Audience Research & Insight Manager
Posted Today by British Film Institute (BFI)
£41,109 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Audience Research & Insight Manager will oversee a significant audience research program for the BFI’s Research & Statistics department on a fixed-term contract for 12 months. This role involves delivering actionable insights into the impact of BFI activities across various channels, ensuring that research informs decision-making among internal stakeholders. The position requires strong project management skills and the ability to communicate complex research findings effectively. The role is part-time, requiring 32.75 hours per week, including a lunch break.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce high-quality research to support BFI's ten-year strategy.
- Design and commission research projects, managing them on behalf of internal stakeholders.
- Develop accessible presentations of research analysis for stakeholders.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align research with strategic plans.
Key Skills:
- Experience managing high-quality research projects from inception to delivery.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of relevant data sources and ability to analyze them for insights.
- Strong attention to detail in producing accurate reports and presentations.
Salary (Rate): £41,109 per annum
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Salary: £34,950 - £41,109 per annum (based on the full-time salary of £43,755 - £51,465 per annum) Fixed Term Contract: 12 months maternity cover Part Time: 4 days per week/32.75 hours (including 1 hour lunch break) We are looking for an Audience Research & Insight Manager to join the BFI’s Research & Statistics department on a fixed term contract for 12 months. The Audience Research & Insight Manager will lead on the delivery of an ambitious programme of audience research focussed on BFI activities in our venues and through our digital channels. They will provide insight into the impact and reach of BFI activities to a broad range of internal stakeholders and ensure that research insights are actionable, working with colleagues across departments to feed insight into more informed decision-making.
Key responsibilities include:
- To produce high quality research that supports and informs the work of the BFI, in particular the implementation of its ten year strategy
- To design and commission research projects where required and to manage these projects on behalf of internal stakeholders.
- To develop accessible and compelling ways of presenting research analysis and insight to stakeholders who may not themselves be familiar with data or the capability of research to inform and inspire business strategy.
- Work with senior stakeholders to create plans for research that integrate with and inform our strategic plans, in particular working with Senior Evaluations Manager to ensure a consistent approach to research and evaluation of BFI audience projects
We are looking for candidates who have:
- Demonstrable experience of managing high quality research projects from inception to delivery of results.
- Excellent communication, presentation and inter-personal skills, being able to advocate the use of research to those who are not necessarily research literate themselves and to clearly explain the benefits of high quality research to inform business thinking.
- Knowledge and experience of using a range of relevant data sources and ability to assess and analyse these to produce high quality information and insight.
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate and clear reports and presentations to those who may not be familiar or skilled at extracting insight from data and statistics.
A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description.
About the BFI We are 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.
Benefits 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) + bank holidays + the option to buy up to 5 extra days of annual leave Additional paid time off between Christmas and New Year BFI pension scheme with 5% employer contribution BFI Childcare Scheme, where we contribute to childcare costs for children up to the age of 14 Enhanced pay for Maternity & Paternity leave Complimentary tickets to BFI Southbank & IMAX screenings and events Free BFI Player subscription + discount on BFI DVDs, books, merchandise, and film tickets Plus many more, which can be found in our Working at the BFI information pack on our website.
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 place at the first stage selection process to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.
Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by visiting www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/job-opportunities. Depending on the volume of applications, you may be asked to complete a small task or attend a pre-interview screening call to further to assist the hiring team in shortlisting for this role. In this instance, interview dates may be subject to change. The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Tuesday 03 March 2026 First interviews will be held on Thursday 12 & Friday 13 March 2026 Second interviews will be held on TBC