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Television Project Curator
British Film Institute
Berkhamsted
Home Television Project Curator
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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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