ACMI X Director – ACMI

A unique institution at the heart of Melbourne’s iconic meeting place, Federation Square, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is Australia’s national museum of film, TV, videogames, digital culture and art. Welcoming over 1.45m visitors in 2015/16, ACMI is the most visited museum of the moving image in the world and the third most visited museum in Australia.

We have a newly created role taking ACMI’s co-working space for the creative industries to the next level, establishing a Creative Tech Laboratory that will become a vibrant hub for dynamic, cross disciplinary innovation drawn from across the creative industries, technology and academia communities. The ACMI X Director will provide the strategic direction and operational leadership for the ACMI X co-working space and champion the Creative Tech lab and its accelerator program.

We are looking for a candidate who brings a well-established international network across technology, academia and creative industries with the ability to foster strategic and entrepreneurial relationships that deliver value across ACMI X and build the ACMI X community. Your commercial nous underpins your ability to guide and mentor creative projects and cultural start-ups. You will be an adept communicator who has a flexible approach, with an ambitious and resourceful vision and a proven record for your capacity as a lateral and creative thinker.

If successful, you can expect to become part of a talented, committed and creative team of people with a passion for film, video games and digital media, in an organisation where our visitor experience and our ability to work as a team are critical to our success.

To apply for this great opportunity, click ‘Apply Now’ (below) and follow the online application process. Applicants should provide a 500 word submission explaining why they are the best person for this role and submit it together with a resume.

Please note interviews will be held 30 March 2017