Collection & Archive Trainee

Salary: £27,000

LUX is delighted to announce our new Collection & Archive Traineeship, beginning this October. This paid 12 month traineeship is a rare opportunity to gain experience in the care, preservation and access of a significant moving image collection.

This role is designed for someone starting out in their career and includes structured hands-on training in important archiving skills, along with personal mentoring and professional development support.

Role details

• Full-time
• Fixed-term contract for 12 months
• To find out more, please visit LUX

Role responsibilities

Working closely with the LUX Collection & Archive team, you’ll handle film, video and digital moving image artworks – helping make the collection more accessible through cataloguing, digitisation, and preservation.

Over 12 months, you’ll gain experience and training in:

• Cataloguing and metadata creation using a Collection Management System (CMS)
• Handling, digitising and assessing analogue film & video
• Understanding rights documentation and ethical archival practices
• Environmental monitoring and sustainable preservation techniques
• Sector-wide networking through archive visits, workshops, and expert mentoring

By the end of the traineeship, you’ll be equipped with the skills, confidence, professional support and network to pursue a career in the visual arts, museums, or archiving.

Person specifications

We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants passionate about film and the visual arts, especially those who may not have had the opportunity to gain formal experience in museums or archives before.

We encourage applications from those who identify as being from a working class background and those without higher education degrees, and are committed to removing barriers to careers in screen, heritage and archive sectors.

How to apply

Please send the following to jobs[at]lux.org.uk:

• Download and complete the application form here.
• A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (sent to you on receipt of your application).

If you have any access requirements or prefer to apply in a different format, we’re happy to support this – just get in touch.

Optional information session

Join us for a short online information session to learn more about LUX and the traineeship, with Ali Roche, Director of LUX and Charlotte Procter, Collection and Archive Director, to ask any questions:

Monday 1st September 2025
1:30pm–2:15pm
[Register here]

This role was created with the support of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.

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The closing date for this position is 15/09/2025 at 10:00