BFI NETWORK Talent Executive, Film Hub North
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Sheffield
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Film Hub North are seeking a BFI NETWORK Talent Executive to discover and support early-career filmmakers, writers, directors and producers in the North of England.
Contract terms: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2023 (subject to annual funding).
Hours: 37.5 per week (includes flexible working some evenings and weekends).
About the role
The BFI NETWORK Talent Executive will discover and support early-career filmmakers, writers, directors and producers in the North of England, including those working across different creative disciplines, helping them to develop their storytelling abilities in film.
The Talent Executive will sit within Film Hub North’s team, working alongside another Talent Executive and reporting to the Hub Manager. The Northern Talent Executives will work in close collaboration, with guidance and support from the UK-wide BFI NETWORK programme leads, to ensure a joined-up and comprehensive approach to talent development in the region.
The role will include supporting filmmakers to access funding; providing editorial expertise on funded projects; supporting filmmakers’ professional development, including progress from short films towards features; and promoting opportunities available through BFI NETWORK and beyond.
The Talent Executive will place inclusivity at the core of their talent development work, ensuring that the widest range of people are aware of, and can access, the funding and opportunities available, and that the regional offer responds to local needs.
This post focuses in particular on Yorkshire and the North West. While the role has an office base in Sheffield, some remote working is expected and team meetings will take place at various locations across the North. An ability to travel is required once restrictions are lifted.
About you
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong ability to engage with new talent working across a variety of forms and platforms. You will be a great communicator; able to plan and deliver high quality, localised talent development activity, whilst connecting with the Talent Executives in other regions to share and develop best practice.
You will be comfortable working collaboratively and creatively and will possess solid project coordination and organisational skills, as well as a pragmatic approach to tasks. Given the geographic remit of Film Hub North and the current operating context, you will be prepared to connect with talent virtually and in person when safe to do so.
You will preferably have experience in commissioning and designing talent development activities for new creatives. As you will lead the process for selecting short films for funding and oversee their production, you will also need project management skills and experience of budgeting and administration processes.
To apply
Please read the full job description here:
Please complete the HOME Application Form telling us how you meet the Person Specification for this role.
Application Forms should be returned with a completed Equal Opportunities Questionnaire by email to: info@filmhubnorth.org.uk
You also have the option to submit a short video (up to 5-min) instead of a written response to application question 7 – this is where you outline how you are suited to the role. Please make sure you cover how you meet the person specification in the video.
If you have access needs and require additional support in order to apply, please get in touch by emailing: info@filmhubnorth.org.uk
Interviews: Interviews will be held online on Friday, 24 September 2021.
The closing date for this position is 06/09/2021 at 23:59