Distribution Assistant EMEA, International
Reports to: SVP Distribution, French Speaking Europe, Italy, Spain & Portugal, with a dotted line to the Director of Sales Administration
Location: London
Contract: Fixed Term (6-month contract)
Role: Hybrid
About Us
Join the place creatives call home!
Fremantle is one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.
From critically acclaimed dramas like The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, award winning films including Priscilla and Poor Things, to incredible entertainment and documentaries like Password, Too Hot to Handle, House of Kardashian and the Got Talent and Idols franchises, we make shows with global appeal.
Our Purpose
We aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our productions should reflect and celebrate the world we live in and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working across our teams, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.
The Role
To provide comprehensive support to the sales process across EMEA, working closely with the Sales Coordinators, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Rights and Digital Media Services to ensure deal fulfilment.
Responsibilities:
French Speaking Europe, Italy, Spain & Portugal
- Liaise with Digital Media Services to drive the creation of dubbed language assets
- Follow internal dubbing approval process
- Ensure access of dubs created by Licensees and other third parties
- Create and continually update Excel WIP tracker for Western Europe, working closely with the Sales Coordinator
- Support the Sales Coordinator to track all deals, attending to any post-sale issues
- Data management and database management to ensure consistency and accuracy, including business written, screeners tracking, new and current client files
- Maintain up to date client contact records and databases
EMEA
- Support with pre and post - sale client servicing i.e. sending screening links and recommendation emails to clients outside of market period; troubleshooting client website issues; granting clients access to assets on FM Screenings; ad-hoc non DPS client queries
- Input deals and create deal memos on rights management system following internal approval process
- Regularly provide accurate program availability reports by territory using the DPS rights availability system (internal system)
- Ad-hoc administration and coordination of activities as and when required
- Liaise closely with internal departments such as Marketing, Finance, Global Content, Digital Media Services and Legal. Work with these teams to source assets and other materials as required
- Contacting clients for TX dates and updating Marketing/Global Content
Skills and Experience:
- Previous experience working in customer service or an administrative support role
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to plan and organise projects, manage time and resources effectively and plan ahead in order to meet critical time deadlines
- Good communicator, written and oral, who can present information in a clear and effective manner - internal liaison and external suppliers
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Excellent relationship management skills and previous experience of dealing with clients
- Excellent Microsoft office skills, experience of Outlook advantageous, etc
- Foreign languages (Italian, French, Spanish) advantageous, but not essential
Our benefits include: generous company pension, summer Fridays, audience tickets, hybrid working, employee assistance programme, access to free courses and training, local discounts, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and volunteer days.
Disabled applicants who meet the minimum skills, knowledge and experience criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. Please indicate on your application if this applies to you.
If you need any of this information in a different format or would like to suggest a different form of application, please contact careers@fremantle.com
Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, streaming, content and digital, itself a division of the international media, services, and education company Bertelsmann.
For more information, please visit www.fremantle.com, follow Fremantle on Twitter @FremantleHQ and Instagram @fremantle or visit Fremantle’s LinkedIn page.
Company: FremantleMedia Group Ltd
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: W1T 1AL
Job ID: 269464
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