Archive Assistant

Formula 1; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare scheme

Dental Care

4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per 
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Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Staff shuttle to Biggin Hill

Free healthy snacks

Canteen in Biggin Hill

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Training via Learning and Development

Discount on F1 merchandise

Discount on experiences (F1 Arcade / F

Job summary

Formula 1 is seeking an Archive Assistant to support our Creative Media team in managing the world’s video archive. You will ingest footage, enter metadata, and help fulfil footage requests for current projects.

The role requires good organisation, attention to detail, and the ability to work with broadcast standards. Weekend shifts and irregular hours may apply in a busy events calendar.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Ingest media into the Digital Archive and update metadata.
• Prepare and deliver footage requests, ensuring correct export settings for broadcast standards.
• Assist Content Production staff in locating footage for video projects.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

Discretion

Weekend/irregular hours

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Media Encoder

Digital Archive / MAM

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

In This Role It Is Essential That You Have

• 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

Prior to the role it would be essential that you have

• 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

Some desirable experience that you may bring to the role

• Experience with FTP and web-based file delivery methods

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?

Benefits

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