View Vacancy - Trade Investment Executive - Creative Industries and Digital Media
Main Purpose of Job
This position focuses on the entertainment industry and media, spanning film, television, video games, VR/AR/MR, digital media and content, social media, music and other related industries. Reporting to the Vice Consul, Creative & Media, it plays a central role in a campaign to grow British creative industries’ exports to the US, as well as to support the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK. The candidate will manage an array of projects, build relationships with dozens of innovative British and US companies, manage tools, and create systems to match UK capabilities with US opportunities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage and lead on strategic relationships with U.S. and UK business leaders, trade associations and other key partners.
- Identify U.S. companies that may be interested in establishing or expanding operations in the UK. Make initial contact, organize visit programmes and schedule meetings. Conduct meetings both independently and in support of more senior colleagues, such as the British Consul-General or the Head of Trade & Investment.
- Deliver a target number of FDI and trade successes each year, as agreed with the Creative & Media TIO/SL and the Head of Trade & Investment.
- Plan and deliver activities as part of DIT Campaigns, such as trade missions, seminars, webinars, and receptions, to promote the UK’s strengths in the Creative & Media sector and to deliver targets.
- Conduct research and compile reports on industry developments, best routes to market and potential U.S. business partners for UK exporters looking to enter the U.S. market.
- Participate in activities and events conducted by industry associations and other multipliers, building awareness of DIT in the business community and serving as the point of contact for UK market information.
- Facilitate and support visits by senior government officials and other VIPs, including by organising logistics and planning company meetings.
- Maintain current knowledge of Creative & Media market trends, incentives, and centres of excellence in both the U.S. and the UK. Promote UK strengths effectively to a U.S. audience.
- Maintain client relationship management records, lists of industry contacts and other data.
- Undertake occasional travel in the U.S. and the UK (up to 5% of the time).
Client Management Experience
Solid working knowledge of gaming, VR-AR, and digital content industries
Organizational Skills
Content Management Software skills
Under US State Department requirements, the UK Government in the US may only employ, as non-diplomatic staff, persons who are US citizens, US Permanent Residents or A visa holders with EAD cards*. If you hold a visa other than an A visa you are not currently eligible to work at our office. Please refer to our website for information on exceptions to this policy at www.gov.uk/government/world/usa. All selected candidates are subject to background checks and will require a security clearance prior to starting work.
*A visas are acceptable at the Embassy and Consulates. The UK Mission to the UN (UKMIS) accepts G visas, and British Defense Staff (BDS) outposts accept A or NATO visas.
Enthusiastic learner of creative industries
Experience with relevant office software programs
Event management experience
Staff recruited locally are subject to terms and conditions of service in accordance with US, state, and/or local employment law.
Individuals who are not a US taxpaying citizen will be paid a net salary based on a simulated US tax status.
Internal candidates must inform their supervisor before they apply to a different position.
Only successful candidates will be contacted. Please no phone calls. Due to the high volume of resumes we receive, we cannot guarantee consideration of your application if the submission instructions are not properly followed.
The British Embassy is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and to creating a diverse working environment, free from discrimination, where everyone is included and treated fairly, based on merit alone. We are an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation or any other criterion protected by law.
This opportunity is closed to applications.