Assistant Curator: Audience Engagement & Collections

British Film Institute (BFI); Dacorum; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25+ days

Additional leave at Christmas

5% employer pension

Childcare scheme

Maternity/Paternity pay

Complimentary tickets

BFI Player + discounts

Job summary

The British Film Institute (BFI) is seeking an experienced professional to identify, develop and deliver new audience facing opportunities for the Screencraft collections, with a focus on photographs, designs and graphic arts, reaching diverse audiences. You will join the Screencraft and Heritage Programmes teams to build engaging programming and track outcomes.

You will catalogue, digitise for exhibitions, support talks and study sessions, and ensure collections are embedded in vibrant

Qualifications

• Experience in collections engagement across museums, galleries, archives or educational spaces.
• Experience engaging public and sector audiences in social and culturally diverse contexts.
• Ability to co-create and deliver new engagement strategies for audiences.
• Track record of developing collections initiatives through external partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and deliver new audience facing opportunities for Screencraft collections with diverse audiences.
• Collaborate with Screencraft and Heritage Programmes to create cultural, engagement and learning activities and track progress.
• Catalogue, digitise and prepare works for transport, supporting talks and study sessions, embedding collections in programming.
• Support the Curator with research administration, digitisation and liaison with venues, agents and contractors.

Skills

Audience engagement

Cross-venue collaboration

Strategy development

Partnership building

Job description

The British Film Institute (BFI) is seeking an experienced professional to identify, develop and deliver new audience facing opportunities for the Screencraft collections, with a focus on photographs, designs and graphic arts, reaching diverse audiences. You will join the Screencraft and Heritage Programmes teams to build engaging programming and track outcomes.

You will catalogue, digitise for exhibitions, support talks and study sessions, and ensure collections are embedded in vibrant