The TV Festival
Job Summary
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Impact Unit as the Impact Manager for our social change programmes. You’ll be joining the team behind the TV Foundation and The TV Festival to deliver events and programmes in our core impact areas: climate storytelling and class & social equality.
The TV Foundation’s Impact Unit helps shape the way the TV industry works to make it open to all; a place where new perspectives, ideas and stories thrive. The TV Festival brings together the TV industry, featuring captivating discussions, masterclasses and panels, alongside networking opportunities and social events.
The appointment comes at a significant moment in the organisation’s history. Following a competitive review of future host cities, the Festival will relocate to Manchester from 2027 onwards, marking the beginning of a new chapter for one of the UK’s leading screen industry events and new opportunities for our impact work.
You will work closely with our Impact Director to design and deliver these initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a passion for purpose-led TV, a commitment to diversity in the industry, and the empathy and the ability to deliver tangible change.
Job Requirements
Essential:
Commitment to moving the agenda on all our impact areas, with a strong interest in either climate storytelling; class representation; and/or the wider need for diversity and inclusion.
Experience of delivering training and/or events from conception to production, from liaising with the venue to briefing speakers.
Strong organisational and admin skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.
Great interpersonal and collaborative skills, able to build relationships across the team, with participants in these initiatives and our supporters.
Proficient in using databases and a range of software including Office.
Passion for television and a commitment to promoting diversity within the industry.
Desirable
Experience in funding research and bid-writing
Experience facilitating or chairing events.
Connections across the TV industry.
Experience managing marketing campaigns.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Impact Manager – Social Change
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Salary: £30k-£40k
(pro-rata) - Hours:
Part time - Artform: Festival
- Role: Curation
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026
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Location:
London
Job: Impact Manager – Social Change
Job: Impact Manager – Social Change
Organisation: The TV Festival
Postcode: EC1R 3BX
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