Unit Publicists
Pro unit publicists who create compelling publicity content for your New York \t\t\t\t\t\tproduction.
A unit publicist runs the press and publicity work tied to a film shoot. They build press materials, set up set visits, and earn media coverage during the shoot. In New York, publicists know the local media scene. They build ties with entertainment journalists and craft stories that land with both North American and global audiences.
Through NeedAFixer, we connect you with New York unit publicists who know how to win real media attention for shoots of every size. Our network has pros across Manhattan and Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and Westchester. They are skilled at running press campaigns for features, series, and branded content that shoots across New York.
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Capabilities
Complete Publicity Services
From unit photography to press relations, our publicists deliver the content and the planning your marketing needs.
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Unit Photography
- Still photography
- Behind-the-scenes
- Cast portraits
- Location coverage
- Social media content
Visual Documentation
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EPK Production
- Cast interviews
- Director features
- B-roll capture
- Making-of content
- Press materials
Press Kit Creation
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Press Relations
- Media coordination
- Set visits
- Press releases
- Interview scheduling
- Story placement
Media Management
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Content Control
- Image approval
- Spoiler protection
- Asset management
- Release coordination
- Archive creation
Asset Protection
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Why Us
Why Choose Our Unit Publicists
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Quality Visual Content
Our skilled unit photographers capture compelling stills and behind-the-scenes content across New York's many filming locations, from Manhattan to Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and Westchester.
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North American Media Network
Our unit publicists hold strong ties across New York and North American media. They know the needs of North American outlets as well as global studios and streamers.
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Media Relationships
We hold strong ties with New York and global entertainment media. Our team helps secure coverage and manage press access well for shoots in New York.
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Discretion & Control
We guard production secrecy while we build publicity assets. Our publicists know spoiler sensitivity and content control on New York sets.
On Location
NYC press and festival publicity for productions shooting the city
Unit publicity in New York works inside a unique media world. It spans the entertainment desks of the New York Times Arts section, the New York Post Page Six and entertainment pages, the Daily News, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Vulture, Variety NY, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, IFC and Vanity Fair. Around them sits the trade reporting that the New York entertainment press corps writes for global viewers. The publicists on our roster have spent careers building working ties with the editors, critics and bookers who shape the talk around NYC shoots.
They hold credits across HBO and Showtime series, Marvel and Sony features, Netflix and Apple TV+ originals, and Amazon and Hulu commissions. They also cover the steady slate of A24 and Killer Films indies that pass through the Tribeca and NYFF press cycles. And they know the rhythm of the NYC festival press calendar: the Tribeca Film Festival in early June, the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in late September and early October, and DOC NYC in November. They also work the Gotham Awards on the Lower East Side, plus the New York Film Critics Circle and NYFCC press cycles that anchor the awards corridor through December.
On a live production, our New York unit publicists run on-set stills and behind-the-scenes coverage. Their photographers shoot quietly under the discipline that MOME permits, NYPD Movie/TV Unit lock-ups and Parks Department clearances require. The team builds EPK and B-roll packages for global distributors and sets up set visits at the Steiner, Silvercup, Kaufman Astoria and Broadway Stages gates, plus across the borough locations the schedule needs. They also write English-language press releases that read naturally to NYC entertainment journalists, not as boilerplate studio publicity.
They handle festival press planning for Tribeca, NYFF, DOC NYC and the Gotham Awards. They also manage embargo controls alongside the studio publicity teams at HBO, Netflix, Apple TV+ and A24, and the major film publicity firms that run out of NYC offices, such as PMK BNC, Sunshine Sachs, 42 West, ID-PR, Frank PR and PRG.
They protect spoiler-sensitive material under the contractual frameworks that global shoots often work within when they arrive under the 30 percent New York State Film Tax Credit and the 10 percent NYC uplift. They also manage talent windows for English-language interview rounds during principal photography and run social-content cycles that match the studio calendars. At wrap, they set up the unit photographer's archive delivery so all visuals are well metadata-tagged, releases-cleared and ready for the NYC and global publicity push. We match publicists by genre, festival positioning, agency ties and prior NYC campaign credits.
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FAQ
Publicity Expertise
What does a unit publicist do in New York?
The unit publicist runs all publicity work during your shoot in New York. This means setting up unit photography, making EPK content, handling press relations with New York and global media, arranging set visits, and building press materials that support the film's marketing.
What's included in EPK production?
Electronic Press Kits mostly hold cast and filmmaker interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and b-roll of the shoot in New York. They also carry featurettes on key parts of the production and other video content for press and marketing use.
Do you provide unit photographers?
Yes, we supply skilled unit photographers who capture production stills, behind-the-scenes visuals, cast portraits, and location photography across New York. They work quietly on set while they make high-quality visual content.
Can you coordinate press visits to our New York set?
Yes, we handle every part of press set visits in New York. That covers scheduling, logistics, talent availability, access control, and making sure visits don't disrupt the shoot. Our team works with studio and distributor publicity as needed.
How do you handle content approval?
We set up approval workflows with the production and key talent reps. All images and content pass through the right approvals before release, so we respect contractual needs and production sensitivities.
Do you work with international press?
Yes, our New York unit publicists have worked with global media and team up with publicity crews worldwide. They bridge New York media and global press, and they manage coverage across many regions.
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