Coordinator, Unscripted Series Publicity

Job description

**The Role** The Coordinator will play a key role in supporting the UCAN unscripted series publicity team in the LA office.   Tasks are varied, extensive and timely. They will include but are not limited to: helping to staff and coordinate assets for publicity events, press days/junkets and special screenings; booking a high volume of talent travel, creating itineraries for travel and carefully tracking costs; maintaining the Media Center (originals publicity press site), including screener assignments; creating and maintaining various press lists, slate documents, press materials and presentations on the department’s google drive; participating in campaign kickoff, taskforce and agency meetings; interfacing with directors, producers and talent reps. In addition, this Coordinator will support various team members on publicity campaigns.
·  Meticulous about the details. Every single one of them
·  Organization is key
·  Thorough, completes tasks and follows up
·  Scrappy, resourceful and relentless in trying to find a solution before escalating issues
·  Team player- willing to help across the publicity org when needed as well as  shared coordinator team responsibilities
·  Able to anticipate potential problems and knows when to ask for help
·  Has a point of view; an independent thinker who has sound judgement and is willing to express thoughts and ask questions
·  Keen ability to prioritize
·  Poised, not scared to speak up, and mature
·  Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously under deadlines and pressure
·  Able to pivot and adapt to shifting priorities without missing a beat
·  A proactive and positive thinker and a contributor to the team
·  Creative and innovative thinker
·  Understands a publicity campaign and is able to piece information together
·  Knows Google Drive like the back of their hand and has a knack for learning new technology
·  Effective in dealing with global PR agencies, talent reps and internal executives
·  An effective communicator - via email, by phone, in person
·  Excellent social skills
·  A rabid fan of television, bonus is great knowledge of unscripted series and pop culture
·  Able to see this opportunity as a stepping stone for a career in publicity
·  Understand that working in publicity is not a 9-5 job- you may be called upon outside of work hours