Audiovisual Conservation Specialist

4 weeks ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Full time
About the Role

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is seeking an experienced Audiovisual Conservation Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our Conservation and Collection Management Section, you will play a critical role in preserving and maintaining the nation's audiovisual heritage.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct conservation treatments on audiovisual materials, including examination, research, and conservation treatment.
  • Identify the content of audiovisual materials in various formats to ascertain intellectual and physical content.
  • Update and review technical procedures and process documentation.
  • Provide technical advice and training to Conservation staff and internal clients.
  • Undertake complex AV technical selections, examinations, and conservation treatment.
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of core AV conservation and research, as well as quality control of AV work through the team.
Selection Criteria
  • Experience working with a range of collection materials, including film and other audiovisual forms, and ability to apply sound conservation practices to a range of conservation treatments.
  • Demonstrated capacity to prioritise workflows and coordinate resources, demonstrate good time management and effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Experience with digital systems, including collection management systems for tracking archival objects and workflows.
  • Demonstrated capacity to apply technical knowledge of risks and hazards associated with collections, particularly audiovisual collections, and proven experience in applying effective risk assessment and management practices.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team to creatively solve problems and with a high degree of flexibility.
About the National Film and Sound Archive

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is Australia's audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving, and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time.

The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world's oldest audiovisual collections. It is also one of the country's most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year.

The NFSA is in a period of significant change, following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia's most dynamic and valued cultural organisation.

We are rebuilding our curatorial workforce and developing the NFSA's capacity to digitise our collection at scale – to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians.

We continue to work on developing a stable, secure, and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne.

We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling.

We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff.

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