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prize coordinator

A professional who coordinates use of assorted merchandise for prizes on television game shows. Responsibilities include:

  • Verifies receipt and accuracy of manufacturer's contract guaranteeing availability of promised merchandise.
  • Sends contract to network for approval.
  • Prepares and sends details of contract (fact sheet), with mounted pictures of manufacturer's products (flip cards), to production company for approval.
  • Inspects flip cards and display merchandise before show is taped to verify their match with prepared script.
  • Views taping of shows to verify promotional use of merchandise and records each episode's winners.
  • Writes status reports for all merchandise used on shows, including amount of contestants' gratuitous awards and type and retail value of merchandise advertised and won during each episode.
  • Obtains contestants' signatures on contestant prize forms after each show and gives written rules and instructions to winners for receiving and using prizes.
  • Notifies manufacturers, or their representatives, of date taped show will be telecast, including names of winners and prizes awarded.
  • Contacts manufacturers to assist winners in resolving complaints about prizes.
  • May solicit use of manufacturer's product.
  • May assist production company in selecting prizes for each taped episode.
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