Senior Creative Higher Education Engagement Manager (UK Film Schools)

Responsibilities

• Academic & Executive Relationships: Build relationships with film faculty, chairs, and deans and advise on curriculum modernization, generative AI adoption, and industry-aligned creative workflows.
• Film Workflow & Curriculum: Translate real-world and forward-facing workflows into course and assignment recommendations that you deliver to faculty.
• Generative AI Leadership: Guide responsible adoption of generative AI in higher ed programs and educate faculty and students on use cases, authorship, and ethical considerations.
• Adoption Programs: Develop and scale faculty programs, course pilots, portfolio initiatives, and industry-connected capstones that drive product adoption.
• Training Programs : enable and lead a team of training partners on top creative and AI workflows
• Market & Product Insight: Deliver structured insight on competitive tools, generative AI perception, and workflow gaps to influence Product, PMM, and GTM strategy.
• Community & Evangelist Ecosystem: Develop advocates across faculty, industry practitioners, and creative technologists to scale reach and impact of our platform through trusted voices and peer-led adoption.
• Cross-Discipline Account Strategy: Partner with design and creative education evangelists to align institutional strategy, executive messaging, and cross-discipline creative workflow storytelling.

Requirements

• Workflow Authority: Deep credibility in professional film workflows, with knowledge of the film industry as a plus.
• Executive Influence: Proven ability to influence academic leadership and complex institutions.
• AI Leader: Practical and informed perspective on technology in creative production.
• Workflow Translator: Skilled at turning complex creative workflows into teachable, scalable models.
• Academic Experience: Experience teaching, lecturing, or developing curriculum in creative education.
• Community Building: Experience with pulling together a community of faculty members in digital or physical forums.
• Cross-Discipline Exposure: Experience working across various business and creative teams
• Project Management: Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution-defining scope, aligning teams, managing timelines and resources, and delivering high-impact outcomes in creative and academic environments.
• Credentials: 8+ years leading creative initiatives in industry and/or higher ed. Degree or equivalent experience in a film field; background spanning creative fields
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Role Overview Adobe is seeking a strategic leader with deep experience in the creative industries to drive adoption and long-term preference for Adobe creative and generative AI workflows across top film-focused higher education programs through faculty partnerships, curriculum integration, and industry workflow alignment.

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