Northern Irish virtual production studio advertising for number of new roles

Studio Ulster

Virtual production facility Studio Ulster is expanding with a number of new roles across its technical, stage and commercial teams. 

The Northern Irish studio launched last summer, and houses a 75,000 sq ft virtual production stage. One of its most recent productions is No Way Off, a survivor thriller starring Maria Bakalova, David Wilmot, and Andrew Gower, which follows the filming of BBC docudrama Titanic Sinks Tonight. 

The new roles Studio Ulster is looking to fill include senior positions such as virtual production producer, bidding producer, and strategic engagement manager as well as entry and mid-level roles across operations and finance. 

Senior roles available at Studio Ulster

Strategic engagement manager - The strategic engagement manager will provide senior level executive and project support to the CEO and executive team of Studio Ulster, a high-profile, publicly funded creative technology company and subsidiary of Ulster University. The post holder will operate as a trusted extension of the CEO’s office, supporting governance, strategic coordination, stakeholder engagement, compliance documentation and the effective execution of complex, multi-partner activity across industry, government and academia.

Virtual production producer - In partnership with key production, creative and technology leadership, this role creates and executes Studio Ulster and the client’s vision for virtual production in line with the operations teams running and maintaining Studio Ulster’s Volumes, as needed.

Bidding producer - The bidding producer is responsible for supporting the commercial team in sourcing, assessing, and winning new projects; compiling detailed proposals while balancing available resources and creative project needs.

Declan Keeney, CEO of Studio Ulster, said: “This is a rare opportunity to join one of the most advanced virtual production environments anywhere in the world. Studio Ulster is not simply a workplace, it is a living, evolving creative technology ecosystem where world-class talent, cutting-edge research, and global production converge under one roof.

“Demand for our facilities and services has exceeded our ambitious forecasts. As major productions and international partners look to Northern Ireland as a destination for next-generation content creation, we are scaling rapidly. We are now expanding our team to meet that demand and to ensure Studio Ulster continues to set the benchmark for excellence in real-time production.”

Richard Williams, chief executive of Northern Ireland Screen, said: “Northern Ireland’s screen industry continues to grow at pace, and the expansion of Studio Ulster’s team reflects the increasing global demand for the world-class talent and facilities we have here. Virtual production is opening up exciting new opportunities for local crew, and roles like these will help ensure Northern Ireland remains at the forefront of innovation in film and television production.”