Amazon MGM Studios is seeking a dynamic Regional Strategies, Festival and Convention Lead to support the Movies Publicity department. This role serves as a vital connector across the business, ensuring that all regional activities, film festivals, and convention activities for Amazon MGM Studios across the globe are strategically aligned and effectively executed.
The ideal candidate will be a crucial member of the team, streamlining movies PR operations, enhancing marketing efforts, and reducing cost redundancies. They will ensure consistent delivery of exceptional experiences at festivals and conventions in the U.S. and key international markets, with a direct impact on reinforcing Amazon MGM Studios' brand narrative and exceeding customer (attendee) expectations.
The position requires someone who understands the delicate balance of being both detail-oriented and adaptable, capable of managing meticulous logistics while remaining responsive within the fast-paced nature of film publicity. This person is an exceptional team player who can work independently, take initiative, and maintain the highest level of professionalism when interacting with high-profile filmmaker/talent and sensitive information.
Key job responsibilities
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES –
Regional and Word-of-Mouth Screenings -
-Execute word-of-mouth and regional promotional media partner-supported screenings, both in-person and virtual.
-Coordinate with regional press, social hyperlocal micro influencers, members of local film critics groups and circles, retail partners, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), community action organizations, and other strategic groups in line with title-specific Prime Video goals.
-Ensure promotional and word-of-mouth screening access for other Amazon departments and Employee Resource Groups, including Brand Partnerships, Digital, Public Policy, Warriors, Glamazon, BEN, and Latinos @.
-Work with the Quality Content and Anti-piracy teams to ensure that all theatrical and virtual screenings are held using best Amazon practices and guidelines.
-Festival and Convention Logistics
-Coordinate regional festival logistics for premiere events such as Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW, and Sundance.
-Ensure all regional activities and convention activities are strategically aligned and effectively executed across the globe.
Junket Planning and Execution -
-Oversee junket planning from conception to execution, focused on east coast press activities.
Manage location and junket production crew bids and contracts, talent time allocations, scheduling, catering and talent logistics, and day-off management.
-Cross-Functional Collaboration
-Engage cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, such as the National Partnerships and Publishing teams, to collaboratively activate brand integrations in regional markets.
-Develop synergistic opportunities for external activations, specific to the Movies PR slate, via partners in the parenting, LGBTQIA+, and faith categories. This often includes organizations such as National Girls Collaborative Project, Color of Change, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and others.
Sports PR and Activations
-Oversee sports PR, sports-related influencer outreach, and activations for all movie titles.
-Experiential Activations
-Engage with experiential vendors to create new and exciting experiences related to Prime Video movies, such as street teaming, events, and stunts.
-Staffing and Budget Management
-Manage all staffing needs for regional events and theatrical screening plans.
-Track Regional Strategies budget allocations within overall Movies PR title-specific budgets.
-Open and oversee budgets and purchase order requests for all campaign-related costs. Monitor submission of invoices to ensure all vendors are reimbursed in a timely manner.
-Reporting and Documentation
Contribute Regional Strategies campaign-specific activities in filmmaker and campaign decks, reporting, and target media lists.
Oversee and maintain all team and key department-wide documents, including agendas, film contact sheets, reaction memos, events calendars, and budget trackers.
Administrative and Coordination Support
Coordinate all team calls with both internal and external parties, including agencies and talent representatives/publicists.
Work with the travel team to organize all filmmaker and talent travel.
Create, update, and circulate all travel itineraries across all campaigns and make real-time adjustments as necessary.
Arrange all internal and external screenings; spearhead delivery of DCPs/film content and distribute links when applicable.
Create, maintain, and circulate agendas for all team calls. Take extensive notes during calls to identify action items for future discussion and implementation.
Additional Requirements
Maintain flexibility to work extended hours during film premieres, press days, festivals, and other campaign beats, including occasional talent and below-the-line handling.
A day in the life
As the Regional Strategies, Festival and Convention Lead for Amazon MGM Studios' Movies Publicity department, you'll serve as a strategic connector across the business, ensuring regional activities, film festivals, and conventions are aligned and executed effectively around the globe. On any given day, you might be coordinating word-of-mouth screenings with regional press, hyperlocal influencers, historically Black colleges and universities, and community organizations, while simultaneously managing junket logistics for east coast press activities—from location scouting and production crew contracts to talent scheduling and catering. You'll collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams like National Partnerships and Publishing, and develop activations with external partners in the parenting, LGBTQIA+, faith, and sports categories to amplify each film's campaign.
Behind the scenes, you'll oversee budgets, staffing, and vendor relationships for regional events and theatrical screenings, ensuring cost efficiencies while delivering exceptional experiences. You'll manage purchase orders, track invoices, and maintain critical team documents such as agendas, film contact sheets, reaction memos, and budget trackers. Compiling and circulating daily press coverage to campaign stakeholders, coordinating filmmaker and talent travel itineraries, and arranging internal and external screenings round out your operational responsibilities.
This role requires someone who thrives in the fast-paced world of film publicity—comfortable balancing meticulous logistics with the need to pivot quickly. You'll interact with high-profile filmmakers and talent, coordinate festival logistics for events like the Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW, and Sundance, and partner with experiential vendors to create memorable activations such as street teaming and stunts. Flexibility to work extended hours during premieres, press days, and festivals is essential, as is the ability to work independently while maintaining the highest level of professionalism.
About the team
The Amazon MGM Studios Movies PR team is a collaborative group of specialists organized into four Title/Campaign Teams, a Regional/Audience Strategies team, an Events team, and an International team. The Title/Campaign Teams equally divide the annual film slate and serve as the primary liaisons between talent representatives and cross-functional partners. They manage top-tier talent and press relationships, negotiate travel and logistics, secure high-profile media appearances, and conceptualize innovative communications plans that advance business objectives and drive new Prime memberships.
Supporting all four Title/Campaign Teams are three cross-functional groups. The Regional/Audience Strategies team extends each film campaign beyond top-tier coastal markets by activating publicity efforts in regional and secondary markets nationwide, cultivating relationships with local press, broadcast outlets, and influencers. This team also identifies opportunities to engage diverse and underrepresented audiences—including faith-based, LGBTQIA+, Hispanic/Latino, Black, and Asian communities—through targeted screenings, events, and press activations. Additionally, the team serves as the operational backbone for all press junket logistics, managing end-to-end coordination of interview days that bring together domestic, regional, and multicultural press to engage with talent and filmmakers.
The Events team produces large-scale film launch moments, including thematic red carpet premieres, special screenings, and festival activations. The International team acts as the primary point of contact for global territories on all publicity matters, adapting campaigns to resonate with local markets while maintaining brand consistency and facilitating communication between domestic talent teams and international press to align on interviews, junkets, and press tour logistics. Together, these teams deliver comprehensive campaigns that drive buzz and excitement ahead of every Prime Video release.
- Bachelor's degree
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
USA, NY, New York - 139,400.00 - 188,500.00 USD annually
The ideal candidate will be a crucial member of the team, streamlining movies PR operations, enhancing marketing efforts, and reducing cost redundancies. They will ensure consistent delivery of exceptional experiences at festivals and conventions in the U.S. and key international markets, with a direct impact on reinforcing Amazon MGM Studios' brand narrative and exceeding customer (attendee) expectations.
The position requires someone who understands the delicate balance of being both detail-oriented and adaptable, capable of managing meticulous logistics while remaining responsive within the fast-paced nature of film publicity. This person is an exceptional team player who can work independently, take initiative, and maintain the highest level of professionalism when interacting with high-profile filmmaker/talent and sensitive information.
Key job responsibilities
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES –
Regional and Word-of-Mouth Screenings -
-Execute word-of-mouth and regional promotional media partner-supported screenings, both in-person and virtual.
-Coordinate with regional press, social hyperlocal micro influencers, members of local film critics groups and circles, retail partners, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), community action organizations, and other strategic groups in line with title-specific Prime Video goals.
-Ensure promotional and word-of-mouth screening access for other Amazon departments and Employee Resource Groups, including Brand Partnerships, Digital, Public Policy, Warriors, Glamazon, BEN, and Latinos @.
-Work with the Quality Content and Anti-piracy teams to ensure that all theatrical and virtual screenings are held using best Amazon practices and guidelines.
-Festival and Convention Logistics
-Coordinate regional festival logistics for premiere events such as Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW, and Sundance.
-Ensure all regional activities and convention activities are strategically aligned and effectively executed across the globe.
Junket Planning and Execution -
-Oversee junket planning from conception to execution, focused on east coast press activities.
Manage location and junket production crew bids and contracts, talent time allocations, scheduling, catering and talent logistics, and day-off management.
-Cross-Functional Collaboration
-Engage cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, such as the National Partnerships and Publishing teams, to collaboratively activate brand integrations in regional markets.
-Develop synergistic opportunities for external activations, specific to the Movies PR slate, via partners in the parenting, LGBTQIA+, and faith categories. This often includes organizations such as National Girls Collaborative Project, Color of Change, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and others.
Sports PR and Activations
-Oversee sports PR, sports-related influencer outreach, and activations for all movie titles.
-Experiential Activations
-Engage with experiential vendors to create new and exciting experiences related to Prime Video movies, such as street teaming, events, and stunts.
-Staffing and Budget Management
-Manage all staffing needs for regional events and theatrical screening plans.
-Track Regional Strategies budget allocations within overall Movies PR title-specific budgets.
-Open and oversee budgets and purchase order requests for all campaign-related costs. Monitor submission of invoices to ensure all vendors are reimbursed in a timely manner.
-Reporting and Documentation
Contribute Regional Strategies campaign-specific activities in filmmaker and campaign decks, reporting, and target media lists.
Oversee and maintain all team and key department-wide documents, including agendas, film contact sheets, reaction memos, events calendars, and budget trackers.
Administrative and Coordination Support
Coordinate all team calls with both internal and external parties, including agencies and talent representatives/publicists.
Work with the travel team to organize all filmmaker and talent travel.
Create, update, and circulate all travel itineraries across all campaigns and make real-time adjustments as necessary.
Arrange all internal and external screenings; spearhead delivery of DCPs/film content and distribute links when applicable.
Create, maintain, and circulate agendas for all team calls. Take extensive notes during calls to identify action items for future discussion and implementation.
Additional Requirements
Maintain flexibility to work extended hours during film premieres, press days, festivals, and other campaign beats, including occasional talent and below-the-line handling.
A day in the life
As the Regional Strategies, Festival and Convention Lead for Amazon MGM Studios' Movies Publicity department, you'll serve as a strategic connector across the business, ensuring regional activities, film festivals, and conventions are aligned and executed effectively around the globe. On any given day, you might be coordinating word-of-mouth screenings with regional press, hyperlocal influencers, historically Black colleges and universities, and community organizations, while simultaneously managing junket logistics for east coast press activities—from location scouting and production crew contracts to talent scheduling and catering. You'll collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams like National Partnerships and Publishing, and develop activations with external partners in the parenting, LGBTQIA+, faith, and sports categories to amplify each film's campaign.
Behind the scenes, you'll oversee budgets, staffing, and vendor relationships for regional events and theatrical screenings, ensuring cost efficiencies while delivering exceptional experiences. You'll manage purchase orders, track invoices, and maintain critical team documents such as agendas, film contact sheets, reaction memos, and budget trackers. Compiling and circulating daily press coverage to campaign stakeholders, coordinating filmmaker and talent travel itineraries, and arranging internal and external screenings round out your operational responsibilities.
This role requires someone who thrives in the fast-paced world of film publicity—comfortable balancing meticulous logistics with the need to pivot quickly. You'll interact with high-profile filmmakers and talent, coordinate festival logistics for events like the Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW, and Sundance, and partner with experiential vendors to create memorable activations such as street teaming and stunts. Flexibility to work extended hours during premieres, press days, and festivals is essential, as is the ability to work independently while maintaining the highest level of professionalism.
About the team
The Amazon MGM Studios Movies PR team is a collaborative group of specialists organized into four Title/Campaign Teams, a Regional/Audience Strategies team, an Events team, and an International team. The Title/Campaign Teams equally divide the annual film slate and serve as the primary liaisons between talent representatives and cross-functional partners. They manage top-tier talent and press relationships, negotiate travel and logistics, secure high-profile media appearances, and conceptualize innovative communications plans that advance business objectives and drive new Prime memberships.
Supporting all four Title/Campaign Teams are three cross-functional groups. The Regional/Audience Strategies team extends each film campaign beyond top-tier coastal markets by activating publicity efforts in regional and secondary markets nationwide, cultivating relationships with local press, broadcast outlets, and influencers. This team also identifies opportunities to engage diverse and underrepresented audiences—including faith-based, LGBTQIA+, Hispanic/Latino, Black, and Asian communities—through targeted screenings, events, and press activations. Additionally, the team serves as the operational backbone for all press junket logistics, managing end-to-end coordination of interview days that bring together domestic, regional, and multicultural press to engage with talent and filmmakers.
The Events team produces large-scale film launch moments, including thematic red carpet premieres, special screenings, and festival activations. The International team acts as the primary point of contact for global territories on all publicity matters, adapting campaigns to resonate with local markets while maintaining brand consistency and facilitating communication between domestic talent teams and international press to align on interviews, junkets, and press tour logistics. Together, these teams deliver comprehensive campaigns that drive buzz and excitement ahead of every Prime Video release.
Basic qualifications
- 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience- Bachelor's degree
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in professional communications or public relationsAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, NY, New York - 139,400.00 - 188,500.00 USD annually