Traineeship: Publicity for Film & TV

Closing date: 31st March 2025 at 6pm BST

Salary: London Living Wage

Duration: 5 months

Start your career in film and TV publicity! Our award-winning ORIGINS programme requires no degree or previous experience. Now in its third year, ORIGINS will provide six people with a five month paid placement working in their dream role.

ABOUT ORIGINS

If your favourite pastime is going to the cinema or you are obsessed with binge-watching every TV series possible, and if you love to talk to people about your favourite shows and movies and persuade them to watch stuff you think is brilliant, then read on...

Our team of publicists and event specialists are experts in getting our clients’ films and TV shows talked about. Whether it is working with journalists to get our projects coverage in magazines and newspapers; speaking to talent bookers and producers at TV chat shows and radio stations; inviting tastemakers and celebrities to screenings; running red carpets; creating social buzz with digital sites and content creators; managing events and stunt activations to amplify awareness or filming interviews with talent to publicise a film or TV show, no two days are ever the same in a full service entertainment comms agency like ours!

ORIGINS is an award-winning inclusive talent development programme created by Organic, supported by Havas, in collaboration with a collection of film and television industry organisations, to create an access point into the film & TV PR industry and provide you with the grounding and the connections you need to set you off in your career.

ORIGINS is designed to equip you with the practical skills and learning that you need to launch you into a career in film and/or TV publicity. A passion for television and film is essential and excellent organisation and good communication is key. You will need to be good at multitasking. You’ll need to have strong attention to detail, a can-do attitude and an enthusiasm for forming and developing good relationships both internally and externally - with colleagues, clients, press and industry contacts.

ORIGINS is open to all but especially welcomes people who may be underrepresented in terms of ethnicity, socio-economic background, and disability or who are facing significant barriers to employment, who dream of having a career in the film and television industry.

Please include that you found this role through Creative Access in your application.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• You’re passionate - Are you a cinephile or a box set addict? You need to LOVE film and TV
• You read, watch, listen, view – Read the papers, watch TV, listen to podcasts, radio shows and get online. Make sure you know the media you will be working with every day
• You’re proactive – You need a can-do attitude and to be a step ahead at all times
• You're creative - No idea is too big or too small - everyone is encouraged to contribute
• You’re communicative –. Ask us questions. Talk to us about what you want to do and why
• You’ve got great attention to detail – Take care. Check it and then check it again!
• You’re a team player – We work in teams so get to know us and get amongst it
• You’ll bring the energy – Be positive, be upbeat. It is fast paced so be prepared to keep up!
• You’re a fast learner – You’ll need to take in a lot of information and learn on the job
• You’re cool under pressure – Be good at staying calm even when you are juggling a lot.
• You’re a connector – We’ll introduce you to some great people. Be open and connective
• You’re social savvy – You should be familiar with the key social media platforms and have a good knowledge of a broad range of social content creators.
• You’re flexible – We sometimes work out of hours in evenings and at weekends and are out and about a lot at events. If you want a 9 to 5 office job, this probably isn’t the career for you

WHAT WE'LL GIVE YOU:

A five month full time paid placement working in one of the following departments of the agency:

• UK Film Publicity
• UK TV Publicity
• Global Film & TV Publicity
• Events & Experiential
• Influencer
• Press Junket & On-Set Production

As part of the programme you will have the following:

• Onboarding: An Introduction to Organic and the film & TV industry
• A check list of practical tasks within each department to complete during placement
• Film & TV PR Webinars hosted by Organic
• "How to" workshops hosted by Organic
• Guest Talks from Film & TV industry figures, alumni, press and clients
• Site visits to Organic clients’ offices
• Participation in agency creative brainstorms
• Case study presentations
• Opportunities to work at red carpet events, screenings and press events.
• Access to press screenings and tickets to premieres

KEY APPLICATION DATES:

Monday 31 March, 6.00pm BST: The application window for this programme will close. We will not be accepting any applications after this time and date.

Friday 11 April: We aim to get back to successful candidates on this date.

Friday 25 April: Selected candidates must be available in person for an Assessment Day at our King's Cross office.

Friday 2 May: The six successful candidates will be selected and notified on this date.

The start date of the ORIGINS programme will be Monday 15 July 2025 and the programme will run until Friday 19 December 2025.

Important points to note:

• You need to be over the age of 18 on the start date of the programme - 15 July 2025.
• You need to be based in the UK for the duration of this programme.
• The role is 5 days a week, 9.00am – 5.30pm / 9.30am - 6.00pm (Global Film & TV Publicity Dept only).
• We operate a hybrid working policy. This placement requires you to be in our office in King’s Cross, London for a minimum of 3 days a week.
• Travel costs to and from the office must be covered by you, although we can provide an interest free travel loan if needed.
• You must already have a Right to Work in the UK.
• The placement pays London Living Wage which is salaried and paid monthly.
• You will be entitled to 10 days holiday pay and to opt in to the company's benefits scheme.

ABOUT ORGANIC

We’re a global communications agency for entertainment. We surround our clients’ content with small teams of experts who collaborate to be productive, responsive and accommodating. We build exciting campaigns around content of all kinds, targeting audiences that will love them. We’ve been around for almost two decades so we have strong roots in our industry, but we approach all our work with a fresh, innovative and forward-thinking approach that enables creativity to thrive. We believe that that in order to be successful partners for our clients, we need to be experts in what we do; be creative in the way that we think; and be nice to work with on every campaign.

At Organic, our values are built around Togetherness, Diversity, Inclusion and Passion. We subscribe to the concept of All In. All In is our commitment to building a truly inclusive culture full of diverse people, thought and perspective. We oppose all prejudice and discrimination and are active in our pursuits of creating a culture that is representative of the different communities and intersections within Organic, Havas and the wider industry, community and society. Our team is friendly and supportive and always welcome new team members with open arms.

In the past two decades, Organic has created pathways for talent into the film and television industry. Our agency’s alumni now populate some of the most success organisations in the entertainment industry including Netflix; Sky; Universal Pictures; The Walt Disney Company; MUBI; Warner Bros.; BBC Studios and many more. We pride ourselves on nurturing talent, building careers, and forming lasting relationships with all of our employees, past and present.

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