Hi there. I'm an editor who was recently approached by a PR firm who works with below the line talent and I'm curious if anyone has experience working with a PR firm and/or has advice for me.
I edited the most episodes of the original Suits series as well as the major episodes (premieres, finales, series finale, etc). I also recently cut the pilot to the reboot Suits LA which got greenlit and am currently editing S01.
The PR firm who approached me feels that based off of this experience they could help raise my profile by getting articles written about my contributions as well potential podcasts and panels. Capitalizing off of the hype surrounding the premiere of the new series.
I'm considering this because of the competitive nature of the industry at the moment but the $3000 price tag associated with their service is giving me pause since finances are tight.
Any thoughts on if this could be worth it or knowledge of how to generate interviews on my own etc?
Much appreciated.
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I'd ask for a list of referrals and call them / or email them and ask their experience.
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How about this? You go write some articles on editing the shows. Which NLE is used? Do you just edit or do you edit, clean up audio, do color correction, all in? Process for editing each show? Revisions based on notes from ____ and ____ ? Then post in popular platforms that are read by industry people. Kick the PR firm to the curb. $3,000? You pay them, their efforts don't move the needle for you. You're still there and they got paid. Pass.
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Ask yourself... do you NEED "PR"? and aimed at what demographic or group, and for what purpose? Seems to me editors get most of their work from industry referrals, once in a while possibly an agent.