Vacancy for Digital Media Specialist (Our Screen Heritage) at the British Film Institute
22 February 2024 Fixed Term The BFI is looking for a Digital Media Specialist who will provide a range of technical functions on exclusively audiovisual digital media - with a focus on video distributed on the internet - to meet the BFI National Archive’s digital acquisition, preservation and access objectives as part of the Our Screen Heritage project. Our Screen Heritage will focus on collecting contemporary screen works. It is the third chapter of our screen heritage story, bringing the BFI national collections up to date – to preserve the story of moving-image as it moves into the digital/online era. Key responsibilities include: 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. Assist with and advise on specifications, quality control and verification processes in collaboration with colleagues, to meet agreed quality standards and deadlines. Provide regular and disciplined media management for central and local storage. Utilise a wide range of software based applications, both open-source and proprietary, to meet acquisition, preservation and access requirements.
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22 February 2024 Fixed Term The BFI is looking for a Digital Media Specialist who will provide a range of technical functions on exclusively audiovisual digital media - with a focus on video distributed on the internet - to meet the BFI National Archive’s digital acquisition, preservation and access objectives as part of the Our Screen Heritage project. Our Screen Heritage will focus on collecting contemporary screen works. It is the third chapter of our screen heritage story, bringing the BFI national collections up to date – to preserve the story of moving-image as it moves into the digital/online era. Key responsibilities include: 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. Assist with and advise on specifications, quality control and verification processes in collaboration with colleagues, to meet agreed quality standards and deadlines. Provide regular and disciplined media management for central and local storage. Utilise a wide range of software based applications, both open-source and proprietary, to meet acquisition, preservation and access requirements.
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