Join the Team!
Open Roles
Head of Awards
Head of Events
Head of Partnerships
Head of Marketing and PR
Head of Creative Futures
Head of Video Production
Head of Creative Design
Awards Committee
Are you a student at Anglia Ruskin University of the University of Cambridge? Are you interested in a career in the creative industry or simply love film? Looking for a community of like-minded students? Join the Watersprite team!
We have a wide range of roles available in our eight departments, each of which comes with a unique set of responsibilities and challenges. Scroll down to find out more about each role and for information on how to apply.
We are currently recruiting Head of Department roles, and Awards Committee roles for 2026.
If you have any questions about joining the team, feel free to email the Development Director, Flora O’Neill at flora.oneill@watersprite.org.uk.
Zeb Goriely closing off the 2024 Watersprite Awards with Amazon MGM Studios.
Festival Director
The Festival Director is the leader of the Watersprite student team. They oversee all operations across eight departments (see below) and liaise with the Board of Trustees and Festival Producer. They determine the creative vision for the festival, meet the festival’s partners and sponsors, plan all logistics with the Festival Producer, determine the composition of the student team, and act as the face of the festival.
This is a huge commitment but the perfect place to gain invaluable skills for entering any industry.
Carol Morley interviewed for the Watersprite 2023 Opening Ceremony
Events Team
A role for someone looking to engage with the latest industry developments and build their professional network, with the extra perk of meeting and corresponding with big-name speakers! The Events team will work to shape the creative vision of the 2025 festival: brainstorming, planning and running events, dealing with everything from how to promote Watersprite in letters to speakers, to which musicians best fit Watersprite’s festival atmosphere.
APPLICATIONS FOR HEAD OF EVENTS ARE NOW OPEN!
Deadline: 24th June, 23:59pm.
Some of the Watersprite 2023 winners posing with their trophies!
Awards Team
This a position for someone passionate about supporting young filmmakers and making the film industry more accessible. You will join a team responsible for managing film submissions from all over the world, organising online judging and then professional juries, corresponding with nominated filmmakers and where possible, arranging for them to come to Cambridge for the festival, and organising the winners’ prizes (working closely with Partnerships and the Alumni team) and their presentation at the Watersprite Awards Ceremony. A particularly rewarding role due to the ongoing personal contact that the Awards Team and nominees have throughout the year. Friendships are built during the festival weekend that last long after the festival is over.
APPLICATIONS FOR AWARDS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT AND AWARDS OFFICERS ARE NOW OPEN!
Deadline: 24th June, 23:59pm.
Maja Kjellstad Aanonsen accepting the Neil Gaiman Film of the Year Award for “Death at the Bus Stop” at Watersprite 2023. Every award came with a set of prizes sourced by the Partnerships team!
Partnerships Team
Partnerships subcommittee roles are for people who are entrepreneurial, persuasive and keen to make an impact. Sponsorship is the lifeblood of the festival and Watersprite is looking for those who are excited about building relationships with sponsors. Ideal for someone hoping to build funding for their own projects in the future (whether start-up, films or other ventures), or for people who are keen to get experience for careers that involve persuasive skill, building strong professional relationships and deal-making. The role involves dealing with in-kind sponsorship (e.g. flower sponsor, food sponsor) and supporting the Festival Producer in with financial sponsorship and prize sponsorship.
APPLICATIONS FOR HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS ARE NOW OPEN!
Deadline: 24th June, 23:59pm.
William McGregor interviewed at BBC3 Creative Futures Day 2023
Creative Futures Team
Passionate about increasing accessibility within the creative industries and providing young people with the skills and knowledge they need to take the next steps in their careers? Interested in putting on a series of events hosted by industry professionals? Apply now to be part of the Creative Futures team for Watersprite 2025! You’ll get to help inspire young film talent, contact speakers, work closely with partners and out on a series of inspirational events aimed at opening doors to the film industry.
APPLICATIONS FOR CREATIVE FUTURES OFFICERS ARE NOW OPEN!
Deadline: 16th October, 23:59pm.
Marketing and pr Team
As part of the Marketing and PR team, you will help to spread the word about Watersprite far and wide. Roles may involve helping to maintain the festival's online presence, through social media platforms and our website, coordinating blog posts, managing the newsletter or reaching out to local and national newspapers for publicity. These are roles for people keen to develop their marketing and PR skills while supporting an important creative cause!
APPLICATIONS FOR MARKETING AND PR HEADS OF DEPARTMENT ARE NOW OPEN!
Deadline: 24th June, 23:59pm.
Our Instagram feed, curated by the Comms Team!
The Watersprite 2024 trailer, produced by the Video Production Team!
Video Production Team
As an international student film festival, film is at the centre of Watersprite. The Video Production team film and livestream the events over the weekend and produce video content for our YouTube channel before and after the festival, including the festival trailer. They will work closely with the Marketing team to find interesting ways to produce exciting content and to increase Watersprite’s online presence. It is a great opportunity for anyone with film experience and who wants to go into film production or the creative industries after graduation!
APPLICATIONS FOR HEAD OF VIDEO PRODUCTION ARE NOW OPEN!
Deadline: 24th June, 23:59pm.
creative design team
As Head of Creative Design you will mastermind all of Watersprite 2026’s visual branding material. The Head of Creative Design’s biggest responsibility is the creation of the festival programme (with the possibility of professional help), as well as posters, flyers, merchandise and online visual branding. You will work especially closely with the Head of Marketing and PR to decide on what your team can design to help with social media output and the website. This position offers excellent career experience in the creative industries for someone looking to use their design skills to support an important creative cause and have their work seen by thousands of professionals and students alike. You will also recruit and lead your own subcommittee of fellow students, a wonderful opportunity to gain some leadership skills.
APPLICATIONS FOR HEAD OF CREATIVE DESIGN ARE NOW OPEN!
Deadline: 24th June, 23:59pm.
The Watersprite 2025 festival programme, produced by the Creative Design Team!