The Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) is an exciting, volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation that aims to inspire and empower established and emerging women and gender diverse screen practitioners from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider Moana region through the celebration of their work in the screen industry.
We are on the look out for passionate volunteers to join our team.
MWFF is committed to celebrating diversity and inclusivity, and highly encourages expressions of interest from people regardless of gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability, and age.
Current Opportunities
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Position: VolunteerEducation Coordinator
Position type: Volunteer (unpaid)
Availability & Commitment: Ideally, we would like a commitment of 4 hours/week with flexibility in when hours are worked. However, it will be busier in the lead up to and during the festival (Jan-April).
Start Date: August 2025
Reports to: Festival Director
Role Purpose: The MWFF Education Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the festival’s education events and programs to ensure their smooth delivery.
Location: Work from home/Festival venue/s; you will need to provide your own laptop/computer.
MWFF is committed to celebrating diversity and inclusivity, and highly encourages expressions of interest from people regardless of gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability, and age.
Applicants must be over the age of 18 (or 18 y/o by 1 July 2025) to be eligible for a volunteer position.
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About MWFF
The Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) is an exciting, volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation that aims to inspire and empower established and emerging women and gender diverse screen practitioners from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider Moana region through the celebration of their work in the screen industry.
MWFF exhibits work from collaborative teams of women and gender diverse practitioners working in all facets of screen production to help redress the gender imbalance across the screen industries. The festival also engages diverse groups of women and gender diverse people in its programming team and throughout the various levels of its organisation.
Since launching in 2017, MWFF has delivered eight festivals to date, where the festival engages audiences in venues and online with dynamic and inclusive screen experiences. Our program includes feature and short screenings, panel discussions, workshops, education programs, a critics lab, and other industry events. MWFF also partners on screenings and events in line with its mission throughout the year.
Vision & Mission
We envision a world where the voices, stories and creativity of women and gender diverse people are equally valued, recognised and celebrated on and behind the screen.
Our mission is to expand the vision of gender equality and diversity in the Australian screen industries and culture.
We achieve this by creating dynamic and inclusive spaces that bring diverse practitioners and audiences together to be moved by compelling, provocative and entertaining cinema.
What we need help with
The Education Coordinator will be responsible for:
Coordinating MWFF’s program of school screenings and practical workshops in the lead up and during the festival, including activity registrations.
Liaising with teachers/schools, venues and connected organisations, including answering inquiries and correspondence.
Connecting and collaborating with screening and workshop facilitators or co-presenting partners, and coordinating resources.
Work with Festival Director to collect and/or create school resources to accompany screenings and workshops.
Distributing and collating evaluation forms and surveys from MWFF’s education activities.
Coordinating mail-outs and digital distribution of information to schools as requested by the Festival Director.
What we ask for
High-level written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated attention to detail.
Strong organisational skills with proven experience in working across numerous projects.
Knowledge of the Victorian education sector, including the Victorian curriculum (in particular Media, English, or Social/Cultural Studies) and/or experience as secondary school teacher.
Ability to create and maintain strong relationships with teachers with an ability to handle a range of inquiries from teachers, students and parents.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a small team and a preparedness to perform a variety of tasks including data entry, invoicing and photocopying.
Preparedness to work evenings and/or weekends.
A passion for women’s and gender diverse creativity and equality.
MWFF volunteers must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC). We will forward details of how to apply for this FREE check to the successful applicant if needed.
If this sounds like you, please forward a cover letter and brief CV detailing your experience to Sian Mitchell via positions@mwff.org.au by Monday 18th August, 5pm using the subject line ‘VOLUNTEER EDUCATION COORDINATOR’.
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Function: Social Media Coordinator
Basis: Volunteer (unpaid)
Availability & Commitment: Ideally, we would like a commitment of 2 hours/week with flexibility in when hours are worked. However, it will be busier in the lead up to and during the festival (Jan-April).
Start Date: August 2025 (ongoing)
Key contact: Festival Director
Location: Work from home/Festival venue/s; you will need to provide your own laptop/computer.
Applicants must be over the age of 18 (or 18 y/o by 10 October 2024) to be eligible for a volunteer position.
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About MWFF
The Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) is an exciting, volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation that aims to inspire and empower established and emerging women and gender diverse screen practitioners from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider Moana region through the celebration of their work in the screen industry.
Women and gender diverse practitioners make up only a small proportion of the screen productions workforce in Australian and overseas industries. While we sometimes (albeit too rarely) hear of works from women and gender diverse writers, directors or producers, we hear even less about these filmmakers working in the creative technical areas of screen production in roles such as editors, cinematographers or sound designers.
MWFF exhibits work from collaborative teams of women and gender diverse practitioners working in all facets of screen production to help redress this gender imbalance. The festival also seeks to engage diverse groups of women and gender diverse people in its programming team and throughout the various levels of its organisation.
Since launching in 2017, MWFF has expanded its program across five days to include feature and short screenings, panel discussions, workshops, education programs, a critics lab, and other industry events.
Vision & Mission
We envision a world where the voices, stories and creativity of women and gender diverse people are equally valued, recognised and celebrated on and behind the screen.
Our mission is to expand the vision of gender equality and diversity in the Australian screen industries and culture.
We achieve this by creating dynamic and inclusive spaces that bring diverse practitioners and audiences together to be moved by compelling, provocative and entertaining cinema.
What we need help with
Day to day management of MWFF social media accounts including Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, and X and associated analytics.
Assisting in developing the social media content schedule and social media strategy in order to create engaging content in line with festival events and marketing.
Developing social media content pillars that align with the organisation’s values and mission.
Monitoring and reporting on social media engagement including growth figures, challenges and suggestions on how to grow the community.
Creating dynamic copy, graphic designed materials and video content that promotes audience interaction, increased visitation to website and social media platforms, and stimulates ticket sales.
Interviewing festival talent and developing social media short-form video interviews.
Working collaboratively with the festival team, publicist and graphic designer, and sometimes with photographers and videographers.
Researching and reporting on audience demographics and engagement to the Festival Director.
Attending festival events for the purposes of creating social media content, including shooting and posting behind the scenes footage in the lead up and during the festival.
What we ask
Exceptional written communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively for specific audience groups.
Demonstrated ability to create interesting, innovative and creative content
Strong organisational skills with proven experience in working across numerous projects.
Understanding of social media advertising.
Strong analytical skills to provide meaningful insights from data sources.
Preparedness to work evenings and/or weekends.
A passion for the creativity of underrepresented genders and gender equality.
What would be great to have
Tertiary qualifications and/or previous experience in marketing or communications. (Note this role would also suit someone studying in a postgraduate communications or marketing program)
Knowledge and understanding of the Australian screen industry, especially in relation to issues affecting women and gender diverse practitioners.
Video and graphic design skills and experience with Canva and/or Adobe Design Suite, including Photoshop and InDesign.
Interest and/or experience in marketing and promotions.
MWFF is committed to celebrating diversity and inclusivity, and highly encourages expressions of interest from people regardless of gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability and age.
NOTE: MWFF volunteers must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC). We will forward details of how to apply for this FREE check to the successful applicant if needed.
If this sounds like you, please forward a cover letter and brief CV detailing your experience to Sian Mitchell via positions@mwff.org.au by Monday 4th August, 5pm using the subject line “SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR” .