Job Summary
This position is with Telegael Teoranta. The role forms part of an Innovation Boost project supported by InterTradeIreland. Salary support under the programme is provided for 12 months; however, the employment contract is with Telegael Teoranta and is not limited to the funding period.
Company Introduction
Established in 1986, Multi-Emmy Award-winning Telegael is one of Ireland’s leading film and animation studios producing live action and animated content for the international television market and for worldwide cinema release. With studios in An Spidéal, and Baile na hAbhann, Galway, Telegael has coproduced animated and live action series and feature films with partners in the US, France, UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, China, South Korea, Canada, Australia, Mexico and the Philippines.
Telegael has won 5 IFTA Awards and was voted European Animation Investor of the Year by the delegates at the 2019 Cartoon Forum in Toulouse.
Telegael has co-produced more than 1,250 hours of television programming, its projects have been distributed to over 175 countries and translated into more than 50 languages. Broadcaster partners and distributors include Disney, Lionsgate, Netflix, NBC Universal, KEW Media, BBC, Discovery, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, ZDF, ARD, BetaFilm, RAI, Channel 5, KiKa, Acorn, France Television, Hulu, SuperRTL, HBO, ABC Australia, CBC Canada, Channel 7, Channel 9 and Channel 10 Australia, CCTV China, ITV, RTÉ, TV3 and TG4.
In 2007 Telegael acquired the Roger Corman film studios in Baile na hAbhann, Galway and later established Beochan which is Ireland’s only dedicated stop motion animation studio. The studio carries out work in model design and construction, set design and construction, lighting, photography, CGI graphics, compositing and postproduction.
Job Description
The IT & Systems Development Manager will lead the design, development and implementation of Telegael’s new integrated technology and data management solution. Working closely with the academic partner, the role will combine project management with hands-on technical development, systems integration, and process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the project plan, milestones, resources, risks and implementation.
- Design and develop bespoke applications, databases and automated workflows.
- Develop API integrations between existing and new systems.
- Integrate cloud technologies with secure on-premises infrastructure.
- Improve high-volume production data transfer, storage, tracking and version control.
- Develop appropriate data security, access control, backup and disaster recovery processes.
- Test, troubleshoot, document and deploy the new system.
- Identify opportunities to automate processes, reduce manual intervention and improve production efficiency.
- Coordinate internal teams, suppliers, technical specialists and the academic partner.
- Deliver staff training and embed the technical knowledge and skills transferred through the project within Telegael.
The role will establish secure, resilient and scalable in-house technology capability that strengthens control over production data, improves operational efficiency and creates capacity for future growth.
The successful graduate will lead this project, in a supportive partnership with South Eastern Regional College (SERC) as part of InterTradeIreland’s Innovation Boost Programme.
Interviews will be held approximately week commencing: 16/11/2026