Programme and Filmmaker Services Manager

Salary: £35,667 - £41,727

The BFI’s Festival team is looking for a Programme and Filmmaker Services Manager, on a contract basis through to December 2018, to work with a busy team delivering both BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival in March and BFI London Film Festival in October.

The post will work closely with Artistic Director and Programme teams to play a principle role in maintaining key processes and timelines around programming for the Festivals. You will lead on all operational processes related to acquisitions of Festival films, whilst being the first point of contact with a number of key programme stakeholders, ultimately ensuring partner communication is of the highest standard and also that key programme production milestones are met.

The Programme and Filmmaker Services Manager will also manage the teams responsible for delivering a high quality filmmaker guest experience at both BFI London Film Festival and BFI: Flare London LGBT Film Festival.

The successful candidate will have worked in Film Festival environments or related fields, and will understand the international sales and UK distribution landscapes, preferably having established relationships in these sectors. Demonstrable organisational skills are required, as is the ability to work under pressure, for long hours in key delivery periods. The post holder will have positive people management skills, will have shown skill at negotiating with partners in a friendly professional manner for mutually beneficial outcomes, and will also have experience in budget management and meeting targets.

Based in Central London, you will enjoy benefits such as the BFI pension scheme, excellent family support, 28-33 days annual leave, tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others. For a full job pack please click here.

The closing date for this position is 14/01/2018 at 23:59