The Role
We are seeking an individual to lead strategic Global publicity campaigns driven by creative materials – photography, featurettes, clips, etc. The role requires a high level of creativity, an inquisitive, innovative personality and a strong project management background. The Visual Communications team has the enviable position of straddling two worlds in the entertainment industry: asset creation & global communication strategy. We specialize in capturing and creating photo & video assets that shape, enhance and support our Global publicity campaigns for our Netflix Original content including series, films, and documentaries.

This role works across photo and creative content/EPK, utilizing knowledge of TV/film productions, talent/filmmaker relations, and publicity events as part of the Netflix Originals Publicity team. A successful candidate is someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. They must have a strong project management background and are able to strategically plan and execute across multiple projects simultaneously. This candidate must be extremely well organized, creative, a succinct communicator, a team player and thrive in a fast-paced environment. They must be self-motivated, possess integrity and able to work autonomously across multiple teams. The ideal candidate will use sound judgement to make wise decisions, think strategically and drive their colleagues to do the same.

This job is based in New York and reports to the Visual Communications Director, Originals Publicity in Los Angeles.

Here at Netflix, we don’t have rules and regulations. We hire adults who act responsibly on the resources and freedom they are given to do their work, and we expect high performance in return.
Responsibilities of the role include:

Oversee a slate of titles filming in or around New York
Spearhead and staff publicity events in and around New York including junkets, premieres, on set photo/video shoots and special shoots
Develop and execute a global strategy, per project/title, to capture, produce and utilize creative material to enhance and support the publicity campaign throughout its lifecycle
Drive communication with lead campaign publicist counterpart, Marketing & Social teams, showrunners/filmmakers and talent reps
Hire and oversee unit photographers and video crews, including script and schedule review and communication with production
Produce strong creative materials that shape and enhance the overall publicity campaign
Assist with the asset management and servicing of material
Oversee photography/video needs for premieres, events and photo shoots
Manage budgets

Skills and Requirements:

8+ years experience at a network or studio
Strategic thought partner
Strong team player
Deadline-oriented with strong time management skills
Strong eye for producing visual assets
Experience working with international markets is preferred
Ability to handle high volume of complex projects and tasks for multiple people and departments simultaneously and manage competing priorities
Must be able to work independently, make sound decisions, think strategically, and maintain accuracy and attention to detail
Must possess solid organizational, effective time management and excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with internal and external teams
Understand and interest in Federal copyright laws, usage licenses and embargos
Understand the photography/video industry
Strong knowledge in digital file specs & size formats
Extensive knowledge of Adobe Suite including Photoshop and Pro is preferred