Digital Capabilities Engineer (Film)

Salary: £42,480 - £49,965 per annum

The BFI is looking for a Digital Capabilities Engineer (Film) to help manage the day-to-day aspects of technical support, maintenance, and repair across the range of digital technologies and equipment used in the care, digitisation of and access to film, video, audio, paper within the BFI National Archive’s Conservation Centre.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist in technical development of digital processes across the Conservation Centre to support collecting, preservation, access, and cultural and commercial use objectives
• Provide specialised data networking analysis, troubleshooting and development, along with coding and programming where necessary to maintain security and sustainability of rapidly changing technologies essential to minimize risk to digital collections and maintain C&I services.
• Work closely with relevant colleagues across Collections & Information teams to evolve strategies for managing and supporting technology interdependencies, security of networks and sustainability of complex and commercially unsupported software dependencies.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Substantial experience working at both managerial and practical levels to support and maintain digital film and television post-production workflows.
• Proficient in interpreting and developing programming code, with practical experience of Python, Microsoft Server, Open-Source platforms, and system networks.
• In depth knowledge of current and legacy video, audio, digital, television and film systems, spanning all historic technologies.
• Proactive approach to working constructively and effectively with external service/support providers and contractors to maintain good relationships and achieve best value for the BFI.

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description.

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional paid time off at Christmas), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Applications

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by visiting our website.

First interviews will be held in w/c 14 October. Second interviews will be held in w/c 21 October.

The closing date for this position is 23/09/2024 at 23:59