AddressSalary: £27,500
Rocket Science is looking for a Sales Coordinator to join their team.
About Rocket Science
Rocket Science is globally recognized as one of the preeminent film & tv studios. London-based Rocket Science has developed, packaged, financed, produced, distributed and sold an impressive array of critically acclaimed and commercially successful projects. The company continues to grow vertically into top-level budgeted projects and laterally into territorial content creation and increasing its development and production footprint.
https://www.rocket-science.net/
About the role
This is an opportunity to join an exciting, fast paced, dynamic international company with an exciting slate of projects in a hands-on junior position. The role is one of support for the Sales Department and is a wonderful chance to gain skills, knowledge and exposure across a range of aspects of the business.
Hours: 40 per week
Contract: Permanent
Job specification
Working with the Sales Department on matters including:
- Ensuring sales estimates, availability lists, sales sheets, producers reports are up to date;
- Inputting data into rights management software (MovieChainer), and running reports for Sales team;
- Acting as first point of contact often for the company, both in London and also to manage the flow and function of the office at festivals & markets including Cannes;
- Taking minutes and reporting team meetings (on all sales related matters including submissions, offers and contracting, production updates, collection, etc.);
- Managing 2 x Sales Executive agendas for markets;
- Taking minutes and preparing internal agendas for external meetings;
- Managing availability lists (mostly through Excel reports and MovieChainer) and providing distributors key information before markets;
- Tracking sales offers and completed sales during markets (primarily sales made at Cannes, TIFF, AFM, Sundance and EFM) and ongoing throughout the year, always ensuring up-to-date information across various reports;
- Managing the distributors list and keeping track of production and financier details on all databases;
- Managing all areas of market prep, including but not limited to managing two executive agendas, creating comprehensive sales books and preparing sales data printouts while ensuring all accurate reporting;
- Prepare regular mail-outs for distributors (screening links and reminders, announcements and reviews, meeting requests);
- Analyzing project commercial value worldwide, assisting with compiling casting and director lists;
- Assisting with drafting pitch letters for new titles;
- Liaise with the marketing department across announcements on titles;
- Provide written analysis and coverage for new projects, currently a minimum of two scripts a week (prior knowledge of coverage not a pre-requisite);
Job requirements
- Outgoing and culturally curious with a strong interest in relationship building.
- Strong attention to detail, with capacity to build a thorough understanding of data management including data input.
- Strong desire to learn and develop skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels of careers/stakeholders.
- Proficient utilization of Office Package (including Excel) and Adobe Acrobat with knowledge in InDesign a plus.
- Experience with Mailchimp, or adept and receptive to acquiring proficiency.
- Must be a motivated self-starter who can prioritize and complete multiple tasks at a time.
- Must be versatile and adept, always willing to envision the big picture and to operate autonomously (sometimes without instruction) as well as collaborate as part of a tight-knit team.
- Must be comfortable working in a varied, high-speed and demanding environment.
- Must be a team player.
- Passion for cinema and a keen interest in entertainment industries.
- Foreign language is a plus.
Studies have shown that women, communities of colour and historically underrepresented people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture — if you’re excited about the role but don’t meet all of the abovementioned qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Our differences bring a breadth of knowledge and perspectives that we really value.
Applications
To apply, please send a CV & cover letter (no longer than a page) to info@rocket-science.net
The closing date for this position is 10/04/2024 at 18:00
