Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Experienced leader in film and culture sector with strong strategic and operational experience in international film festival planning and delivery, film exhibition and film programming. Skilled in fundraising and financial control, stakeholder management, project management, and leading multifunctional teams to deliver against organisational objectives in complex operational environments.
Scotland's international human rights documentary film festival, established in 2003.
Working with Edinburgh Development Company (trading as Edinburgh International Film Festival) and Premier PR
● Producing Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), delivered under the auspices of Edinburgh International Festival as a special iteration in 2023 ● Responsible for effective budget management to deliver the EIFF programme ● Coordinating negotiation and management of cinema and non-cinema venue contracts and delivery of associated activity ● Maintaining relationships with venues, supporters and festival stakeholders, distributors, publicists, filmmakers and sales agents ● Securing any required licences and permissions to deliver the EIFF programme ● Overseeing the Guest team who liaise with filmmakers and other guests invited to participate in the EIFF programme ● Coordinating and managing EIFF specific systems including EIFF’s database and any EIF administrative and financial systems ● Liaising with external Press team to determine how best to promote films and events ● Contracting and managing DCP mastering and print traffic provision as required ● Ensuring the provision of outstanding audience development and operational systems, working with the Programme Director to deliver efficiencies across database, website, ticketing, registration and box office management as required ● Ensuring EIFF database is maintained and kept up to date ● Managing the recruitment and training of freelance and fixed term staff ensuring all are appropriately contracted, experienced and operate professionally and respectfully as representatives of the Festival at all times ● Line managing key members of the temporary Festival team and ensuring that best practice is adhered to across all departments ● Overseeing provision of office space and of relevant IT and office software for all team members ● Evaluating the EIFF programme to inform plans for future events and festivals
• A key role in the development and delivery of the Open Events Funding Programme for Scotland's Year of Stories 2022, ensuring the programme delivers against the specified objectives of the Themed Year. • Contributing to the ongoing development and delivery of Scotland's Year of Coasts & Waters 20/21 events programme. • Providing operational and strategic advice and support to event organisers throughout the life of the programme to maximise the success of the event and engender a culture of best practice. Strategy development, business planning, budget and finance and research design. • Coordinating events programme evaluation for YCW20/21 and YS22. • Leading on coordinating the Community Stories Programme in partnership with Museums Galleries Scotland and with support from National Lottery Heritage Fund - a £1million project supporting 180 events taking place across Scotland and delivery of a wraparound programme of support for grantees including skills development webinars, a filming and photography project and guidance on preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). • Managing funding enquiries, conducting assessments of funding applications, assessing the viability of proposals, reviewing business plans, budgets, marketing and PR strategies as well as their strategic fit with specific fund objectives in order to achieve the most appropriate distribution of funding support. Managing event investments including producing event contracts, agreeing payment schedules and setting appropriate KPIs. • Coordinating and sitting on funding panels. • Measuring key event outcomes and ROI. • Working collaboratively across the Events Directorate, and identifying, managing and mitigating any issues of risk and reputation. • Attending supported events, providing feedback to organisers, development opportunities and delivery of contractual obligations.