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Publicity Coordinator, SFIAAFF

POSITION: Publicity Coordinator, SFIAAFF

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: December 3, 2007 – March 31, 2008, full-time
PAY: $2,500 per month (full time, exempt, temporary, no benefits)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Publicity Coordinator will coordinate all day-to-day administrative activities involving publicity for the 26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), which takes place March 13 – 23, 2008. The Coordinator will serve as a liaison between the SFIAAFF staff and the festival’s publicists. The Coordinator’s primary duties involve managing press materials such as video screeners, press kits, still images and press clippings, and providing the press with necessary materials.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Dubbing, labeling and maintaining a library of screeners and checking them out to the press
• Collecting still photos and/or image files for each film and adding captions
• Assembling press kits for each film as well as press packets including press releases and photo CDs
• Managing all press check-ins and inquiries in addition to introducing films as needed at press screenings
• Maintaining regular press reports to be submitted periodically to the festival’s publicists
• Managing the press table during the festival to handle all press inquiries and to distribute complimentary tickets
• Collecting and photocopying press clippings and creating a clippings binder
• Supervising interns to accomplish the tasks above

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in publicity
• Detail-oriented, organized and motivated. Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Project management experience and great interpersonal skills
• Fluency in Mac-based applications including MS Office, Filemaker Pro, as well as Photoshop
• Knowledge of Asian Pacific American communities, issues and organizations preferred

TO APPLY:

Please send a resume and a cover letter, by 12pm, Monday, November 5, 2007, to:
Kar Yin Tham, SFIAAFF Administrative & Operations Manager
145 9th St. #350, San Francisco, CA 94103
or via email to karyin[at]asianamericanmedia[dot]org. Please include job title & your initials in email subject line. No phone calls, please.

NOTE: Early applications encouraged.