Fox Searchlight Publicity Intern Spring 2010

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

General duties include but are not limited to:

• Brainstorming meetings to develop ideas for press and public outreach in our film publicity campaigns
• Building specific press contacts (typically college press) to work with on film coverage
• Research projects on prior film campaigns, talent press history, or specific press contacts/outlets
• Helping with the “Breaks” (daily newspaper and online press clippings)
• General office work (copies, mailings, shredding, phones, etc.)
• Helping with events (press junkets, red carpet premieres, etc.)
• Organizing film screenings
• Coordinating and scheduling talent and filmmaker travel
• Maintaining contact lists
• Updating status reports and various documents

Qualifications:
Fox Searchlight Pictures Publicity Interns are expected to be eager, ready to learn, and help out with any task. We are looking for a student who is responsible, punctual, and possesses good communication skills with a professional demeanor. Communication, marketing, broadcast, film majors preferred, although we are open to anyone who is enthusiastic.

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university and be eligible to receive academic credit
• Prior internship experience preferred in the film industry and/or publicity related
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and other office applications
• interested in film publicity and what goes into building a film campaign
• excellent at internet research
• is hard working, friendly and enthusiastic
• creates and seeks out projects
• has great verbal and written communication skills
• is a self-starter who thinks ‘out of the box’ and can multi-task