Coordinator, Communications

Responsibilities: The Communications Coordinator will support the Communications team for Versant’s cable networks: USA, SYFY, Oxygen and E!, in addition to Sports and Digital properties.Responsibilities include, but not limited to:Perform administrative and department support tasks including phone coverage, calendar management and travel expenses for SVP of Entertainment & Sports Communications, creating and disseminating TV highlights and listings, reconciling invoices, coordinating screeners/mailings, filing out creative briefs, maintaining editorial and awards calendars, creating tune in alerts, coordinating high profile internal and external executive meetings, updating press lists, booking travel and other assignments as requiredWork hand-in-hand with the other coordinators to compile the daily clip packet, distribute press materials to key executives, keep team apprised of all breaking news and monitor social media for all network and series related coverageAssist the department with booking talent travel, creating schedules and coordinating on-site coverage. Support with organizing press junkets, print interviews, set visits, photo shoots etc.   Manage dissemination of photos, electronic clips and press releases.Assist in the creation of show press materials, programming releases and planning of special eventsDevelop positive relationships with press, talent and their representatives, producers, production staff and programming executives in order to assist press managers in maximizing press coverage and minimizing crises