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Job summary
The AI Policy team is newly established to explore the opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence brings to the UK’s world‑leading creative and cultural sector. AI is a top priority for the Government, and we work across departments including the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, HM Treasury and No. 10.
Our mission is to support innovation while ensuring that creators, creative businesses and cultural institutions can thrive in a rapidly changing digital landscape. We work across government, industry, and the research community to understand how AI is shaping areas such as film, music, publishing, games, and across all creative industries and the cultural sector.
A key area of our work involves the implications of AI for copyright and intellectual property. We work across government and industry to shape a fair and future‑proof framework that protects creative rights while enabling technological progress.
Alongside the work on copyright, the team also supports the Government's AI Opportunities Action Plan and works to establish a Creative Content Exchange to be a trusted marketplace for selling, buying, licensing, and enabling permitted access to digitised cultural and creative assets.
Head of AI Opportunities (Part time Job-share)
We are seeking an experienced leader to drive the delivery of projects to maximise the opportunities from AI for creative industries as key component of DCMS’ contribution to the government’s growth mission.
The priority project is to lead delivery of the Creative Content Exchange announced in the Creative Industries Sector Plan, working with colleagues across and outside of government and in the tech sector. The Creative Content Exchange will be a trusted marketplace for selling, buying, licensing, and enabling permitted access to digitised cultural and creative assets. Key early work will include ensuring project has the resources and approvals in pace to bring in experts, to support an innovative delivery architecture and to secure necessary funding.
The Head of AI Opportunities will also lead the team to work with analysts, the DCMS Chief Scientific Adviser and colleagues across government to build the evidence based for potential interventions to support Creative Industries and associated economic impact.
The role is part of a job share with the current Head of AI opportunities and will provide leadership to the DCMS AI opportunities team of 5 and to the wider DCMS AI team.
Person specification
The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience:
* Proven leadership in shaping and delivering innovative project and programmes at pace, in complex multi‑stakeholder environments.
* Experience of rapidly developing solutions to policy and delivery issues.
* Proven ability to turn evidence and or research into policies, strategies or programmes.
* Excellent stakeholder skills and experience building and maintaining relationships across diverse groups.
* Strong communication skills, able to explain technical issues clearly to non‑specialists.
* Experience of delivering new and innovative delivery models/public‑private partnerships and/or technological projects.
* Background in the creative industries, or experience collaborating closely creative sector professionals and businesses.
* Understanding of AI applications in creative workflows and the wider creative labour market, including emerging risks and opportunities, and barriers to AI adoption.
We’re running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Elisabeth Bouchard, and will take place on:
21 October 2025 at 12:30pm
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by 17 October 2025 and you will be sent an invitation. Invites will only be sent after this deadline has passed.
Please note that the session will not be recorded and will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process – please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Delivering at Pace
* Making Effective Decisions
* Leadership
* Communicating and Influencing
Alongside your salary of £62,203, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes £18,020 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We’re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:
* Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working – DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home
* 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years’ service
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
* Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice
* 3 days of paid volunteering leaveUp to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave
* Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year
* Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice
* Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks
* Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work
* Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!
Terms and conditions at SCS grades will vary. Those applying for SCS roles should refer to the candidate information pack for more information on terms and conditions.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Applying
To apply for this post, please send us the following documents no later than 23:55 on 26th October 2025 via the CS Jobs portal:
* A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the “Job History” section on the Civil Service Jobs application form.
* A Statement of Suitability (max 750 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential requirements highlighted. You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed however these will not be considered in the assessment of your application except in circumstances where there are a high number and calibre of candidates.
For the shortlist, we will select applicants demonstrating the best fit for the role by considering the evidence provided in your application.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Part‑time
Job function
Project Management and Business Development
Industries: Public Policy Offices and Government Administration
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