Production manager (Film on Film Festival)

The closing date for applications: 7 February 2025 at 11.59pm

First interviews: w/c 17 February 2025

Salary: £42,480 per annum

Fixed term contract: until 4 July 2025 

Bring the magic of film to life. As Production Manager, you’ll ensure the seamless delivery of the BFI Film on Film Festival, celebrating the artistry of celluloid with rare and remarkable screenings.

BFI is a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

We are looking for a Production Manager who will be responsible for delivery of the BFI’s second edition of the Film on Film Festival in June 2025. Following on the successful inaugural festival in 2023, this role will be responsible for successful operational management and delivery of the weekend long programme and associated outreach and engagement events in partnership with the BFI National Archive.

BFI Film on Film Festival is wholly dedicated to screen works solely on film, spanning film formats including 16mm, 35mm and 70mm as well as rare nitrate. 

Full time & part time:  

• February – 30 April: Part Time, 3 days per week 
• 1 May – 20 June: Full Time 
• 21 June – 4 July: Part time, 3 Days per week 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Manage and oversee the end-to-end operational delivery of the festival including the co-delivery of ‘Inside the Archive’ activities and demonstrations in BFI Southbank foyer. 
• Work with colleagues to ensure a clear strategy and efficient workflows are adopted in relation to guest list and delegate ticket allocations for Festival events. 
• Manage centralised production, resource and team deployment planning for screenings ensuring technical, front-of-house, accessibility, and talent and presentation requirements can be supported to a high standard. 
• Manage the overall risk assessment, insurance, and safety planning, working closely with H&S colleagues, and the BFI’s appointed security agency. Ensure Festival plans comply with best practice guidelines, legislative, contractual, and BFI policy obligations.

We are looking for candidates who have: 

• Significant demonstrable experience in event-production and/or project management within a film festival environment or related cultural organisation 
• A passion for and understanding of the requirements of working with archival film. 
• A strong understanding of health and safety considerations of delivering events. 
• A track record in successful budget management with strong administrative, process and organisational skills. 
• The ability to manage resources ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget. 

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional paid time off at Christmas), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

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 Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Depending on the volume of applications, you may be asked to complete a small task or attend a pre-interview screening call to further to assist the hiring team in shortlisting for this role. In this instance, interview dates may be subject to change.

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