Vacancy for Digital Media Specialist at the British Film Institute

Vacancy for Digital Media Specialist at the British Film Institute

Date: 3 March 2025

Type: Fixed Term

We are looking for a Digital Media Specialist who will provide a range of technical functions on exclusively audiovisual digital media to meet the BFI National Archive’s digital acquisition, preservation, and access objectives.

Key Responsibilities Include:

1. Operate all technical equipment relating to performing digital preservation and access operations on exclusively audiovisual digital media, including workstations, transcoding software, Quality Control tools, and associated data storage peripherals.
2. Assist with and advise on specifications, quality control, and verification processes in collaboration with colleagues, to meet agreed quality standards and deadlines.
3. Provide regular and disciplined media management for central and local storage.
4. Utilise a wide range of software-based applications, both open-source and proprietary, to meet acquisition, preservation, and access requirements.