JOB VACANCY – Head of Partnerships & Development
30 January 2023
Manchester Animation Festival, the UK’s largest animation Festival is seeking a new Head of Partnerships & Development, who will be responsible for sourcing new sponsorship funding for the organisation along with developing existing relationships with partners, sponsors, and funders in public and private sectors.
If you have a passion and experience for sponsorship funding and corporate sales, please read more about the job below.
Role: The key purpose of this role is to raise the required funding to ensure Manchester Animation Festival can continue its upwards trajectory as the UK’s key animation event and increase the operational & creative capacity of its activities.
The postholder will be expected to maintain long established corporate partnerships with organisations such as University of Salford, Jellyfish Pictures, Marks & Clerk, ScreenSkills, the BBC and a strong portfolio of Animation companies from around the UK. As well as nurturing these relationships in addition to identifying new corporate partners to increase revenue at the festival.
The post holder will also be expected to independently initiate, build and sustain long-term fruitful relationships with new commercial partners, representing and selling the benefits of working with the UK’s largest animation event. The post holder is expected to have experience of managing and meeting financial targets, and they will bring strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills to the role.
This position is supported by the Senior Management Team which consists of the Festival Director, Executive Producer, Producer and Finance Director as well as a Board of Directors led by Blue Zoo’s Tom Box.
Contract Period: This is a part-time freelance position (flexibility required, will involve some evening and weekend work) with an initial contract spanning March-December 2023. The role is for 5 days a month, which can be flexibly worked as half days if needed.
Fee: £1250 per month.
Place of Work: Although this role will mostly be working from home, there will be requirements to travel for meetings and to Manchester for the festival itself.
Closing date: Fri 24 Feb at 17:00 GMT
Interviews: W/C Mon 27 Feb
Please click here to download the full job description. Please read the job description before applying. To apply please fill in the form below, submitting a cover letter and CV that highlight your sponsorship funding and sales experience, and why you are a good fit for MAF and the role. If you have any questions at all, please email greg@manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk.
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS JOB ARE NOW CLOSED