Film & Media Research Access Lead

TAPP Film; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Film & Television Archive, a department of the UCLA Library, advances knowledge through access to its moving image collections, programs, and public engagement. The RPAC supports research, teaching, and public access by coordinating initiatives like Obsolete Media Workshops and UCLA/Academy Fellowships, and by creating learning tools and online resources.

The role includes researching and securing materials, coordinating loans and permissions, representing the Archive at public events, and

Qualifications

• Experience working in public presentation settings, including coordinating artist and scholarly output.
• Demonstrated experience in writing and communication.
• Experience with time management and coordinating of film events and productions.
• Experience with academic scholarship and publishing and knowledge of and strong interest in American and international cinema, film and television history, practice and criticism.
• Skill in using standard bibliographic and filmographic reference sources.
• Skill in editing and proofreading written materials for accuracy, style, content, grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments with minimal direction to maintain workflow with changing priorities, frequent interruptions, and conflicting deadlines.
• Skill in exercising a high level of judgment in prioritizing the calendar for individual and group meetings and/or events.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness in identifying and solving problems and making decisions quickly and efficiently.
• Interpersonal skills to work cooperatively and effectively with project team including Archive units in Research & Education, Public Programming, Library Business Office, Cinema and Media Studies Department, TFT.
• Ability to take direction from supervisor and execute assigned tasks accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Interpersonal skill to deal effectively with media artists, filmmakers, industry and press personnel from a variety of economic, cultural, professional and national backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel and Google Suite; proficiency with Zoom or other video conferencing applications.
• Ability to use mathematical skills sufficiently to compute and summarize numbers and verify the accuracy of financial reports and invoices, creating visual reports based on financial or other data.

Skills

Public presentation experience

Writing and communication

Time management

Academic scholarship interest in film/

Education

Degree in Film/Media and/or Archival Studies, or equivalent education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Google Suite

Zoom

Job description

UCLA Film & Television Archive, a department of the UCLA Library, advances knowledge through access to its moving image collections, programs, and public engagement. The RPAC supports research, teaching, and public access by coordinating initiatives like Obsolete Media Workshops and UCLA/Academy Fellowships, and by creating learning tools and online resources.

The role includes researching and securing materials, coordinating loans and permissions, representing the Archive at public events, and