Job Description
Role
The Industry Marketing Manager works closely with customers and partners to find and tell unique, real-world stories about how Foundry products are used in production, with a focus on AI and virtual production workflows. This role focuses on turning real customer work and partner collaborations into case studies, videos, demos, talks, and marketing content that show how Foundry fits into modern production pipelines.Working closely with our product management, product marketing, creatives services and brand teams, the Industry Marketing Manager also supports the partner ecosystem to help showcase how Foundry’s tools work together with other technologies in production environments. In parallel, this role stays close to industry trends and sentiment around AI and on-set production, and helps ensure Foundry’s marketing content and messaging stay relevant as the market evolves.
Job Requirements
7+ years of experience in industry marketing, product marketing, field marketing, or related roles within the media and entertainment industry, including experience working at or closely with VFX studios, animation studios, or media and entertainment technology companies.Strong understanding of production and post-production workflows, including on-set, real-time, and/or pipeline environments, with the ability to discuss workflows credibly without being a technical expert.Proven experience working directly with customers and partners to develop case studies, presentations, demo content, speaking opportunities or marketing campaigns.Well-established network across studios, technology partners, and industry organizations, or a demonstrated ability to build one quickly.Highly autonomous self-starter with the ability to operate independently, identify opportunities, and drive initiatives forward with minimal supervision.Strong relationship-building, communication, and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across Product, Marketing, Sales, and more.Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, evolving market, particularly around AI and on-set production workflows.Proven ability to translate complex technical feedback into high-level business insights and actionable marketing strategies.Strong project management skills with a proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.Ability to work in the office located in central London at least twice per week and maintain a hybrid working schedule with teammates across timezones.
Job Responsibilities
Work directly with customers to identify strong and unique examples of how Foundry products are used in productions and turn them into case studies, videos, demos, and marketing stories.Work with technology partners, professional trainers, and studios to help showcase on-set and AI workflows and joint use cases.Build and maintain strong relationships across the customer and partner ecosystem to continuously discover new stories and opportunities.Track industry trends, sentiment, and shifts around AI and on-set production and share insights with marketing, sales and product teams.Support PR and communications by helping identify customer and partner stories for external use.Work cross-functionally to make sure stories, demos, and messaging are aligned and used across campaigns, launches, and industry events.Identify and manage event opportunities related to AI, virtual production, and on-set workflows, and support regional field marketing activities. Translate high-level business goals into concrete industry marketing strategies, ensuring all partner and customer initiatives are aligned with the company’s broader objectives.Act as the "voice of the industry" internally; formalize the process of gathering partner and customer feedback to inform product positioning and marketing materials. Gather intel from practitioners, training programs and industry partners via surveys, interviews and other tactics.
Job Benefits
25 days holiday + bank holidaysPension scheme & life assuranceHealth cash plan & medical insuranceSeason ticket loanCompany’s social eventsPersonal Annual Development TimePassion DaysAnniversary Day off
THE COMPANY.
Foundry has a heritage of more than 25 years, developing creative software for the Media and Entertainment industry. Its portfolio of award-winning products solves complex visualization challenges to turn incredible ideas into reality.Working with creative leaders around the globe, Foundry products are used to create breathtaking visual effects and animation and have been integral in the making of every VFX Academy Award-winning film for the past decade.
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