Digital Curatorial Archivist (Our Screen Heritage) x2

Box; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking two Digital Curatorial Archivists for the 'Our Screen Heritage' project at the British Film Institute. This role focuses on the development of digital moving image collections, ensuring accurate accessioning and cataloguing while adhering to best practices and international standards. Ideal candidates will have a strong knowledge of British film history and relevant qualifications in archiving or library sciences.

Qualifications

• Good general knowledge of British moving image history.
• Excellent knowledge of cataloguing standards.
• Experience with automated archive systems and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for acquisition, accession, and documentation of digital materials.
• Undertake cataloguing in CID of priority titles.
• Participate in retrospective born digital collections review.

Skills

Knowledge of British moving image history

Knowledge of cataloguing standards

Use of automated archive systems

Use of spreadsheets and information databases

Education

Qualification in archiving or library/information

Tools

Axiell collections management software

Job description

Digital Curatorial Archivist (Our Screen Heritage) x2

British Film Institute

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Our Screen Heritage is a time-bound major strategic national lottery project with ambitious outcomes.Theproject is funded by the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.

The role of the digital curatorial archivists in Our Screen Heritage is to focus on key areas of digital moving image collections development for the BFI National Archive major lottery programme. The role forms the crucial bridge between curatorial selection and digital preservation, ensuring accurate accessioning, cataloguing and overall digital collections appraisal activity.

• As a part of curatorial team, to take responsibility for acquisition, accession and, where necessary, disposal of digital material on offer to the BFI National Archive through Our Screen Heritage programme. To assess acquisition offers, in consultation with curators, as necessary. To document acquired materials and identify any digital conservation work required, in accordance with BFI policy and procedures and relevant international standards.
• Undertake identification, accessioning and documentation of digital materials at item level. To participate in programme of retrospective born digital collections review and documentation against agreed targets.
• Work within best practice guidelines, to undertake cataloguing in CID of priority titles including newly acquired digital moving images and those that are part of BFI cultural programme. To catalogue items within the archive to agreed standards using Axiell collections management software.

Person specifications

• Good general knowledge of British moving image history and familiarity with UK film and TV industries.
• Qualification in archiving or library/information or equivalent experience.
• Excellent knowledge of cataloguing standards.
• Excellent knowledge of the use of automated archive systems, spreadsheets and information databases for documentation and collections management, utilising established international standards.

The closing date for this position is 02/06/2025 at 23:59