Impact and Outreach Coordinator

Salary: National Living Wage

Together Films are looking for an Impact and Outreach Coordinator to join their distribution team for a 6-month period.

Job purpose

As Impact and Outreach Coordinator, you will be supporting the Together Films Distribution team on the theatrical and non-theatrical release campaigns for two films: THE 8TH and AHEAD OF THE CURVE. Both films highlight social issues and your job will be to research and identify groups, in particular the 18 to 24 year-old age range, that might be interested in organising or attending a screening event. This six month role has been part-funded by the BFI Audience Fund.

Tasks

• Use the internet, social media, client lists and our technical research tool to research relevant people, organisations and groups that have a demonstrable interest in our social impact entertainment films and clients, and may want to host a screening, promote the campaign or buy a ticket.
• Accurately record the relevant contact details and supplemental information of those people, organisations and/or groups in an optimized spreadsheet. (Airtable & Streak)
• Draft outreach copy to this list, tailoring the approach according to the recipient and writing in an engaging and informative way about the film and the social issue context; to engage them and get them excited about supporting.
• Direct message individuals and organisations on social media as directed by your line manager
• Monitor inbound email requests for screenings and tickets using an email monitoring system called Streak. Follow up with those who request a screening.
• Liaise with screening hosts to organise screenings, ensuring that their details are recorded accurately in the systems so they can be invoiced promptly and they have all the information they need to host a successful screening.
• Write a weekly report per film for your line manager, explaining progress and celebrating wins.
• Feed into the thinking behind shareable social media assets in order to optimise their appeal to the 18 to 24yrs target audience.
• Creating meeting agendas, with direction from your line manager
• Creating additional materials for impact campaigns including social media kits and MailChimp newsletters.
• Creating sequences for outreach under supervision of your line manager
• Support the strategy team to collect evaluation information from screening hosts.
• Write short form case studies on successful screenings to share on the TF blog and newsletter.

About you

You will be a good communicator with excellent written and verbal skills; and able to demonstrate a strategic mindset. We need someone who can think inside and outside the box to consider who might benefit from watching one of our films; and with the motivation and persuasive skills to tell them about it. The films that you will focus on include: a documentary focusing on the dynamic female leaders of the pro-choice campaign in Ireland as they attempt to legalise abortion; and a film about Franco Stevens, the founder of the best-selling lesbian magazine, Curve. A demonstrable interest in these topics is a must, as is a vision for how to attract a younger audience (18 to 24yrs) to watch them and share with their networks. Data entry is a key part of this role, your team will be relying on you for accurate information; so you need impeccable attention to detail, to care deeply about maintaining an accurate workflow and be keen to learn and become an expert in how to use our technical tools. In return we can offer you a supportive work environment where you will learn all about film distribution and social impact entertainment marketing.

Essential skills

• Writing and editing experience within a creative environment
• Demonstrable internet research skills
• Excellent attention to detail, high level of accuracy and an ability to understand and maintain processes and systems
• The ability to work to tight deadlines
• Confident communicator, able to work well with people from all levels of the organisation
• Flexible, a team player and able to work within a diverse team environment
• Proactive, strategic and creative
• Strong IT skills and competency to pick up new systems quickly

Desirable criteria

• Experience using Streak, Mixmax, AirTable
• A proven interest in Film, in particular films with a social issues context
• Multi-lingual

Application

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQI+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. The application form can be found here: https://airtable.com/shrmEYLq8sL2tFFUD

• Contract: Six month contract
• Hours: Full time; 5 days per week, 8 hours per day
• Location: Currently fully remote, however with an office base in London. You do not need to reside in London to apply, though you do need to be UK based. Please let us know your location and any flexible work requests upon application.
• Interview date: w/c 24 May, 2021
• Start date: As soon as possible

The closing date for this position is 20/05/2021 at 12:00