LFF Hospitality Team Lead

This includes developing, planning and executing a large portfolio of LFF hospitality events, including filmmakers' lunches and receptions, networking drinks, and other bespoke events for the duration of the festival, managing a team of coordinators, assistants and volunteers.

BFI London Film Festival (LFF) runs an Industry & Professional Programme of screenings, events, networking and informal marketplace for around 3,500 film industry professionals alongside the main public festival.

• Full-time
• Fixed-term contract, 21 July 2025 - 07 November 2025
• Working closely with the Senior Production Manager and the Filmmaker and Industry Services Manager to plan and deliver a large portfolio of LFF hospitality events including filmmaker lunches and receptions, networking drinks, and other bespoke events for the duration of the festival
• Working with the Senior Production Manager in researching and booking a range of central London venues for a diverse portfolio of LFF hospitality events
• Managing a team of Hospitality Coordinators, Assistants and festival volunteers, working efficiently to maintain clear responsibilities within the team for delivering festival hospitality events
• Developing a clear scheduling system, integrated with the hospitality database, that ensures all Guest Services, Production and Delegate Services Teams can see Hospitality plans for Filmmaker and Industry guests

• Significant relevant experience of working at a similar level within hospitality at a film festival or similar events
• Experience of line management and leading teams to deliver successfully against objectives set
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to liaise effectively with other departments and with external clients/partners and service providers
• Proven ability to manage and work to strict budgets

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

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 09 June.

The closing date for this position is 22/05/2025 at 23:59