Rural Media is a Herefordshire-based charity and production company that empowers rural young people and underserved communities to find their voice, develop their creative talent and use digital creativity to drive social change. Through our proven creative participation model, developed and refined over three decades, we support early-career creative talent, young rural people and underserved groups to gain the skills, confidence, and platforms for personal growth and societal change.

Our organisation comprises Rural Media Charity, Rural Studios (our commercial production arm), and StoryPoint (our creative hub and training facility). Rural Studios invests all its income back into the charity, creating a sustainable model that amplifies our impact.
Over the next three years, Rural Media Charity will focus on two interconnected strategic priorities:
Youth Voice & Social Change - Supporting young rural people to drive social change through digital creativity, challenging stereotypes, influencing policy, and becoming leaders and changemakers in their communities
Early-Career Artists/Creatives & Digital Platforms - Supporting early-career creatives from rural, regional and underserved communities to develop their practice, thrive on digital platforms, and build professional creative careers

As Strategic Partnerships Manager, you will build a new, sustainable stream of corporate income that directly fuels this mission, with a particular focus on supporting young people not in education, employment or training into real opportunity in the creative sector. You will identify, secure and grow partnerships with businesses who share our commitment to rural equality and youth opportunity, working closely with the CEO/Creative Director, Development Director, Strategic Partnerships Consultant and colleagues across Rural Media and Rural Studios to turn relationships into lasting, mutually valuable partnerships.