Screen Industry Expert Leader

Job Description

• The Industry Programs Manager role plays a vital part in the creation, execution, and continuous improvement of flagship industry initiatives.
• This position delivers impactful and skills-driven programming to strengthen screen industry capabilities, market access, and member success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Programming & Strategy:
• SCREEN FOREVER
• Lead the design, planning, and thematic direction of SCREENFOREVER conference programming streams, reflecting commercial and distribution trends, challenges, and opportunities in the screen industry.
• Set up and facilitate the Programming Advisory Board, curating session ideas with leading screen professionals.
• Manage comprehensive program timelines, scheduling, speaker logistics, CRM tracking, and production documentation.
• Build detailed session slate, produce some sessions, identify, and engage session producers and moderators.
• Negotiate and secure high-profile speakers and strategic partners locally and internationally.
• Maintain strong engagement with First Nations and underrepresented communities, delivering a consistently diverse and inclusive program.
• Advise on media releases and social media communications.
• ONES TO WATCH
• Design and deliver Ones to Watch annually, overseeing timelines, participant selection, and tailored professional development content.
• Evaluate applications, working with external assessors to select a high-calibre final cohort.
• Match participants with established producers aligned to their projects, needs, and growth ambitions.
• Deliver targeted professional development content focused on real-world producing knowledge, financing, commissioning, and market strategy.
• PITCH ON DEMAND
• Develop end-to-end program rollout, securing participation and briefs from major commissioners.
• Assess pitch submissions for relevance, supporting commissioners in finalising pitch meeting selections.
• Coordinate across comms, marketing, and delivery teams to maintain consistent messaging and a seamless user experience.
• GENR8
• Lead the strategic design and launch of GENR8, positioning it as a future-focused forum dedicated to content innovation, emerging platforms, and technological disruption.
• Oversee event programming, identify, and secure high-calibre speakers while facilitating introductions to the partnerships team.
• Guide the development and deployment of strategic communications and media campaigns to enhance event profile and maximise audience reach.
• SPA MASTERCLASS SERIES
• Research, identify, and scope timely, high-impact topics relevant to producers, focusing on legal, financial, and business issues in the screen industry.
• Source, secure, and brief expert speakers and an appropriate host.
• Coordinate all elements of Masterclass delivery, including session outlines, speaker materials, event logistics, and online platform setup.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• A proven track record delivering high-impact industry events and programs for the screen sector.
• A deep understanding of the Australian and international screen landscape and the evolving role of producers.
• Strong project management, team leadership, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• A proven experience curating commercially relevant, domestically and globally oriented industry programs.
• Excellent communication skills across live events, digital delivery, and media platforms.
• An established network across industry agencies, funders, streamers, and production companies.
• A background as a producer or screen sector creative.
• Familiarity with screen agency processes and funding cycles.
• Experience in web publishing, CRM systems, and digital tools to support event delivery.

Benefits:

• Actively represent the organisation at industry events and markets to build networks and inform program design.
• Contribute and consult as required to additional organisation events.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to direct reports.
• Collaborate effectively across departments, ensuring alignment of program objectives and internal workflows.
• Regularly evaluate program effectiveness, refining strategies based on participant feedback, stakeholder outcomes, and member engagement metrics.

Others:

• Mid-Senior level employment.
• Full-time job function.
• Project Management and Information Technology industries.