NY Domestic Film PR Assistant

Excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented person to work within a busy PR company operating in the film and entertainment industry. The Domestic Assistant will support the efforts of the Domestic team in the New York team.

Your work will be instrumental in the support, development, and execution of PR plans and strategies for entertainment companies as well as U.S. film campaigns. Our ideal candidate will be a creative PR and communications graduate with at least 1 year of experience in the industry. An eager interest in the field partnered with great writing, attention to detail, and strong organizational and research skills, as well as resourcefulness and excellent communication are especially important to us.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a confident, highly organized individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist with press clippings for film and series clients, tracking publicity items in newspapers/trades/online etc.
• Follow and review industry news and trade press daily
• Draft pitches and releases
• Support the team in all aspects of client servicing
• Track incoming talent press requests and screener link requests
• Manage updates to client-facing documents, including campaign statuses
• Oversee Mailchimp email blasts
• Pitch and foster connections with journalists and media sources
• Track social media content streams and trends
• Participate in brainstorm and new business development meetings

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• BS/BA in Public Relations, Communications, or relevant field
• Internship experience in the industry
• 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
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays are working with the team at a WeWork and Mondays/Fridays from home. Subject he change.

About DDA

DDA is a leading global creative marketing and strategic communications agency working in the entertainment and brands spaces. With offices in London, Los Angeles, New York and Dubai we offer a bespoke service and truly global reach for festivals, networks, platforms, producers, distributors, creators financiers, government organisations, and brands.

DDA provides creative and insightful strategies, tailored campaign solutions, and a ‘round-the-clock’ service across all the agency’s lines of business, which includes US and UK Film, Series and Games Publicity and Influencer Campaigns, Awards Campaigns, Strategic Consumer and Corporate Communications, Influencer management, Entertainment and Brands Social Media campaigns, Creative Studios, Brand Partnerships, International and Festival publicity, Live Event Design and Production, Live Content Production and International Festival Event Management and Logistics.