Engagement Manager

Salary: From £30,000 depending on experience

Doc Society is seeking an Engagement Manager to to communicate their work and mission and elevate the work of our grantees, and the independent documentary community globally.

About Doc Society

We are an innovative non-profit organisation founded in 2005 that works with the most inspiring independent documentary filmmakers all over the world. We are a team of around 25 people working from the UK, US, The Netherlands, Colombia & Australia.

Our mission:

We bring people together to unleash the transformational power of documentary film. We stand in solidarity with filmmakers and work to unite them with new friends and allies, building new models globally. We aim to innovate, share and innovate again.

A commitment to anti-racism, economic justice and climate justice is embedded in all we do and how we do it.

Our driving principle:

Great documentaries enrich the lives of individuals. They have a unique ability to engage and connect people, transform communities and improve societies.

Equity and Inclusion:

We want Doc Society to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and to do their best work. Doc Society’s promotion of diversity and inclusion is clearly reflected in all of our documentaries and across all of our programmes. We are fully focused on equality and believe in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other characteristics that make us who we are. For this reason we strongly encourage applicants from under-represented groups.

Purpose of position

We seek a full-time team member to join this unbelievably committed and dynamic team to communicate Doc Society’s work and mission and elevate the work of our grantees, and the independent documentary community globally.

The position is wide-ranging and incorporates online communications via social media platforms, writing Doc Society’s monthly and widely distributed and read newsletter and organising an ongoing series of in person influencer events and screenings in the UK and beyond.

You will also employ strategic communications to ensure the value and breadth of our community’s work is effectively conveyed to our varied stakeholders globally.

This position provides ample space for bigger strategic thinking. Doc Society works as a team, with all members informed of all activities (no silos) and able to contribute to our ever-evolving understanding of the needs of independent filmmakers and the optimal role of the organisation.

Audience

Who do we speak to?

• Our audience is filmmakers, independent film industry, a wide range of civil society partners (NGOS, philanthropists, policy makers) and funders with the hope of adding additional partners and funders. We are the delegate partner for the BFI’s national documentary funds so the UK is a key location, but we also work globally.
• Our filmmaker grantees are from all over the world and we have deep programmatic partnerships with global cultural organisers on Good Pitch and Climate Story Labs. In 2021 this will include activity in Lebanon, India, Kenya, Brazil, Mexico, Europe and the US.
• On individual projects we have other communications priorities. For the Impact Field Guide, we are growing users in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic + Mandarin communities. While Doc Academy targets teachers in specific geographies in the UK, Kenya and the US etc.

Responsibilities

• Organise inspiring in person or virtual screenings and dynamic conversations with filmmakers, influencers, funders and stakeholders.
• Organise strategic brainstrusts for Doc Society filmmakers who are developing impact distribution campaigns with potential partners and funders
• Manage Doc Society’s social media accounts and create online content highlighting our programmes, screenings, free resources and funding opportunities
• Ensure our partners and collaborators are elevated by our communications across all platforms
• Write newsletter in the Doc Society tone – informed but informal
• Support our fundraising team, helping shape key messages for funders and stakeholders
• Monitor, analyse and report on our media and digital impact for our tri-annual board meetings

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of Doc Society’s mission and work and enthusiasm for independent documentary film
• Experience conceiving and organising next level convenings and events
• Extensive knowledge of content platforms and the latest digital trends
• Experience managing social media channels in arts, culture, cinema, museum or charity sectors
• An effective communicator in both oral and written English; able to write in an informal but informed tone; an excellent copy writer and editor of own work and others
• Highly proactive and organised, able to manage and prioritise a busy workload and stakeholders to deadline with consistent quality
• Team player, establishes good working relationships and works confidently with a range of professionals
• Meaningful experience in similar roles at a comparable sized organisation
• You will have a desire to amplify the voices of the people we support and have demonstrable experience of having done this previously.
• Social Impact – you should have experience working/volunteering in a third sector or social impact organisation and/or a proven passion about social impact
• You will be well organized, creative, analytical, focused on results, demonstrate attention to detail and prioritise your work effectively.

Preferred

• Creative – you have strong creative judgement and a good eye for design and you are competent in the use of Adobe Creative Suite, video-editing software, content management systems and graphic design skills for social media
• Coding – a basic knowledge of HTML and CSS
• Proficient in content management systems such as MailChimp.
• Further Education is not required

Terms

• Optional office working at 180 Strand
• 28 days including bank holidays and extra days on top between Christmas and New Year when we close the office
• Employer pension contribution after 3 months

Location

Position can be based from home or our London offices. If home based, will require occasional travel to those offices.

To apply

To apply, please follow this link: https://airtable.com/shrxhIuaAqSiA6pll

and then answer the Equality Monitoring form, available here: https://airtable.com/shrEhbUGgEonx8nep 

First interviews will be held w/c 6th September.

Interviews in the first instance will be by Zoom. We may, lockdown permitting, request a follow-up interview in person.

Should you have not heard from us by 6th September you should assume that your application has not been successful. We will be unable to give feedback to applicants not selected for interview.

If you have access needs and require additional support in order to apply, please get in touch by emailing jobs@docsociety.org and put Engagement Manager in the subject.

The closing date for this position is 30/08/2021 at 12:00