Tampere Film Festival recruits

The 54th Tampere Film Festival will take place on March 6-10, 2024. We are one of Europe’s most significant and largest film festivals focusing on short films. We are now looking for communication experts for our team for the 2024 edition. As a workplace, we offer an unique opportunity to experience what organizing a film festival is like.

If you are a positive team worker, self-starter, solution-oriented and you manage working under pressure, please contact us. We require applicants to have relevant experience and/or education, as well as excellent knowledge of Finnish and English. Other language skills are considered an advantage.

Read more about open positions and send a short and concise free-form application and curriculum vitae to riina.mikkonen@tff.fi.

The application ends on September 15, 2023. Those invited to the interview will be notified separately, and we aim to organize the interviews during September. Inquiries related to the position can be sent by e-mail to executive director Riina Mikkonen, riina.mikkonen@tff.fi or by calling +358444765203 Tuesday-Thursday 10am-3pm.

The Tampere Film Festival supports equality, diversity and develops its operating models to be more ecologically sustainable. We encourage everyone to apply, for example, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity or disability. As festival and workplace, we are also committed to the principles of a safer space.

COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR

The communication coordinator works as the leader of the festival’s communication team and as the festival’s press officer. In addition to the coordinator, the communication team includes a communication assistant, a marketing coordinator, a partnership producer and a graphic designer.

The communication coordinator’s work tasks include the planning, coordination and accomplishment of the festival’s communication and marketing together with the rest of the communication team. In addition, the communications coordinator is responsible for the festival’s publicity and media relations.

Due to the nature of the work, the main place of work is the Tampere Film Festival office. Remote days can be agreed separately.

The communication coordinator is expected to have strong written and visual skills, as well as social media management. Knowledge of WordPress is essential. Page layout skills are considered an advantage.

Duration of employment: 1 October 2023–31 March 2024 or according to the agreement.
Salary: 2400€ / month and working hours 37h / week.

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT

The communications assistant works as part of the festival’s communications team. The communications assistant participates in producing and updating content for websites and social media channels. In addition, the assistant participates in the proofreading of press materials, the management of credit, image and promo materials for films. The communications assistant is expected to have strong written and visual skills, as well as social media management. Knowledge of WordPress is essential and the page layout skills are an advantage.

Due to the nature of the work, the main place of work is the Tampere Film Festival office. Remote days can be agreed separately.

Duration of employment: 1 November 2023–31 March 2024 or according to the agreement.
Salary: 2300€/month and working hours 37 hours/week.