Archive Assistant

Formula One Management; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Dental Care

GP paddock passes

Maternity/Paternity leave

Staff shuttle

Healthy snacks

Canteen discount

25 days leave

Training opportunities

Merchandise discount

Experiences discount

Perkbox access

Job summary

Formula One Management is seeking an Archive Assistant to join the Creative Media team in Biggin Hill, supporting the running of the video archive, ingesting footage and fulfilling footage requests.

Reporting to the Archive Manager, you will update metadata, assist in locating footage for current projects, and help ensure exports meet broadcast standards. Weekend and irregular hours may be required. You will need a UK driving licence and be able to commute to the office.

Qualifications

• Experience in a footage library
• Liaising with third parties
• UK driving licence and commuting to the office

Responsibilities

• Ingest media into the Digital Archive and update database records
• Prepare and deliver footage requests meeting broadcast standards
• Assist Content Production staff in locating footage for current video projects

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

Tools

Digital Archive / MAM

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Media Encoder

Job description

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1?

At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world's greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an Archive Assistant to join our Creative Media department. Reporting into our Archive Manager, this role will assist the Archive Manager in the running of Formula 1's video archive, with particular emphasis on ingesting footage and delivering footage requests.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and ingest media into the Digital Archive, entering metadata correctly and accurately updating database records.
• Use knowledge of motorsport and the Digital Archive to prepare and deliver footage requests, ensuring exports are correctly configured and meet broadcast standards.
• Assist Formula 1 Content Production staff in locating footage for current video projects.

What Are We Looking For?

Personal Qualities

• Excellent organiser and administrator with strong attention to detail
• Able to manage time, prioritise, multitask and meet deadlines under pressure
• Able to work unsupervised as well as part of a team
• Self-motivated, discreet and able to maintain confidentiality
• Prepared to work weekends and irregular hours

Experience

• Experience working in a footage library
• Liaising with third parties

Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of a Digital Archive / MAM
• Working knowledge of video file formats and television transmission standards
• Basic Adobe Premiere and Adobe Media Encoder skills
• High computer literacy, particularly spreadsheets and database entry
• Knowledge of Formula 1

Qualifications

You will need to have current UK driving license in this role and be able to commute to and from the office.

Career Progression - Where Can You Go Next?

With experience, progression to Archivist and potentially further. Giving more responsibility in managing larger Archive projects.

Why join the force behind the sport?

Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport. As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:

• Private Healthcare scheme
• Dental Care
• 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies
• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill
• Free healthy snacks in our offices
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team
• Discount on F1 merchandise
• Discount at F1's experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive
• Perkbox benefit portal and more

Division:

Broadcast and Media