Intern - Theatrical Cinema Sales

Please note that this role is based in the United Kingdom. In order to enable us to meet statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom.

This role will be a 12 month fixed term contract starting in July 2025 and will be paid London living wage.

To be considered for this role you will need to provide your CV and a short cover letter outlining why you are applying for this specific position why you want to work at Sony Pictures and why you think you are best suited for this role.

Only applications that attach both documents will be considered.

The UK Sales & Distribution Team consists of 6 people Director of Sales & Distribution Director of Technical & Distribution x 2 Senior Sales Executives Sales Executive and a Technical Manager.

This team positions sells distributes and implements the Theatrical (Cinema) Release of all Sony Pictures Film releases in the UK. They work closely with UK Exhibition Sony Marketing Finance & Publicity Teams and Logistics and Technical Companies to ensure that Sony Product gets the best trailer placements the most commercially viable release date timely delivery and the best and most suitable cinema release with an aim to maximising both the overall Gross Box Office and Sonys margin. They nurture the film through its Theatrical release and provide reporting and analysis at each step as the need arises. In addition to their UK remit all roles work alongside & support our Irish Office.

What youll do:

• Provide comprehensive admin support to the Sales Team
• Proactively secure release date bookings with independent cinemas.
• Help manage and maintain all Sales statistical analysis and Market intelligence info
• Support to Book and organise Meetings Conference Calls and Exhibitor Screenings
• Work daily on software systems such as DEX (bookings) InterPlan SAP (purchase orders) and Salesforce.
• Compile research on film release dates UK Marketplace and competitive titles
• Help with creation of presentations for team (Powerpoint Excel etc)
• Provide a daily update on Industry News articles.
• Provide help and support to sales accounts during periods of leave on the team
• Watching Sony Film releases and competitor Film titles in market
• Support for Technical Manager cover of admin responsibilities

What youll learn:

• You will gain an indepth and practical understanding of a films journey to the big screen and the customer.
• About the commercial sales and marketing positioning of films
• How UK Exhibitors book and play our films and the reporting and revenue cycle that follows.
• You will learn about the different types of film Cinema chains programming styles and release patterns.
• An understanding of the technical aspects of film Exhibition & Distribution and meet many of the key industry stakeholders across Distribution & Cinema Exhibition.
• You will experience firsthand the journey of selecting a release date marketing promoting & selling a film into Cinema chains and analysing the commercial results and how they plug into other areas (eg Home Ent.)of the film revenue cycle.
• Most importantly you will get to work as part of a fun friendly and experienced team whilst being given the opportunity to provide fresh insight into our films strategy and processes!

What you have:

• A Calm disposition and a positive attitude

• Proactive and shows initiative.

• Regular cinemagoer with an interest in the film business and a keen interest in commercial film

• Positive helpful approach

• Ideally experienced at managing multiple tasks

• PC literate with intermediate Outlook and Word skills and advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

• Organised and thorough with the ability to coordinate prioritise and manage time appropriately.

• Builds effective relationships with internal and external contacts.

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