Film Marketing, Distribution & Exhibition

How movies and shows reach audiences: trailers, posters, festivals, sales deals, streaming data, archives, and the theaters that screen them.

Top pay: highest pay, longest training

Film Marketing Executive: Plans how a movie or series is sold to audiences: trailers, posters, ads, and social campaigns. Typical pay $160k.
Film Sales Agent: Sells the rights to show a film in different countries and on different platforms. Typical pay $110k.
Content Acquisitions Executive: Decides which movies and shows a studio or streamer buys and licenses. Typical pay $170k.
Awards Campaign Strategist: Runs campaigns to win Oscars, Emmys, and other awards for films and shows. Typical pay $150k.
Theatrical Distribution Executive: Decides when and where movies open in theaters and negotiates with theater chains. Typical pay $150k.

Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship

Trailer Editor: Cuts movie and show footage into trailers, teasers, and TV spots that make people want to watch. Typical pay $90k.
Key Art / Movie Poster Designer: Designs the posters, thumbnails, and images that sell movies and streaming shows. Typical pay $75k.
Unit Publicist: Handles press and publicity for a film or series while it's being made and released. Typical pay $80k.
Film Festival Programmer: Watches hundreds of submitted films and picks which ones play at a film festival. Typical pay $60k.
Streaming Content Strategy Analyst: Uses viewing data to help streamers decide what shows to make, buy, renew, or cancel. Typical pay $95k.
Box Office Analyst: Forecasts and tracks how much money movies earn in theaters. Typical pay $80k.
Test Screening / Audience Researcher: Runs test screenings and surveys to see how audiences react to movies before release. Typical pay $75k.
Film Booker: Decides which movies play at a cinema chain and negotiates terms with distributors. Typical pay $75k.
Film Archivist: Preserves and catalogs old films, TV shows, and footage for studios, libraries, and museums. Typical pay $62k.
Film Restoration Specialist: Repairs damaged old films digitally, removing scratches, dust, and flicker. Typical pay $70k.
Dubbing & Localization Producer: Manages dubbing and subtitles so shows can be released in dozens of languages. Typical pay $80k.
Rights & Licensing Manager: Tracks and manages who owns which rights to shows, music, and characters, and licenses them. Typical pay $90k.
Product Placement Agent: Gets brands' products onto screens in movies, shows, and music videos. Typical pay $75k.
In-Flight Entertainment Programmer: Picks the movies, shows, and music that play on airplanes. Typical pay $70k.
Premiere & Junket Producer: Plans movie premieres and press junkets for studios and PR firms, designing red carpets, scheduling celebrity interviews, and running after-parties. Typical pay $75k.
Trailer Copywriter: Writes the words for movie trailers, posters, and taglines. Typical pay $75k.
Film Ratings Board Rater: Watches movies before release as part of the board that gives them G, PG, PG-13, R, or NC-17 ratings for American parents. Typical pay $65k.
Fan Convention Organizer: Plans comic, anime, and gaming conventions, booking celebrity guests, panels, vendors, and cosplay contests for thousands of fans. Typical pay $62k.
Content Protection Analyst: Tracks down illegal copies of movies, shows, and live sports online and gets them taken down, working for studios, leagues, and streaming services. Typical pay $80k.

Starter: fastest way in

Film Critic: Reviews movies and shows for publications, podcasts, and video channels. Typical pay $45k.
Movie Projectionist: Runs and maintains the projectors in movie theaters, including rare 35mm and 70mm film prints. Typical pay $33k.
Movie Theater Manager: Runs a movie theater's staff, concessions, schedules, and customer experience. Typical pay $45k.
Usher / Ticket Taker: Checks tickets and helps audiences find seats at theaters, arenas, and cinemas. Typical pay $30k.
Streaming Metadata Specialist: Writes descriptions, tags, and genres for movies and shows on streaming services. Typical pay $52k.

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