Senior Production Executive

Salary: £58,623 - £69,261

The BFI are seeking a Senior Production Executive to have oversight of all productions supported through the BFI’s Filmmaking Fund.

Fixed Term Contract: 18 months

We are seeking a Senior Production Executive to have oversight of all productions supported through the BFI’s Filmmaking Fund – from team read to delivery – ensuring that projects are appropriately and sufficiently budgeted and scheduled, that the BFI’s National Lottery funding is being appropriately spent and that the production team are capable and supported to deliver the film per the filmmakers’ ambitions.

This role will be responsible for all aspects of feature film production support across the process for all films funded by the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund, as well being a key part of the application assessment process in relation to budget and schedule feasibility.

Key responsibilities include:

• As part of the Filmmaking Fund’s Production team, oversee all aspects of production support, including due diligence on projects, assessing applications and contribute to the award assessment and work with the Business Affairs and Production Finance teams to ensure projects are robust and ready for the BFI’s Lottery Finance Committee (LFC).
• Use practical feature film production experience at a Line Producer level in the assessment of the financial and logistic feasibility of a filmmakers’ creative vision by assessing the script, budget, schedule and finance plan, in consultation with the Senior Executive, Sales & Distribution and the Business Affairs and Production Finance team in general, of films that are under consideration by the Editorial team for investment.
• Work with the Producers and Line Producers to shape the budget and schedule of committed IMPACT funded projects, and supervise Production Managers on Discovery and Future Takes funded projects for creative, practical and logistics feasibility and ensure they are ready to present to LFC.
• Highlight potential practical and creative risks that may be required to complete the projects to LFC.
• To manage the Filmmaking Fund’s Production team.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Significant previous experience working within the feature film production industry.
• Thorough understanding and knowledge of the UK independent film production sector, including knowledge of facility companies and relevant crew.
• Ability to analyse, evaluate and probe information and make informed decisions.
• Capacity to work independently and collaboratively, with the ability to work under pressure while maintaining a tactful and diplomatic attitude.
• Good commercial judgement.

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

About the BFI

We are 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.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 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 ethnically diverse. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by visiting http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/job-opportunities.

How to apply

Please apply via our jobs portal.

First interviews will be held in the week beginning 24 July 2023

Second interviews will be held in the week beginning 31 July 2023

The closing date for this position is 18/07/2023 at 23:59