Video Digitisation Specialist

Posted: 29/08/2024- Closing Date: 22/09/2024- Salary: $72,525.00 - $78,001.00- Job Type: Ongoing / Non-ongoing; Full time- Location: Canberra- Job Category: Arts, Culture,Media, Marketing**About the National Film and Sound Archive**

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) 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.

**About the Team**

The Video Services team is in the Collection Digitisation Section of the Collection Preservation Branch. The team is responsible for the preservation and digitisation of historical analogue audiovisual material.

**The Opportunity**

The Video Digitisation Specialist is part of the Collection Digitisation Section and contributes to the preservation of, and access to, our video collection.

The role utilises experience in broadcast, production and/or video archival industries, and operational knowledge of broadcast and sub-broadcast equipment across analogue and digital platforms.

It has a focus on good communication skills, a client approach, providing technical assistance, working independently, and is an effective member of a small technical team.
- Note: We have three positions available at NFSA HQ in Acton, Canberra._

Under general supervision, the following duties are required:

- Operate broadcast videotape and ancillary equipment, to prepare, digitise and quality check fragile and deteriorated audio-visual material to the highest quality archival standard.
- Perform routine cleaning and adjustment of broadcast videotape equipment, including VTR's, servers and encoders.
- Encode videotape materials into digital files and manage the files through a database.
- Process client job requests and assist internal and external stakeholders in the identification of appropriate video material for access and digitisation purposes while meeting quality standards and deadlines.
- Perform general video editing tasks as required, using a range of post-production software with an operational knowledge of both Mac and PC based equipment.
- Assist in establishing and improving processes and standards, in both the analogue and digital media workflows.

**Selection Criteria**
- Demonstrated ability to use a range of broadcast and sub-broadcast video systems, both analogue and digital, including post-production or digitisation software.
- Demonstrated experience of video preservation techniques both analogue and digital with the ability to quality check, diagnose and solve issues as they arise.
- Proven client service skills including an ability to prioritise and organise workflows to meet competing deadlines for multiple clients.
- Well-developed written and oral communications skills, including the ability to work both individually and within a team environment.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:

- Relevant tertiary degree or technical qualifications and/or the equivalent experience in an industry, technical and/or cultural environment.

**How to Apply**

**Eligibility**

To be eligible for this position you must:

- Be an Australian Citizen.
- Satisfactorily complete an Australian Federal Police National Police Check.

**What we offer you**
- We provide a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment with access to:

- Great training and development opportunities. - Generous leave and flexible working arrangements.
- Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP - a free counselling service for you and your family).
- A competitive salary, plus 15.4% superannuation.
- Rewards and recognition initiatives.

**Cultural Values**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracin