Festival Producer

Salary: £30,000 pro rata

London Short Film Festival is seeking to recruit a confident and experienced Festival Producer who will become an integral part of the close-knit and dynamic LSFF team.

The Festival Producer will lead and manage all aspects of festival production for LSFF 2020, which takes place across London from 10th-19th January 2020.

• Freelance fixed term contract: mid August 2019 – mid Feb 2020, 6 month contract, 4 days per week, 30k pro rata
• Immediate start preferred.

Key responsibilities

• Ensuring smooth running of all festival elements, as the key contact for LSFF 2020 production and management
• Coordination and management of festival systems including using Google Drive, Box, Film Freeway
• Compiling and distributing schedules and planning documents to all staff
• Production support for programmers – sourcing contacts, rights
• Maintaining a detailed timeline and ensuring deadlines are met
• Assisting with LSFF & Venue website admin and set up
• Coordination of all elements of the festival, ensuring smooth preparation and running of LSFF 2020 at multiple venues
• Overseeing brochure delivery processes and deadline
• Diversity and feedback recording & monitoring & Compiling overall festival feedback from audiences, staff and partners
• Managing staff; Volunteers Co-ordinator, Live Events Producer, Programmers
• Assisting with development of funding applications, and taking responsibility for specific outcomes
• Overseeing full team programming meetings and documenting progress and action points

Person specification (minimum requirements)

• Experience of working on festival/s in a production role essential
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Experience of coordinating complex management systems
• Able to work effectively as part of a team and independently
• Effective line management experience
• Excellent communication skills in person, and over telephone and email
• Experience of writing and researching funding applications and reports (Desired)

For full details of all aspects of the role and how to apply, click here.

The closing date for this position is 31/07/2019 at 23:59