Festival Producer

Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 per annum

UK Jewish Film is looking for a Festival Producer to join their team.

About the Role

UK Jewish Film seeks an experienced and highly organised Festival Producer with a minimum of 3 years’ experience  managing complex production and/or operations for film festivals, venues or arts/cultural organisations. We are looking for a self-starter with initiative, understanding and experience of events managements, ability to plan and to manage our year-round office and administration, as well as the confidence to manage and develop a team.

Hours: Full time (3 days per week from London office)

Key Job Purpose

Management and administration of the following:

• Film Festival – Production
• Finances and accountancy/governance processes
• Office
• Online screenings/On Demand platform
• Film transport and certification
• Membership

See the full job description on our website.

Person Specification

Required

• Outstanding organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to prioritise, balance multiple priorities, and work fast and effectively under pressure
• Experience of, or aptitude to understand, technical processes for online film exhibition and creation/delivery of film materials for cinemas.
• Experience of working with and analysing numbers, using excel spreadsheets, and managing finances and budgets.
• Ability to create and maintain good working relationships with cinemas, technical staff and a range of stakeholders from sponsors to distributors.
• Experience of planning and communicating plans effectively to others
• Experience of coordinating logistics for visiting cultural/event guests
• Experience of producing or managing complex film or cultural events
• Experience of dealing with website developers or working on website build projects
• Experience or aptitude for learning to use and manage content management systems
• Experience of working on finance management documents, creating or monitoring budgets
• Ability to work as a supportive team member
• Excellent IT skills especially Microsoft Office programmes (used via Apple Mac)
• Commitment to continued professional development
• Willingness to work some unsocial hours, including weekends in and around the film festival period.
• Understanding of and commitment to the cultural and education aims of UK Jewish Film

Desirable

• Degree level education or equivalent
• Experience of dealing with accountants, audits and delivering documents in compliance with the requirements of Charities Commission and Companies House
• Experience of managing administrative and IT aspects of a small office
• Enthusiasm and demonstrable interest in cinema and Jewish life and culture

Applications

To apply for this position please send a covering letter and CV to: michael.etherton@ukjewishfilm.org

The closing date for this position is 26/06/2022 at 23:59