Publicity Manager

Job Description

The WBUK and Ireland Publicity department constantly strives to create and maintain a best-in-class position within the industry. The publicity team is tasked with strategically positioning and promoting but also protecting the launch of all WB titles.

A key strategic role within the PR team in the UK and Ireland, we are looking for a candidate who has extensive experience in film lifecycle PR either inhouse or in an agency.

We expect the candidate to be a champion of innovation and change for the team identifying new opportunities for campaigns, process and the team within the Film and wider Entertainment Industries.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Support on all PR strategy and implementation for a film's lifecycle with little supervision. The role supports the Senior Publicity Managers across all areas of the publicity campaign cycle including simultaneously running junkets, ideating events and influencer tours.
• Help deliver campaigns for large, tentpole titles whilst working over a diverse 20 title slate where all films demand bespoke, creative campaigns. WB is looking for a candidate who is hugely creative, embraces constant change and has demonstrable experience in big film releases.
• Continually expand conventional publicity opportunities, focusing on bigger ideas which will cut through in the marketplace.
• Have excellent digital, broadcast and print contacts and an understanding of the UK and Irish Media landscape with a celebrated track record in delivery of press coverage.
• Orchestrate influencer and tastemaker strategy, engagement and events with the Senior PR Manager.
• Communicate fluently with:
• The PR team and colleagues across the business including reporting directly into a Senior PR Manager
• Senior Executives in the UK, EMEA and Burbank in meetings, reporting, etc…
• Filmmakers and talent on WB titles and local acquisitions.
• Employed agencies to facilitate campaigns and deliver results over multiple projects at the same time.
• The legal team as the main point of contact on contracting for assigned titles.
• Run PR agencies including briefing, campaign work, asset breaks and reporting.
• Brief and lead on social measurement reports for asset launches, events, etc…
• Have prior experience running multimedias and smaller events.
• Lead and manage HE campaigns with ability to execute activity in line with campaign comms strategy.

Qualifications & Experience…
• Prior PR agency or inhouse film experience working on UK and Ireland campaigns is essential.
• A strong communicator with a proven track record of delivering creative and engaging Film PR campaigns.
• Ability to multitask and manage the general day-to-day activities of a busy and fast paced press office.
• Exemplary media knowledge with a good network of journalists or contacts in the industry.
• Experience drafting PR plans and strategy, decks and documents.
• Extensive talent handling experience is a prerequisite.

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy6yeq-18-221-147-236-42 in your application.