client expectations. The candidate should have a strong knowledge of ever-changing production industry protocol, rates and process in order to generate and negotiate fair and competitive bids.

The Executive Producer will report directly to the SVP, Integrated Production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with SVP-IP on department requirements, budgeting, staff resourcing and scheduling new and upcoming projects.
• Lead the department, ensuring accurate forecasting of resources, budgetary management, production completion and scheduled deliveries.
• Scope & bid projects.
• Work closely with other Production Leads to problem solve and build production approach for projects.
• Work closely with other Production Leads to maintain department workflow efficiencies and maintain shared asset management and services.
• Oversee the management and administration of the post-production infrastructure, i.e. storage, software, hardware, transcode and QC servers including all upgrades.
• Participate in monthly finance reporting.
• Participate in review, updating rate cards.
• Create and maintain a collaborative and positive work environment.
• Ensure quality control from team.

Our ideal candidate:

• 8+ years’ experience in post-production and/or audio with excellent leadership, communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent knowledge evaluating production and post-production reels and creative artists.
• Excellent knowledge building production timelines and estimates.
• Able to work across a wide array of projects.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, has “we not me” attitude and is a natural team leader.
• Proven ability to work with highly confidential materials and matters with extreme professionalism.
• Has experience in the advertising industry either with post-production direct or agency direct (desirable).
• Has an understanding of the animation process (desirable).

Diversity, Inclusion + Company Profile:

At BBDO, we encourage a variety of perspectives and backgrounds to foster a strong, safe, and creative work environment. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities. We also want to ensure candidates can show up as their best selves during the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation throughout any portion of the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]

At BBDO Canada, we have a passion for creating compelling creative through data-driven insights and strategies. Our work spans all channels and categories; providing our clients with integrated solutions that drive results.

Come here to do the best work of your career, to be inspired and to inspire others. Working here’s not just an advertising job – because honestly you can find that anywhere. Work here to work with people as passionate as you are and to bring our clients the most unique creative solutions for all their business challenges. Visit bbdo.ca for more information.

BBDO Canada

Crossover is the world’s #1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We’re recruiting this role for our client, Write of Passage. Have you got what it takes?

Are you looking for a massive creative opportunity within a growing company—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Are you constantly writing scripts in your head? If so, help us create epic media that makes learning to write fun— and share the Write of Passage brand with people all over the world.

Your role is to translate words into compelling imagery. Listen, it’s way more than that, but that’s the essence. Our company is bursting with personality, and we want you to translate that energy into a radical overhaul of our narrative presence.

Write of Passage is creating the best online writing school in the world. Over 1,000 students worldwide have learned a system for publishing quality ideas, connecting with like-minded people, and elevating their careers through writing on the Internet. Our graduates are using online writing to build audiences, launch businesses, and make an impact—living life on their terms!

Write of Passage is considered the gold standard for community-driven, cohort-based, online courses. And, we’re growing. Our vision is to build a global platform for writing instruction in the 21st century while delivering the best educational experience in the world.

We’re a writing company, so the bar is high. Writing visuals is a unique (and niche!) skill with a different mindset than text. You know how to make information aesthetic and infuse stories with a narrative pulse.

We work within limited recording windows, so our creativity happens in prep and post. You help us develop captivating ideas that we execute swiftly on shoot day and set us up with room for innovation in post-production.

What You Will Be Doing

• Writing scripts for a variety of purposes (YouTube videos, courses, workshops, ads, reels, podcasts, etc.)
• Generating first drafts from the title/thumbnail directives of our YouTube Strategy team and bullet points of Product/Marketing
• Relentlessly filter every line of the script through the question “is this visual?” to ensure we add depth and counter-melody to the voiceover, not just 1:1 representation
• Come up with wonky approaches to integrating archival/stock footage so that it feels dynamic, playful, and uniquely Write of Passage

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Constantly being interrupted by meetings; you’ll get in the zone and do deep creative work
• Sticking to the tools and techniques you’ve always used; you’ll be forever expanding your creative arsenal
• Being told exactly what to do and when to do it; you’ll flex your creative muscle daily

Creative Director Key Responsibilities

You’ll visualize scenes, then create the blueprint for communicating their vital essence.

Basic Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience as a writer (screenwriter, script writer, copywriter, etc.)
• Technical expertise with editing and production, either directing or producing
• Experience working with remote, asynchronous communication and editing tools

Nice-to-have Requirements

Technical expertise and professional experience in any of the following:

• Storyboarding
• Design/Typography
• Comedy
• Acting/Public Speaking
• Music

About Write Of Passage

Write of Passage is the gold standard for community-driven, cohort-based, online courses. And, we’re growing. Our vision is to build a global platform for writing instruction in the 21st-century while delivering the best educational experience in the world.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with Crossover

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover. The compensation level for this role is $30 USD/hour, which equates to $60,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

What to expect next:

• You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application.
• Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online “screening” assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments.

Important! If you do not receive an email from us:

• First, emails may take up to 15 minutes to send, refresh and check again.
• Second, check your spam and junk folders for an email from Crossover.com, mark as “Not Spam” since you will receive other emails as well.
• Third, we will send to whatever email account you indicated on the Apply form – by default, that is the email address you use as your LinkedIn username and it might be different than the one you have already checked.
• If all else fails, just reset your password by visiting https://www.crossover.com/auth/reset-password if you already applied using LinkedIn EasyApply.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-4832-CA-Vancouve-CreativeDirect

Crossover for Work

CFB – Appalachian State vs Texas A&M Utility

Date – 9/10/22

Event – CFB – Appalachian State vs Texas A&M

Location – KYLE FIELD, COLLEGE STATION, TX

Position – Utility / Parab and light panel

Rate – $15 per hour guarantee 10 hours plus OT

Must be fully Vaxed and boosted