Film Competition and Events Coordinator

Salary: £22,000 - £24,000 per annum

Wildscreen is looking for a dynamic, fearsomely organised individual with a love of documentaries, ideally wildlife and environmental ones, to join their team.

About the role

The Film Competition and Events Coordinator role is the engine behind our two internationally renowned film competitions – the Wildscreen Panda Awards and the Wildscreen Official Selection Programme.

The success of the film competitions depend on its processes being managed efficiently and accurately so we are looking for someone who loves being organised, is methodical by nature but is also able to communicate effectively with lots of different stakeholders. The awards timeline is tight, especially in late Spring/Summer, with lots of things happening at once, so you need to be calm under pressure. We are looking for someone who is passionate about documentary film and TV, who is fearsomely organised, motivated, confident, diplomatic, unflappable in communication with our hundreds of award entrants, programmers, judges, sponsors and stakeholders located all over the world.

You’ll relish the opportunity to make a genuinely meaningful contribution to the delivery of our flagship initiative and the global natural world storytelling genre.

You’ll share our mission to create a truly inclusive and representative natural world storytelling industry and believe in the power of visual storytelling to engage different audiences with the beauty and fragility of our natural world.

Please read the full job description.

Key details

Location: Hybrid working, central Bristol. Minimum 2 days in the office is required.
Salary: £22-24k per annum
Contract: 5 days per week. Fixed-term ending 30 November 2024.

A part-time role at 3 days per week, with a pro-rata salary, would be considered to fulfil the Film Competition Coordinator elements of the role only. This role would be required to be weighted towards the awards season, therefore around the film entry deadlines (March/April), judging periods (June) and Wildscreen Festival (October), 5 days per week would be required, with time back in lieu provided. Please specify your role preference on the application form.

Diversity and inclusion

Wildscreen is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity.

If you would like any additional support or alternative arrangements during our application process which would make you more comfortable, please do get in touch at jobs@wildscreen.org.

How to apply

Please complete the online application form here. This includes a couple of questions to outline your suitability for the role and reasons for applying. You will also be required to upload a CV. Please do not include identifiable details such as your name, email or home address on your CV as applications will be reviewed anonymously.

If you would like to be considered for a part-time role at 3 days per week, covering the Film Competition Coordinator elements of the role only, please indicate this on the application form.

If you have any questions, please contact: jobs@wildscreen.org

Interviews to be held: week commencing 4 December 2023

*No agencies, please*

The closing date for this position is 27/11/2023 at 23:59