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BENJY CHOCRON

Los Angeles,CA

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Publicity Specialist

Walt Disney Studios
06.2024 - Current
  • Collate and circulate coverage reports, press reactions, and film reviews.
  • Coordinate LA press screenings, screener links, premiere and junket invitations, and specialty interviews.
  • Cover red carpet and talent appearances/interviews and assist with premiere and junket check-in.

Publicity Assistant

Walt Disney Studios
01.2022 - 06.2024
  • Support VP of Publicity across Walt Disney Studios, Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios titles in addition to junket and press teams.
  • Coordinate all aspects of talent travel for events, press trips and conventions.
  • Author weekly snapshot report of press initiatives for PR and Marketing executives.
  • Process invoices ($2M+) and manage title budgets.

Disney+ Publicity Intern

The Walt Disney Company
08.2021 - 01.2022
  • Provide direct support to Disney+ PR team and collaborate with Marketing, Social, National Geographic PR, and Hulu Communications teams to develop various publicity campaigns for original and library content.
  • Monitor, track, and send daily headlines to The Walt Disney Company executives and communications teams.
  • Pull press clips, update media lists, edit press releases, grant Digital Screeners access to press, and contribute to the creation of press mailers.

Originals Social Marketing Intern

HBO Max
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Support Creative, Social, and Editorial teams across all HBO Max Originals Programming.
  • Create and execute social media and marketing campaigns for shows such as Gossip Girl, FBOY Island, And Just Like That, etc.
  • Assist in content creation, copy selection and editing, research, pitch ideas, and marketing efforts for various accounts.

Series Publicity Intern

Amazon Studios
09.2020 - 01.2021
  • Track and send daily headline briefings to Amazon Studios executives and international PR teams in addition to assisting and preparing media strategies for multiple projects such as The Boys, Modern Love, The Pack, The Wilds, etc.
  • Compile coverage reports for current and upcoming projects and manage press lists.
  • Conduct research to provide insight on streaming competitors as well as discovering new target audiences.

Television Publicity Intern

Warner Bros. Television Group
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Organize and collect press clips and tracked top industry stories for daily reports.
  • Develop and arrange travel and press itineraries for talent.
  • Act as a talent liaison between Warner Bros. talent and press at San Diego Comic-Con and Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Santa Barbara, CA
06.2021

Timeline

Publicity Specialist

Walt Disney Studios
06.2024 - Current

Publicity Assistant

Walt Disney Studios
01.2022 - 06.2024

Disney+ Publicity Intern

The Walt Disney Company
08.2021 - 01.2022

Originals Social Marketing Intern

HBO Max
06.2021 - 08.2021

Series Publicity Intern

Amazon Studios
09.2020 - 01.2021

Television Publicity Intern

Warner Bros. Television Group
06.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
BENJY CHOCRON