Digital Heritage Preservation Manager

1 day ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia beBeeManagement Full time $111,966 - $120,025

About Us

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is a world-renowned audiovisual archive, dedicated to preserving and sharing our nation's rich cultural heritage. Our collection spans over 90 years, with around 125 million views of content each year.

We are undergoing a period of significant change, driven by increased government investment and a commitment to digital transformation. This will ensure the preservation of our collection for future generations and make it more accessible to Australians.

Our organisation is ambitious, aiming to be an employer of choice within the GLAM sector. We offer exciting work, favourable employment conditions, and unique development opportunities for our staff.

About the Collection Digitisation Team

This team is responsible for the digital preservation of historical film, video, audio, documents, and artefacts within our national collection. They require technical audio-visual operations knowledge and program delivery skills to lead the team effectively.

The Operations Manager role requires a customer-focused approach, achieving targets within existing resources in a deadline-driven environment.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Lead the team to deliver targets and key performance indicators, managing resources to develop and update end-to-end workflows.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders, providing expertise and advice on audiovisual preservation and post-production services.
  • Support supervisory staff, collaborating with teams and other departments to develop suitable training programs.
  • Lead the development and implementation of business plans, reporting requirements, and budgets.
  • Monitor and evaluate costings and productivity information, identifying risks and escalating issues as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Proven leadership experience in leading and supporting a team in a related industry or cultural environment.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of best practice audiovisual digital preservation methodologies.
  • Ability to research and develop innovative solutions, workflows, and business models to improve operational capability and capacity.
  • High-level project management skills, including complex procurement within a government framework.
  • Negotiation, written and oral communication skills, including maintaining productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits:

We offer exciting work, favourable employment conditions, and unique development opportunities for our staff. Our organisation is committed to being an employer of choice within the GLAM sector.

Others:

This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse range of materials and technologies, contributing to the preservation of our nation's cultural heritage for future generations.

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