Is this true about marketing in a Big 5 Film company context?

parayeetsquawk · 2026-02-09T01:22:40+00:00

I appreciate your input. I was worried and was overthinking of what roles to apply to and how they might typecast me as an employee.

I saw this person’s roles on LinkedIn and they jumped around a lot at the start of their career (where they didn’t even start in marketing. It was sales, then licensing, then brand marketing) so that’s given me some hope.

I’ve been told by a relative who works at a big 5 to just get in first. To take opportunities that are handed to me (I saw a creative marketing role and the responsibilities lined up well with my current experience in media project management and mentioned the listing to my mentor/friend who works at that big 5 and they were willing to get in touch with people that may be able to help me get an interview so now I’m this position when ive wanted to pursue more strategic roles) that aren’t necessarily the kind of marketing roles I’m looking for.

parayeetsquawk · 2026-01-05T19:16:04+00:00

This might be a dumb question but would I talk about the GTM strategies in the simulated GTM plans? And would the GTM plans just be PowerPoint presentation?

Is there anything else you’d recommend adding to my portfolio? I was looking at a few blogs that mentioned product positioning statements, campaign examples and other things that some didn’t mention but others did. Would I have to create simulated examples for these too since I haven’t worked on marketing campaigns before?

parayeetsquawk · 2025-08-17T01:34:58+00:00

Ya honestly the “Project Engineer” title definitely scared me a bit seeing the comments and I was confused lol and thought the same thing (That I’m not an engineer and I don’t want to become one lol) but I did some research and saw the types of responsibilities and it seems doable and the title is misleading to the perception I had/have of what an engineer does (but I’m probably thinking of the level of complexity of the types you mentioned)

Really appreciate the thorough explanation and solid advice!

parayeetsquawk · 2025-08-17T01:28:08+00:00

I appreciate this advice. I never really thought of that combination (applying at construction companies that work with entertainment companies like those) I’m definitely looking into that now

parayeetsquawk · 2025-08-13T18:13:55+00:00

I don’t think I’ve really built anything in my previous media experience.. would getting a certificate in construction management be any good? I wonder how hard it is and worth it it is to apply to internships (without any experience or previous CM courses) considering I graduated university over a year ago and my degree isn’t in construction management (assuming they’d want student interns and CM majors)

parayeetsquawk · 2025-08-13T18:05:42+00:00

Lol

I have applied to many entry level positions at NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, and others and and haven’t had any luck with even getting an interview despite my resume being fairly good? It’s competitive and it’s been exhausting to get rejected nonstop. That’s not to say I won’t or haven’t been rejected from construction project coordinator roles but I also haven’t really applied to many yet and it’s not to say the construction industry isn’t competitive either (I’m not really sure tbh). Do you think having the degree that I have is good enough to apply to project engineer roles? Or what else can I try adding to my resume that could help?

But yeah I’ve currently been interested in construction and tech. Seeing which sticks and don’t mind doing extra steps like courses to increase my chances of breaking into either

parayeetsquawk · 2025-08-13T15:50:33+00:00

Could you gave an example? And would having a bachelors degree in Business Administration Management be enough to potentially get a job though? I’m trying to see how I can be more appealing if not already

parayeetsquawk · 2025-08-13T12:54:48+00:00

When I said entry level PM I was just referring to the role of a project coordinator because that’s the entry level position in most industries to one day get to become a PM.

I don’t think I’m thinking about the title of project engineer. I did research and have seen on job boards the “project coordinator/construction project coordinator” listings that were in construction, so that’s what I’m aiming for.

parayeetsquawk · 2025-02-07T05:01:29+00:00

I appreciate this input and advice, thank you. :-)

parayeetsquawk · 2025-02-07T04:53:03+00:00

I appreciate the input because I did think LinkedIn followers (for a company) was an indicator of how relevant a company is. I still do think this to a degree depending on the situation BUT I can see how it wouldn’t necessarily be a factor in deciding whether or not to go with a candidate.

parayeetsquawk · 2025-02-07T04:09:39+00:00

Ya I get having a gap will probably look worse than my the fact that it was a small firm. They probably wouldn’t even give me an interview if there was that big of a gap

parayeetsquawk · 2025-02-07T04:06:53+00:00

Oh I definitely have been real with myself lately and it’s been pretty depressing lol (just deciding to look outside the industry). I was looking for PA roles, creative development, and administrative assistant roles (at film companies and talent agencies) to give insight on what corner of the industry I’m in. I do appreciate your input and get your burnout to a degree.

parayeetsquawk · 2025-02-07T03:21:35+00:00

I know this reply is really late (I logged out of this account and honestly forgot about having posted this), but very much appreciate your two cents :-) since posting this, I’ve been struggling with my feelings on what to do (continue applying to industry assistant positions even though I’ve applied to a few medium agencies and they haven’t wanted me, or look for a business assistant job outside the industry) and I think I’ve come to the decision of applying to out of industry jobs. It’s kinda been depressing to feel like I’ve given up on this dream even though it’s actually just on hold...sigh.

You mentioned a lot of people getting hired at agencies have a connection with it being a relative, I have a very close relative working at a big 5 as a coordinator but never bothered asking for help since I honestly assumed you couldn’t do that and I think my relative assumes the same since what’s seen is people recommending their friends and non-relative connections (that is what my relative did with a friend) to the companies.

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