Curator, Archive Platforms

Salary: £40,455 - £47,583 per annum, pro-rata

The BFI is recruiting for a Curator, Archive Platforms.

About the role

The BFI is looking for a Curator, Archive Platforms to join its Curatorial team on a fixed term basis until September 2025.

The Curator, Archive Platforms will focus on overseeing the programme planning and delivery of BFI National Archive content on BFI and other platforms, including BFI Player, BFI Replay, Mediatheque and YouTube, as well as platform outcomes of major projects such as Our Screen Heritage. 

Key responsibilities

• Develop programmes and collections of archival content on BFI platforms, including BFI Replay, BFI Player, Mediatheques and YouTube, as well as future platforms.
• With support from the Assistant Curator (Archive Platforms) and in consultation with the Senior Curator, develop and oversee delivery of curatorial plan(s) for BFI platforms, with particular attention to showcasing work made by and representing the greatest diversity of UK communities – including works made by filmmakers from diverse ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ filmmakers, disabled filmmakers and women filmmakers.
• Work with curators and the Assistant Curator to research, curate and deliver collections, packages and other features for BFI platforms, particularly as programmed outputs of curatorial programmes.
• Create high quality, accessible and compelling written contextual material, for diverse audiences, for works and collections on BFI platforms

The BFI seeks candidates with: 

• A background of working for a cultural organisation in a curatorial, programming or allied role.
• Deep knowledge of and passionate enthusiasm for a breadth of contemporary and historic UK film and television, including both fiction and non-fiction work, with experience of communicating that knowledge and enthusiasm to a general audience.
• Good understanding of 20th and 21st century social and cultural history in Britain.
• Excellent writing and research skills, with significant experience of writing for a general audience on historical British film and/or television in print or online, ideally with particular experience of short-form writing.

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description, downloadable from BFI jobs & opportunities.

About the BFI

The BFI is 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.

Further information & apply

For full details about the role, the BFI and its benefits, and to apply online, browse BFI jobs & opportunities.

First interviews will be held on 15 or 17 July 2024. Second interviews will be held on 18 or 22 July 2024. 

The closing date for this position is 09/07/2024 at 23:59