Senior Production and Development Executive

Salary: £57,471 - £67,902

The BFI is seeking a Senior Production and Development Executive to provide expert editorial feedback and guidance to a wide range of projects in development and production.

Key responsibilities

• To read and assess projects in accordance with the Film Fund’s priority areas
• Meet with filmmakers to help identify and select projects to be supported by the BFI Film Fund
• Be a fundamental part of the BFI Film Fund’s editorial team, taking an active role in the Film Fund’s decision making process

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrable experience of both story editing skills and written and verbal communication skills – with a passion for new writing and diverse talent.
• Significant previous experience working in a development capacity within Film, Theatre, Television, Emerging Media, or other relevant industries.
• Demonstrable experience of project assessment, and an ability to identify opportunities and challenges in written and produced work.

About the BFI

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse.

We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements. How we are doing, including our pay gaps can be found on our website.

We operate a hybrid working model at the BFI. Exact working arrangements for this role are to be agreed with the hiring manager.

You will enjoy benefits such as our pension scheme, excellent support for working parents, 28-33 days annual leave, tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

To apply

Further details about the post can be found on our website.

First interviews will be held on w/c Monday 31 January 2022.

The closing date for this position is 16/01/2022 at 23:59