*Alicia Insanally

- Prepare sales communication materials and assets for the New Release business including but not limited to Sales Decks, Pre-Sell Packages, Image and Asset Sourcing and Localization
- Create Social Media packages to support account forums, blogs and social media activities. Includes special content, images and other information
- Initiate and post announcements for product releases, Cut Outs, Re-prices and Special Programs
- Provide business unit with ongoing ad hoc data analyses (Business Objects) to support the development of Business Plans and presentations
- Work with promotional agency on the ongoing maintenance of the B2B site whvdirect.ca to ensure content is accurate and current

- Initiate and post announcements for product releases, cut outs, reprices and special items
- Maintain and track departmental PAP budgets; reconcile to company ledgers; submit monthly expense accruals
- SAP/EBP administrator: code and process invoices, set up POs, confirm Goods Receipt
- Ensure all product has been rated by official censoring bodies. Ensure check disks received from US with one copy to Quebec office for Regie; paperwork completed and filed; ratings assigned and communicated to Operations dept. Communicate delays.
- Ensure accurate and current information on Whvdirect.ca
- Responsible for managing the Promo DVD Budget/Allocation quarterly reports for all WHV departments.
- Coordinate department meetings: scheduling, agenda, meeting rooms, catering.
- Order and distribute run of engagement passes for Theatrical releases.
- Assist with preparing presentations for Warner Executives
- Manage internal partnerships and product donations as approved by Finance

- Research and present relevant media opportunities for clients, demonstrating a keen understanding of their needs
- Organize and conduct site inspections of suitable venues for launch events and charitable functions
- Creatively design unique decor elements for events, managing and overseeing their implementation
- Develop well-researched budget, pricing and strategy options to present to clients
- Compile press kits, and submit press releases and media advisories
- Train and supervise projects of college student interns for Korrelation’s mentoring program
- Assisted with media campaign most notably for the TMX launch of Liquid Nutrition featuring NBA player, Steve Nash, and the Toronto Don Valley Hotel restaurant relaunch with Food Network celebrity chef Anthony Sedlak

- Toronto International Film Festival Accredited Publicist
- Advertise upcoming film promotions on social media outlets, such as Email, Facebook and Twitter
- Manage theatre owners, security, media partners and members of GOFOBO for theatre setup and distribution of promotional tickets for film screenings and reception events
- Interact with fans and movie-goers to list reactions and create screening reports for Los Angeles head office
- Contact relevant businesses to create promotional partnerships; i.e. libraries, nightclubs, clothing or comic book stores, etc.
- Secure logistics such as booking confirmations and guest lists for publicity events
- Work with members of Toronto and New York team to successfully coordinate press days, junkets, movie-themed events and red carpet movie premieres
- Photograph events and submit to head office, most notably to director Jon M. Chu who posted them on his personal YouTube Channel

- Create and manage online elements of advanced screenings on PublicityProOnline and GOFOBO
- Maintain media and industry contact lists for media advisories and premiere screenings use
- Assist in drafting/editing promotional print and online materials for national distribution (French/English)
- Check Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal print media to create daily clipping report for upload into industry wide database
- Regularly update Feature Tracking reports for all Canadian pre-release media exposure
- Record film reviews for submission to international offices and awards committees
- Respond to charitable donation requests; packing and shipping appropriate promotional material
- Organize and distribute passes and promotional items to related media and promotional partners
- Use creativity to plan, budget and put together film-themed promotional gifts for media outlets

- Used superior knowledge of Paramount’s Financial Information System (FIS) to create and process intercompany memos and journal entries between Canadian and US offices
- Coordinated and maintained monthly statements for censorship payments between all provinces for use of entire Canadian operations team
- Efficiently trained new employees for the use of FIS and monthly recurring excel worksheets and journal entries
- Took leading role in executing major internal audits for Ernst and Young and Marvel Media, reporting to VP/Controller
- Communicated with Los Angeles and New York offices to coordinate international projects

- Maintained an accurate record keeping of all company invoices and outgoing cheques, personally setting up accounts for every department
- Create Travel Authorizations, manage Diners Club account
- Demonstrated excellent customer service skills when solving account issues and corresponding with all vendors throughout Canada and the US
- Used proficient memory of international Charter of Accounts to code and process invoices in a timely manner
- Corresponded with Los Angeles office on a biweekly basis to maintain international invoices
- Successfully provided expert support in transition from FIS systems to SAP and InvoiceWorks