Executive Assistant, Sales

Salary: c. £27,000 dependent on experience

Mister Smith Entertainment is looking for an Executive Assistant (Sales) to join their team.

About the company

Mister Smith Entertainment (MSE) is involved in the financing and licensing of high-quality mainstream feature films and filmmaker-driven movies for the global market. MSE’s current sales slate includes 2023 Tribeca Festival documentary competition title Stylebender, directed by Zoe McIntosh and about UFC World Champion Israel Adesanya; neo-fairytale and 2023 Directors’ Fortnight selection Riddle of Fire, directed by Weston Razooli and starring Lio Tipton; comedy Hot Mess, starring Emma Roberts and directed by Katie Locke O’Brien; New Zealand-set horror Grafted, directed by Sasha Rainbow; true crime thriller and 2023 Tribeca selection He Went That Way, directed by Jeffrey Darling and starring Jacob Elordi and Zachary Quinto; mystery thriller Wichita Libra, written and directed by Henry Dunham and starring Phoebe Dynevor; New Zealand-set family adventure comedy Bookworm, directed by Ant Timpson and starring Elijah Wood, Nell Fisher and Michael Smiley; Māori historical epic The Convert, written and directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Guy Pearce; comic drama Ezra, directed by Tony Goldwyn and starring Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert De Niro; Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man, starring Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Emily Watson, and Eddie Marsan; and Michael Morris’ To Leslie, starring Andrea Riseborough in an Oscar nominated performance.

For further information, please visit MSE’s website.

Roles and responsibilities

The Executive Assistant, Sales reports jointly to the CEO & VP of International Sales and Distribution. This role is responsible for support of international sales and distribution activities in respect of films that Mister Smith Entertainment represents and administrative support to two executives. While mostly admin-focused, the role provides huge scope to learn and grow in a busy, fast-paced film sales and financing environment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Schedule internal and external meetings for CEO and VP
• Taking notes during meetings with producers, financiers, distributors
• Participate in weekend script read and give feedback/notes in weekly script meeting
• Help executives prepare for film markets (Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, AFM) including scheduling of market meetings
• Maintain sales documents including avails, reports, and sales bibles
• Support marketing department in preparing and sending market line up and on social media assets
• Maintain sales master list and distribution/marketing contact lists
• Send script/package submissions to external parties
• International travel to selected markets; helping to set up and run market offices
• Admin including expense reports, taking notes on external calls, maintaining tracking lists, booking travel/accom, answering phone
• Ad-hoc projects including research and analysis and ad hoc assistance with other departments as required

Report to: CEO + VP, International Sales and Distribution
Level: Entry/junior level
Status: Full-time, permanent, subject to 3 month probationary period
Hours: 37.5 per week

The ideal candidate

Desired experience/skills:

• 1 years experience working in the entertainment industry at assistant/coordinator level
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, calendar management
• Familiarity with Mailchimp, design software, social media assets a plus
• Professional fluency in English
• A passion for independent film
• Knowledge and interest in the business side of the industry and a desire to learn as much as possible – not a good fit for those looking to work in development
• A proactive self-starter with an exceptional eye for detail and follow-through skills
• High level of confidentiality
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to juggle a varied workload
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills internally and with external parties
• Flexibility in terms of workload and work hours

We are looking for diverse perspectives. Mister Smith Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all kinds of candidates.

Benefits

• 20 days of annual leave with an additional discretionary 5 days provided over Christmas as the office shuts down
• Automatic enrollment into Company NEST Pension Scheme
• Eligible to join the Company’s BUPA private health scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Flexible working between Soho office and home

How to apply

Please apply with CV and short cover note to skelly@mistersmithent.com

The closing date for this position is 24/01/2024 at 23:59