Guest Services Coordinator

Salary: £5,280 fixed fee (£110/day)

Open City Documentary Festival are seeking a Guest Services Coordinator to oversee the planning and delivery of all Delegate & Filmmaker Guest services in the lead-up to and throughout the festival.

About us

Open City Documentary Festival celebrates the art of non-fiction, creating an open space in London to nurture and champion the art of creative documentary and nonfiction filmmakers. The festival sits within the Department of Anthropology at UCL. The eleventh edition of the festival will take place from the 8th – 14th September 2021.

Main purpose of the job

The Guest Services Coordinator will oversee the planning and delivery of all Delegate & Filmmaker Guest services in the lead-up to and throughout the festival.

They will produce a communications timeline, ensuring that all information about the festival is relayed to guests in a clear and organised manner. With a focus on guest liaison and administration, the post holder will be the main point of contact for all industry and filmmaker delegates.

Additional details

The working days will be 4 days/week to begin, then full time from the w/c 30th of August, including the full festival dates 8-14th of September, and 2 days wrap-up after the festival. The position holder must be available to work the full dates of the festival 8th -14th of September, including the weekend. Flexible working hours will be required during the festival dates.

The position holder will need to be registered as self-employed and may need to provide their own laptop.

To apply

Please read the full job description:

• Job description

As part of London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates currently underrepresented in UCL’s workforce and within the cultural sector. These include: people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQ+ people.

To apply please email a CV and covering letter addressing how you meet the essential criteria (no more than 500 words) to info@opencitylondon.com with the subject line “Guest Services Coordinator Application”.

Interviews will be held w/c 14 of June.

The closing date for this position is 07/06/2021 at 23:59