Film Officer (Part-time Maternity Cover)

Salary: £21,561 (£35,935 pro rata)

The Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) is seeking to appoint a part-time Film Officer (maternity cover).

The RAI is seeking to appoint a part-time Film Officer (maternity cover) to work three days per week alongside the Film Officer and Festival Manager and manage ongoing operations, while fulfilling the strategic plans of the Film Office.

This is a particularly significant time for the RAI’s film department, as the technology, the forms of distribution of visual media, and the social context of its production and consumption are changing so rapidly.

The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day management and development of the RAI’s film distribution (digital and DVD), marketing and sales. Crucial to the role is building relationships with filmmakers and onboarding their films for distribution.

In addition, the Film Officer will carry out administrative duties and act as secretary for the Film Committee.

It is expected that the Film Officer will have an undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree in anthropology, film and/or arts and have a genuine enthusiasm for the disciplines. Equally important is a demonstrable interest and familiarity with ethnographic film, since the role will involve close liaison with practitioners as well as university teachers and researchers using ethnographic film in their work.

The Film Officer also needs to be a good communicator, competent at using social and other online media, as well as good at face-to-face contact. Working as part of a small and dedicated team, they will be expected to take an active part in the RAI’s core activities and programmes in close collaboration with other members of staff, as well as to work unsupervised, and to lend a hand in more general tasks as required.

This role is on a hybrid model and requires two days per week (or otherwise in relevant meetings and activities) on-site at our offices in Fitzrovia, London. The remaining day may be taken as work from home.

This a temporary maternity cover contract due to commence with effect from 27 January 2025 for six months, with potential to extend to up to one year.

The salary is £21,561 per annum for a three-day a week post (equivalent to full time salary of £35,935) plus 10% pension, inclusive of London Allowance.

More information

For the full job description, please visit the RAI website.

To apply

The closing date for applications is 12 January 2025. Applications, which should consist of letter and CV, including the names and contact details of two referees, should be sent to admin@therai.org.uk. References will be taken up for shortlisted candidates only. If for any reason, a reference should not be taken up at that point, this should be clearly indicated.

It is likely that interviews will be held on 17 and 20 January 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be informed on 15 January 2025.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to admin@therai.org.uk.

The closing date for this position is 12/01/2025 at 23:59