Temp- International Film PR Account Director

Job Title: Account Director- International Publicity

*Temp with potential for full time*

About DDA

DDA is a premiere independent entertainment public relations company, handling both domestic and international, providing filmed entertainment publicity and corporate media relations services for clients across the worldwide industry. From offices in London and Los Angeles, DDA offers a truly global reach for film and television producers, financiers, sales agents, and distributors. DDA’s unrivalled relationships within the industry adds undisputed value as a trusted partner for its clients, providing creative and insightful strategies and turnkey campaign solutions.

DDA performs a wide spectrum of media relations, publicity, event management (through DDA Event Management) and marketing tasks, either globally or targeted to specific international markets. Festival and market experiences include the Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, London, and Edinburgh film festivals (among others).

Position Description:

A confident, highly organized individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills who is comfortable managing and liaising with clients, talent, talent representatives, producers/filmmakers, and media. You must be a Public Relations professional who is strategic, creative, and passionate about exceeding client expectations. A strong leader and self-starter who has the ability to lead international film and television campaigns from the ground up and provide overall organizational and material development including coordinating press junkets, set visits, press tours, status reports, timelines and managing budgets. You must be able to lead clients and projects in terms of day-to-day activities and develop and execute strategy in maintaining year-round retained clients as well as spearheading processes and management of new clients. You will also be required to mentor junior team members, produce media materials, presentations, budgets, and other documents as required. You must be willing to work additional hours as required and be available to travel internationally as needed.

Main duties of the role include:

• Responsible for project outcomes and managing employee work throughout campaign duration

• Review and implement international media strategies and campaigns to ensure on-point communications

• Provide on-going strategic counsel to all senior clients

• Respond to new client directives and expectations, including setting up and spearheading new retained clients and/or projects

• Determine client expectations and develop strategies based on their input, budgets, and campaign goals

• Supervise execution of multi-component international press campaigns and analyze results to determine next steps

• Ensure that all responses to international stakeholders, journalists and media inquiries are on-campaign

• Anticipate industry changes and develop creative solutions to address these changes

• Present campaign strategy and executional plan to clients

• Define fees and scope of work with new and existing client accounts

Our ideal candidate will have;

• 7+ years of experience in film or television entertainment PR at a studio, broadcaster, or PR agency

• BA in Public Relations, Communications, or relevant field

• Experienced in leading film campaigns and in material development

• Experienced in managing the lifecycle of a project from initial contact with new clients to completion

• Experienced in reviewing and developing campaign strategies and media campaigns within specified timeframes and approved budgets

• Excellent stakeholder management skills

• Success in multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment

• Professional, proactive, and personable demeanor

• Self-motivated, self-starter, takes initiative and follows-through

• Effective listening, strong verbal, and written communications skills

• Strong organizational, time management skills and work ethic

• Eagerness and willingness to learn

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality

To Apply:

If interested, please send your CV and covering letter.

DDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED