ADE UK Careers Officer - Film, Games, Business & Marketing (North) (Hiring Immediately)

AD Education UK is a growing network of leading creative education institutes in the UK. The group’s institutions are united around strong values and sharing a vision for creativity and innovation within creative media education. With over 40 years of pioneering and sector-leading experience, our graduates can be found throughout the music, film, games and wider creative media sectors, winning prestigious awards and employed within the highest echelons of their respective creative fields. Our market-leading portfolio of schools includes The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) and SAE Institute UK. 

Requirements

Role: ADE UK Careers Officer - Film, Games, Business & Marketing (North)

Location: Leeds, Liverpool or Glasgow

Division: Careers and Industry

Salary: Grade 6, SP 25 - £26,495 per annum

Contract : Part time (0.6 FTE) Permanent

About Us

SAE Institute was founded in 1976 and is a globally operating higher education provider focused on creating a talent pipeline for the creative media industries. Our network of campuses spans over 28 countries on six continents with more than 40 campuses. SAE Institute in Europe is Part of the AD Education group of companies, delivering industry-focused creative education to more than 30,000 students. SAE offers industry-focused Creative Media Degrees across eight subject areas – Audio, Content Creation & Online Marketing, Film, Game Art Animation, Games Programming, Music Business, Visual Effects, and Web Development.

ICMP (The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) is a leading UK music school with campuses in London and in 2025 opening in Liverpool and Leeds. For over 35 years, ICMP has been at the forefront of contemporary music education, offering personalised, industry-focused training to help students thrive in the competitive music industry. ICMP delivers innovative undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including specialisations in Electronic Music Production, Live Event Management, and Music Marketing. 

Job Overview 

The Careers Officer - Film, Games, Business & Marketing (North) is responsible for supporting AD Education UK students and recent graduates, primarily from the School of Film & Games and the School of Business & Marketing to transition successfully into professional work, higher study, or self-employment. This will include proactively sourcing and promoting opportunities within the film, television, animation, VFX, games, esports, business, marketing, communications, and related creative/enterprise sectors.

The postholder will be based at either the Leeds, Liverpool, or Glasgow campus and will be required to travel between the three locations when needed to support departmental activity and student engagement.

The role leverages relationships with the wider AD Education UK alumni community as well as local, regional, and national employers in these industries, as directed by the Careers Manager and in liaison with the Artist and Creative Development Manager where appropriate.

They will provide administrative assistance across departmental activities and work closely with the Careers Manager to contribute towards Graduate Outcomes, employer engagement, and industry engagement strategies, ensuring that AD Education UK students and recent graduates are supported to progress into professional, sustainable employment aligned with Graduate Outcomes targets.

Key Responsibilities

Principal Responsibilities
Administrative

• Provide administrative and logistical support to the Careers Manager and Artist and Creative Development Manager across all departmental events and initiatives, including in-curriculum and extracurricular events and project funding initiatives, with a focus on Film, Games, Business & Marketing pathways.
• Advertise student and graduate opportunities - particularly those within film, games, business, marketing, creative production, and associated sectors including social media, email, and the Careers+ jobs board.
• Monitoring the departmental inbox dealing with routine and non-standard queries, including those which require an understanding of information outside the immediate work area and knowing who else to involve.
• Liaise with the Creative Assistant to ensure that promotional collateral is provided to Marketing team for scheduling promotion across platforms.
• Conduct research into film, games, business, marketing, and related wider creative industries to develop targeted resourc]]>