Head of Impact and Research

Who we are

Into Film is the UK’s leading screen education charity, dedicated to empowering children and young people through the magic of film. Working across all four nations, we help educators unlock creativity, enrich learning and open doors to future opportunities in the screen industries and beyond.

Through Into Film’s three pillars of work, Screen Careers, Film For Learning and Filmmaking, we provide information, education, experience and inspiration to support young filmmakers across the UK.

We also run the famous Into Film Festival, which sees over 3,000 screenings and events take place across 580 cinemas around the UK, reaching almost 400,000 young people and their educators, and the Into Film Awards, the UK’s leading showcase for young filmmaking talent.

Our vision – Film enriches the life of every child and young person.

Our mission – To inspire and support young people to learn, and to realise their creative, cultural and career aspirations, through film and the moving image.

About the role

As Head of Impact and Research, your central mission will be to launch a new wave of exciting research and evaluation designed to provide high-quality insights and data. The core ambition is to demonstrate the important role that film and screen culture plays in the educational and personal development, and future career aspirations, of young people aged 5-19. This position is key to developing Into Film’s thought leadership role within the broader screen sector.

You will have overall responsibility for the practical evaluation of Into Film’s extensive programmes, which currently reach over 3 million young people annually and are supported by approximately £7 million in funding. The team’s outputs are significant, including approximately 20 high-quality evaluation and research reports each year.