Television Project Curator

Independent Cinema Office; Berkhamsted; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cultural institution seeks a Project Curator for its TV Curatorial team, focusing on accessioning the TV-am Collection to the BFI National Archive. The successful candidate will handle various historical formats and support digital preservation efforts while promoting the collection as a valuable resource. This fixed-term, full-time role involves substantial physical handling of archival materials and requires a demonstrated background in moving image archiving.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in moving image archiving.
• Demonstrated awareness of collection management standards.
• Familiarity with historical video formats and preservation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for identifying, acquiring, and accessioning materials from the TV-am collection.
• Promote the collection and research fundraising opportunities.
• Manage selection of materials for digitisation and access.

Skills

Moving image archiving

Collections management

Historical video formats handling

Digital moving image preservation

Minimum moving image cataloguing knowledge

Education

Equivalent qualification in archiving

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Television Project Curator

British Film Institute

Berkhamsted

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Salary: £42,480 - £49,965

The BFI is looking for a Project Curator to join our TV Curatorial team, working within the collections of the national television archive.

This role will focus on planning and carrying out the accessioning of the TV-am Collection to the BFI National Archive. TV-am held the ITV franchise for breakfast television from 1983 to 1992 and the collection is comprised of long running series including Good Morning Britain and Frost on Sunday, which are held on obsolete video formats and digital files. The Project Curator will appraise the collection with reference to existing holdings in the BFI National Archive and undertake the accessioning, cataloguing and public engagement planning for the collection with the support of the team.

Please note this role will require substantial physical handling of archive videotape materials.

Role details

• Full-time
• Fixed-term contract (2 years)
• For full details and to apply, please visit the BFI’s job portal
  
  

Role Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the physical and digital identification, acquisition and full accessioning of materials from the TV-am collection into the BFI National Archive.
• To promote the collection and advocate for it as a resource, including researching fundraising opportunities and potential research partnerships.
• To work with colleagues to develop documentation planning and cataloguing for the collection with support from the Assistant Curators.
• To work with colleagues to prioritise and manage the selection of materials for digitisation and access.
  
  

Person specifications

• Significant and demonstrable experience of moving image archiving, or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrable awareness of and adherence to standards for collections management.
• Experience working with historical video formats and digital moving image preservation.
• Knowledge of minimum moving image cataloguing requirements.
  
  

How To Apply

For full details and to apply, please visit the BFI’s job portal

First interviews will be held on Wednesday 09 July 2025

Second interviews will be held on Wednesday 16 July 2025

The closing date for this position is 26/06/2025 at 23:59

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