Director of Film & Television Production

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Essential:
• Proven experience in film or television production and project-based creative education.
• Proven track record as a classroom teacher.
• Strong record of curriculum design, teaching, and student project management.
• Experience building industry partnerships and providing students with real-world learning opportunities.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills, with the ability to inspire staff and students.
• Passion for creative education, inclusion, and widening access to the creative industries.
• Desirable:
• Relevant leadership experience in creative education.
• Experience managing budgets, resources, and departmental operations.
• Well-connected within the film, television, or creative industries, with awareness of current trends.
• Experience delivering showcases, screenings, or public-facing student projects.

What the school offers its staff

-Great opportunities for CPD and professional growth

-Termly wellbeing days

-Seasonal ticket loan scheme

-Staff Cycle to work Scheme

-Yearly appraisal and pay review

-Highly supportive staff team

-Local government pension scheme (LGPS)

-Teacher pension scheme (TPS)

-Central location and excellent transport links

-Friendly and diverse student and staff community

-Outstanding facilities and resources to support teaching and learning

Further details about the role

The Director of Film & Television Production at East London Arts and Music (ELAM) plays a strategic, creative, and industry-facing role at the heart of our Film and Television provision. You will provide leadership and vision for the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of an ambitious, industry-relevant curriculum that reflects ELAM’s commitment to excellence, representation, and access.

You will oversee teaching, learning, and production activity across the pathway, ensuring trainees develop high-level technical skills, creative voice, and professional behaviours. Working closely with teaching staff, industry partners, and the wider leadership team, you will shape projects that mirror professional practice, create meaningful industry engagement opportunities, and showcase trainee work through high-quality productions and public platforms.

This is a senior, hands-on role suited to an experienced practitioner and leader with deep knowledge of the film and television industries, a strong commitment to nurturing young talent, and a passion for widening participation and transforming pathways into the creative industries.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.