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Salary: £30,000 London Short Film Festival are seeking a Marketing and Events Manager whose aim will be to increase LSFF’s profile as an independent film festival. Reporting to: Festival Director, Artistic Director Salary: £30,000 per annum Contract: Full Time Holiday: 28 days per annum inclusive of public holidays Notice Period: One month Probationary Period: 3 months About London Short Film Festival Founded in 2003, LSFF is a BAFTA-qualifying, internationally regarded independent short film festival. Since then, with a commitment to peripheral voices, we have strived to spotlight a multiplicity of filmmakers, visual artists and creatives across intersections. Each January, LSFF hosts ten days of short form, conversation and multidisciplinary curation. We present between 250 – 500 British and International films each edition, collaboratively programmed down from 5000+ open submissions. We also present Special Events and an industry offering of workshops, panels and discussion for filmmakers and workers. In addition, we organise events outside of the main festival dates as part of our year-round offering. We pride ourselves on an 18 year ethos of giving screen-space and visibility to unconventional and thoroughly independent filmmaking, and our programming seeks to situate the contemporary in dialogue with its history and the world at large. We consider LSFF as both a platform where filmmakers can define their careers, and a celebrator of the archival treasures that got us here. Overview of the Role As Marketing and Events Manager your aim will be to increase LSFF’s profile as an independent film festival. You will need to have entrepreneurship, imagination and responsiveness in order to increase festival attendance / ticket sales and manage partnerships that will extend the festival’s reach. You will be responsible for developing and executing marketing campaigns and strategies in line with the organisation’s goals as discussed with the Festival Director, Artistic Director and Lead Programmers, consistently maintaining LSFF’s brand values and tone. You will manage and assign tasks to marketing interns throughout the year, as well as creative freelancers and marketing assistants during the festival. You will also be responsible for managing the administration relating to our physical presence in cinemas, liaising with venues and partners to ensure the widest possible audience to LSFF activity throughout the year. Click here to see the full job description and details on how to apply. The closing date for this position is 29/03/2021 at 23:59 Join the mailing list Be first to hear about jobs, opportunities, our training, films and much more Get in touch Got a question about independent cinema? Send us an email Our website uses cookies. This is so we can analyse how people use the website and improve it, and to optimise your experience. For more details see our privacy policy.