Creative Technology Industry Manager

The Creative Technology Industry Manager will work closely with the CoSTAR Foresight Lab and BFI teams, to develop a programme of industry engagement that will ultimately help grow and sustain the UK creative technology sector, and demonstrate thought leadership in the area of Creative Technology and inform strategic decision-making within CoSTAR., * Engage with the full breadth of the Creative Technology sector to understand and communicate sector needs

• Work with the CoSTAR Foresight Lab and BFI to formulate plans and develop recommendations to address these needs, covering areas such as Research & Development support, Skills, Policy, Growth & Investment
• Ensuring that the BFI and the CoSTAR Foresight Lab have a programme of events and funded activity designed to meet the needs of the sectors using creative technology
• Contribute to insightful reports that map the future of creative technology in the UK, covering AI, VFX, Immersive/XR, video game engine technologies, creative automation technologies and Virtual Production
• Work with the CoSTAR Policy group and the Policy Forum, to support industry engagement in relation to policy development activities across the Foresight Lab
• Inform the Foresight Lab and BFI on Creative Technology trends, working with other Lab researchers

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• Training courses
• Screening Days
• Our film releases
• Job alerts
• Blog updates
• Film screening events and talks

• Experience delivering creative technology projects within the creative industries, or equivalent, including hands-on experience working directly with Creative Technology.
• Proven experience of carrying out or overseeing formal or informal Research & Development, within the Creative Industries or equivalent.
• Demonstrable understanding of how Creative Technology is used in the production of professional creative work, including AI
• Experience of building relationships with a range of private companies in the Creative Industries, including experience of events or comms
• Applicable knowledge of a range of creative technologies and how they are used in a Creative Industries Production context. Particularly relevant creative technologies include AI, VFX, Immersive/XR, video game engine technologies, creative automation technologies and Virtual Production

Salary: £53,958 - £63,498

The BFI is looking for a Creative Technology Industry Manager to join the BFI's CoSTAR innovation-focussed team, ensuring that the BFI actively engages with the creative technology sector in order to support its activities within the CoSTAR Foresight Lab. The CoSTAR Network represents the largest investment in Creative Industries Research & Development, delivered by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with the aim of building the first national R&D infrastructure for the Creative Industries to fuel growth for our creative economy.