Marketing and Office Coordinator

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000

Cornerstone is looking for a Marketing and Office Coordinator to join their team.

About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone brand is synonymous with quality and excellence. As a leader in the global independent film community, we provide strong curatorial direction and years of industry experience. From development through to sales and distribution, we provide the vital link between creative vision and global commercial success.

We make stories happen.

Job description

Administrative, office management, creative and strategic support to the Director of Marketing and Distribution of a leading Film Sales Company.

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time

Main responsibilities

Marketing and Distribution

• Engaging with international distributors about their assets and release plans, including P&A, box office, poster and trailer
• Tracking box office of both Cornerstone titles and comparable and competitive titles to circulate internally and to key stakeholders
• Supporting the Marketing Director with positioning research and planning, market data analysis and competitive intelligence for Cornerstone’s slate
• Background research on new acquisitions to feed into sales strategies
• Organising key assets for delivery, liaising with servicing team for all marketing deliverables
• Keeping Cornerstone website and social media up to date
• Keeping all sites, portals and public facing information about the company up to date, including ensuring our branding is used appropriately
• Tracking and sharing important sales and distribution news
• Keeping Cornerstone’s screening and meeting platforms up to date

Markets and Festivals

• Market prep and logistics: booking offices, accommodation, flights, furniture, screenings, events
• Supporting the Marketing Director in preparing mailouts, brochures, invites for screenings and events, script packages
• Working with Sales Coordinator to prep supplies needed for market offices and, when required, manning the office reception at markets such as Cannes, AFM and Berlin
• Supporting Publicity Consultant with logistics for festival premieres and junketing
• Liaising with Marketing Director on planning festival strategies in unsold territories.
• Liaising with servicing team for screening materials
• Handling festival and market submission forms
• Managing festival requests for library titles

Office Management and General responsibilities:

• Together with the Sales Coordinator being the first point of contact for the company – answering phones, taking messages for all staff and greeting guests
• Liaising with building facilities on practical office management issues
• Handling and monitoring office accounts including, mobile phones, subscriptions etc…
• Dealing with any technological problems/requirements – mobile, computer, laptop, email
• Submitting funding applications, tracking deadlines for these
• Logging invoices, receipts and expenses for non-sales related transactions, and where directed creating invoices and completing order forms
• Running general errands

Skills and experience

• At least 12 months office experience, preferably associated with feature film sales, distribution, production and/or creative agencies
• Strong IT skills especially Office 365 (Word and Excel), Adobe Acrobat and bespoke in-house systems
• Experience with Photoshop and InDesign highly desirable
• Good research and analysis skills with ability to present information in a clear and comprehensive manner

Key competencies

• Excellent organisational and strong administration skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure while also maintaining a calm, positive and polite manner
• A collaborative team player who has a proactive, professional and flexible approach to work
• A creative eye which is also detail oriented
• And above all, a passion for film

To apply

Please send a CV and cover letter to office@cornerstonefilm.com.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for the right person wishing to pursue a career in the independent film business. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Cornerstone welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

You can find out more on our website: http://www.cornerstonefilm.com

The closing date for this position is 18/03/2022 at 23:59