LFF XR hosts

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom British Film Institute Full time

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 06 August 2024 at 11.59pm

Interviews: Week commencing Monday 26 August 2024

Salary: £28,038 per annum equivalent

Fixed term contract: 01 October 2024 – 28 October 2024 (full-time)

Are you a welcoming people person with an interest in new film projects? Join the British Film Institute this October as a host for a new and immersive Extended Reality (XR) experience.

BFI is a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK's lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

We are looking for XR Hosts to support the smooth running of the LFF Expanded Exhibition October), including assisting audience viewing sessions for immersive and interactive artworks and relaying any necessary safety and artistic information about the works they are viewing.

BFI London Film Festival (LFF) runs an Industry & Professional Programme of screenings, events, networking and informal marketplace for around 3,500 film industry professionals alongside the main public festival.

Responsibilities

To act as front of house, greeting guests, giving welcome briefings, checking tickets, and providing excellent customer service. To onboard and offboard guests into the experience, using the script given for the specific piece. Optimising the audiences comfort and ensuring the equipment is running correctly. To assist the technical and production teams, providing support for the XR exhibition where needed, flagging issues for attention in a calm, professional and methodical manner. To attend the dedicated training session on site. Knowledge, skills and experienceA proactive and customer-focused approach, with demonstrable experience in customer-facing or front of house roles. Previous experience of working in a gallery, exhibition space, film festival, arts venue or theatre. Exemplary communication skills and a professional approach to dealing effectively with people at all levels. Ability to act responsibly under pressure with a solution focused approach. A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description via the Apply button. At the BFI you'll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional paid time off at Christmas), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others. We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements. Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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