Year One Lead

About LFS

This is an exciting opportunity to become an integral part of the team at Britain’s longest established and world-famous conservatoire for filmmakers. The school, now in its 70th anniversary year, is based in Covent Garden in the heart of London. LFS alumni include famous veterans (Mike Leigh, Michael Mann, Tak Fujimoto, Ann Hui) and famous younger filmmakers including Carla Simon, Oliver Hermanus, Babak Jalali, and the creator of End of the F**king World, Jonathan Entwistle. LFS is one of only two film schools in the UK to have been awarded ‘world leading’ specialist provider institution status and funding from the Office for Students.

Job Summary

The Year Lead is responsible for the leadership, ongoing design, delivery and academic quality of Year 1 within the 2-year MA Filmmaking programme; and for ensuring that the modules and corresponding film exercises are clearly organised; and that coherent progression takes place through the year. The role ensures that the curriculum is delivered in accordance with the validated course documentation, London Film School regulations, and best practice. The role requires you to bring together intensive practical training and critical and reflective study – thus maintaining the School’s long-standing reputation for rigorous, practice-based filmmaking education.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and prepare the first-year curriculum, delivered on a termly basis, with a focus on induction, skills development, discipline awareness, and cohort formation.
• Ensure diversity and qualifying of visiting lecturers in the teaching pool and agree them with colleagues.
• Jointly lead the student selection process for new MAF students.
• Share pastoral responsibility with the Heads of Department and the Year Two Lead, with particular focus on student transition into practical filmmaking at MA level postgraduate study, and adaptation to the UK.
• Design, manage and deliver career skills and current industry practice seminars, and career facing training.
• Provide leadership, people management and direction to the Directing department alongside the Head of Department for Directing and the Course Leader.
• Maintain quality assurance.

Whether your background is primarily in teaching or deeply rooted in the industry, if you are ready to lead, inspire and contribute to an institution consistently ranked among the top 15 filmmaking academies globally, we want to hear from you.

We offer a competitive staff benefits package including 30 days leave per annum (pro rata for part-time staff), employer matched contributory pension scheme (4%), season ticket and hardship loan schemes, professional development, cycle to work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and a suite of family-friendly policies.

How to apply

To apply, please upload your CV, together with a supporting statement outlining how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role, plus the completed equalities monitoring form, by 9am on Thursday 21st May 2026. LFS is an equal opportunities employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we especially encourage applications from people who identify as disabled and/or identify as LGBTQIA, Black, Asian or are from minority ethnic backgrounds as these groups are under-represented at all levels of staff at LFS. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you. We offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability, who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Our six values are:

• Innovation & Excellence
• Inclusivity & Respect
• Feedback & Collaboration
• Empathy, Accountability & Integrity
• Safe & Inclusive Spaces
• Kindness

Applicants must be able to provide proof of their ongoing right to live and work in the UK.