Careers & alumni programme manager

Closing date for applications: 13 October 2025 at 5.00 pm

Salary: £40,520 - £42,707

Location: Highbury, London

Want to help talented young people break into the creative industries? Lead impactful programmes that open doors and support their next steps into creative careers.

LSA is a sixth form academy for 16-19 year olds in London who have a passion for film and television and the stories they tell. At LSA, we do not believe that personal circumstances should ever be a barrier to any young person's ability to realise their potential and we are committed to ensuring the screen industries become more representative of London's population.

The careers and alumni programme manager will play a vital role in supporting LSA’s network of over 1,600 young people who have graduated from our courses and are building careers within the creative industries. We are looking for someone who understands the creative industries, understands the barriers young people face to entry and is passionate about creating programmes to remove these barriers.

In 2025 we developed a five year strategy, setting out our vision for LSA’s Alumni Programme and a number of key initiatives to empower our alumni to be a positive change in industry. The programme manager will be responsible for delivering a number of these initiatives as well as bringing their own ideas to the team.


Responsibilities

• Deliver a programme of industry careers activities for our Y2 students to support their choices after LSA, offering opportunities to meet with industry professionals and LSA alumni
• Work alongside the director of careers & alumni and the careers and alumni assistant to offer 1:1 and group careers support to our network, including CV advice, interview feedback and practice etc.
• Oversee the management of records within our database, which tracks the education and career development of the LSA alumni network
• Manage our communications to the alumni network (currently done via Substack) sharing engaging and relevant opportunities
• Manage our alumni events programme, offering opportunities for our alumni to engage with our industry partners, each other and showcase the work they have created since leaving LSA
• Build close working relationships with a range of industry partners and support candidates in our network to apply for and thrive in those roles
• Work with the Screen Academy Foundation to manage the distribution of our bursary funding each year, overseeing the application process, decision making and reporting to funders
• Actively seek out new partnerships and opportunities to support our growing network of young people beginning careers in the creative industries.

Knowledge, skills & experience

Essential

• Excellent project management skills and the ability to take a project from idea to delivery
• Strong creative problem solving, we are looking for someone who embraces challenges and enjoys coming up with solutions
• Motivated to work with young people to support their professional development and career goals within the creative industries
• Ability to work in a fast-paced busy school environment
• High level of organisational skills and self management
• Ability to work with a range of people, from disengaged young people to high profile industry partners
• Strong computer skills - GSuite, Canva, AirTable, Substack all used daily in this role
• Strong understanding of equality, diversity & inclusion and ensuring the creative industries accessible to all
• Experience working in the UK creative industries, creative education or a youth-focused charity
• Experience of designing, delivering and reporting on youth-focused or creative programmes
• An understanding of recruitment, particularly of inclusive recruitment best practice

Desirable

• Experience of managing bursary programmes / funding through trusts & foundations
• Experience of managing data (collecting, processing and analysing)
• Experience of marketing programmes to young people
• Understanding of the UK education sector
• Experience of working with groups of people who are currently underrepresented in the UK creative industries

We are committed to diversifying the screen industries and increasing the diversity of our team is an important step towards this goal. We would especially welcome applicants who are from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic groups, who are currently under-represented in our teaching staff. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, of any sexual or gender identity, neurodiverse applicants, adults of any age or religious belief and encourage applications from people with a disability.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.