Screentest: Now recruiting!
After a great event in 2008, the National Student Film Festival is already looking ahead to 2009! There have been several significant changes to our infrastructure here in Bristol, so we’re more excited than ever about our chances– next year’s event looks set to be the best yet.
All this festival goodness doesn’t just happen by itself however… behind each talk, screening, workshop or party is a dedicated team working tirelessly for weeks, sometimes months. Think you’ve got what it takes to get involved?
Screentest has a number of management positions currently up for grabs:
Sponsorship Manager
Running a film festival is an expensive project, and Screentest is funded almost entirely by sponsorship and partnerships with businesses and organisations. Connecting Screentest to potential sponsors and brokering deals is one of the most important roles on the committee and would be a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in a career in media to develop contacts within the industry.
National Network Manager
Screentest is far more than a Bristol-based event, and each year students from dozens of universities get involved by submitting their films and making the trip to Bristol to attend the festival itself. We need someone to take an active role in connecting Screentest to this sprawling network of societies and courses as well as laying the groundwork for screenings and talks around the country.
Regional Network Manager (South West)
As the National Student Film Festival you might expect Screentest to receive plenty of attention from the students and residents of Bristol. Sadly this doesn’t happen by itself– we need an outgoing and well-connected individual to get the word out, promoting the festival to Bristol and the surrounding area and arranging pre-event parties. (This role doubles as our social secretary.)
You can apply to any of the positions by emailing volunteer@screentestfest.org.uk — we’ll get back to you with interview details as soon as we can. We have also set up a recruitment group on facebook, so feel free to check us out there as well.
Note: the positions currently available are all Bristol-based, so you’ll need to be a full or part time student located in Bristol (but not necessarily at Bristol University) to apply. Keep your eyes open though– we have plans to expand our national network this year so there may well be jobs up for grabs near you in the coming months.
As always, thank you all for your commitment to student film, and we look forward to seeing you all again before too long!