Curatorial Archivist
Independentcinemaoffice
| Company | Independentcinemaoffice |
| Category | Uncategorised |
| Location | Berkhamsted |
| Remote | — |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| First seen | 3 Aug 2026 (the employer did not state a posting date) |
| Last verified | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
Salary: £28,767 - £33,657
The BFI is the lead organisation for film in the UK. It is a Government arm’s length body and distributor of Lottery funds for film.
They are seeking a Curatorial Archivist who will join a team of Curatorial Archivists, to focus on key areas of collections management while bringing core curatorial knowledge to their work. The team work very closely with the Curators, Collections Management and Documentation teams and will serve as a crucial bridge between curators and these teams.
As part of a team of Curatorial Archivists, the successful candidate will take responsibility for film, video and digital accession and disposal, documentation and specification of conservation work including planning and working through un-accessioned collections; documentation initiatives; dealing with enquiries and donor offers; accession and document of incoming materials on the Collections Information Database; undertaking small-scale curatorial research. Curatorial archivists will be expected to work across all areas of the collection as required.
The successful candidate will have a qualification in archiving or equivalent experience. They will have knowledge and familiarity with UK film and television industries. They will have experience of moving image archiving or other appropriate form of heritage collections management.
The role is based at the BFI National Archive in Berkhamsted (the nearest railway station is Berkhamsted). You will enjoy benefits such as our pension scheme, 28-33 days annual leave, tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.
Further details about the post can be obtained by visiting here.
The closing date for this position is 06/12/2017 at 23:59
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