LFF Assistant

LFF Assistant

Kickstart your career in entertainment PR as a London Film Festival Assistant with DDA gaining hands-on experience in coverage reporting, media monitoring, and event management.

DDA is the premier independent entertainment public relations company, handling both domestic and international, providing filmed entertainment publicity and corporate media relations services for clients across the worldwide industry. From offices in London and Los Angeles, DDA offers a truly global reach for film and television producers, financiers, sales agents and distributors. DDA’s unrivalled relationships within the industry add undisputed value as a trusted partner for its clients, providing creative and insightful strategies and turnkey campaign solutions. 

DDA performs a wide spectrum of media relations, publicity, event management (through DDA Event Management) and marketing tasks, either globally or targeted to specific international markets. Festival and market experiences include the Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, London and Dubai film festivals (among others). 

Our UK Publicity team are looking for an ambitious, creative, and committed London Film Festival Assistant to join DDA. You must have a serious interest in the entertainment and public relations business within the film, television and entertainment industry. With us, you will quickly become a crucial contributor to our team. As an LFF Assistant, you are a driven and proactive member of the LFF team, working side-by-side with the LFF Team Assistant to support the rest of the team in handling press RSVPs as well as coverage reporting for the BFI London Film Festival. You’ll be available to work all major events throughout the festival and will report into the Vice President of the UK Publicity department. We work closely with our assistants to be sure that their personal needs are met, and do our best to ensure they are getting the most out of their experience. 

Key learning and responsibilities

• Fine-tune the basics of coverage reporting and associated media monitoring tasks
• Become comfortable performing administrative tasks and aid in general office support 
• Understand PR communications on a global level
• Experience day-to-day operations of a public relations agency, providing on-the-ground support as required
• Involvement in premieres, press conferences, junkets and talks as directed by the Head of Press and LFF Team
• Maintain reports and other documents as requested by members of the team
• Handle press RSVPs for key media events throughout the course of the festival
• Become familiar with industry outlets and journalists
• Gain a deeper understanding of the film industry

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• A passion for cinema and television as well as a keen interest in publicity
• A ‘can-do’ attitude to apply to difficult challenges and tasks
• A passion for learning 
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized to meet multiple deadlines 
• A team player, willing to share knowledge and discuss approaches and tactics but also able to work independently 
• High emotional intelligence and a keenness to remain attuned to the needs of the team 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Ability to work quickly and effectively without sacrificing quality 
• Excellent time management and able to manage priorities effectively 
• Pro-active & intuitive 
• Proficient in basic presentation software, as well as Microsoft packages and Google Docs 

DDA values 

Our values can act as a roadmap for expected behaviour within the DDA community and are underpinned by a collective belief in what we are, what we do and what we represent. 

Being Bold: partners a boldness of spirit with a deep trust of their colleagues and a respect for alternative points of view. 

Creating Community: enjoy working together and consistently respect and support each other to achieve the best results for our clients. To create a harmonious, inclusive and enjoyable office environment, whilst fostering initiatives that strengthen team bonding and interaction. 

Making a Contribution: always seek opportunities to help others and to improve everyone’s day-to-day experience and learning. Everyone is accountable for their contribution to the gold standard results we achieve. 

Understanding our Roots: be proud of DDA’s legacy and continue to play a leading role in forging the future of the industry. 

Encouraging Growth: challenge yourself to exceed expectations and always seek opportunities for development with the guidance of the experienced senior team.

The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. 

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Required degree level

• Level 3 (e.g. A Level)

Level of experience

• Entry

Salary range

• £20,000 to £30,000 per year

Start date: 22nd September 2025

Duration: 6 weeks (ending 31st October 2025)