Sales Intern

Salary: €1200 per month

The Coproduction Office is looking for a globally minded and result-oriented colleague to complete their team of thirty working in a dynamic and international environment.

The successful candidate will assist our Sales & Marketing team and our founder, Philippe Bober.

Role details

• 6 month internship
• For full details, see the Coproduction Office’s job portal

Role responsibilities

As a Sales Intern, you will support the team with tasks including:

• Assist our sales executives with the market preparation and during markets (scheduling meetings, researching distributors, preparing documents and presentations on our films, assisting on the logistics, etc.).
• Follow up with international distributors after the markets (preparing information on films, screeners, and others).
• Search for prospective partners (market studies); improve and update the clients and sales database and contacts list.
• Assist the sales team in the negotiation for film sales, for example, by reflecting on selling points and gathering information on a film.
• Assist with the redaction of contracts and other administrative tasks (notarization process, registration of contracts, etc.)
• Follow up with our international distributors to track the films’ releases (release dates, admission numbers, marketing elements).
• Support the management of MEDIA Creative Europe funding, both internally and in collaboration with our European distributors (application and reporting).
• Keep track of expiring contracts and get in touch with distributors to negotiate renewals.
• Assist the sales team in the preparation of sales strategies (reflect on pitching and ideas for retrospectives and collections).

You will

• Gain oversight on various aspects of the company, including finance and production
• Work in a multilingual, friendly, and motivational environment
• Obtain valuable experience working with the sales and marketing team, as well as with the founder Philippe Bober on unique award-winning films

Person specifications

• A native or fully fluent English-speaker with excellent command of French and/or German. Other languages are a plus.
• Detail-oriented and deadline-focused
• Precise, Proficient with Excel and databases.
• A cinephile with a strong interest in film distribution and marketing.
• Able to think outside the boxes.
• Able to demonstrate previous experience in the film industry.
• Flexible and proactive

How to apply

We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English at staff@coproductionoffice.eu (NB Applications without cover letter will not be considered). Please also indicate where you saw this listing.

If you have questions regarding your application or application process, please contact the email address: staff@coproductionoffice.eu (Please take note that our recruitment team is working remotely and cannot be reached by phone in the Paris or Berlin office. We therefore kindly recommend you contact us by email rather than phone. Thank you).

The closing date for this position is 31/03/2025 at 23:59