Digital Media Specialist

Salary: £31,326 - 33,135

The BFI is looking for a Digital Media Specialist who will provide a range of technical functions on exclusively audiovisual digital media to meet the BFI National Archive’s digital acquisition, preservation and access objectives.

Role details

• Full-time
• Fixed-term contract until 31 March 2026
• For full details and to apply, please visit the BFI’s jobs portal

Role responsibilities

• 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 

Person specifications

• Experience of working with a wide range of digital audiovisual formats, equipment, and software 
• An understanding of digital preservation principles as applied to audiovisual files. 
• Can demonstrate an understanding of relevant digital audiovisual formats including (but not limited to) Apple ProRes Quicktime, H.264 MP4, WebM, FFV1 Matroska 
• Ability to recognise and diagnose technical problems with digital media and take steps to remediate  

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

How to apply

For full details and to apply, please visit the BFI’s jobs portal

First interviews will be held online on Tuesday 18 March 2025 

Second interviews will be held in-person at the BFI Conservation Centre on Tuesday 25 2025

The closing date for this position is 03/03/2025 at 23:59