88538 | APS3 Curatorial Assistant

at  The National Film and Sound Archive NFSA

Posted: 17/06/2024
Closing Date: 10/07/2024
Salary: $64,275.00 - $71,587.00
Job Type: Ongoing / Non-ongoing; Full time
Location: Canberra
Job Category: Administration,Arts, Culture

ABOUT THE CULTURAL CONNECTIONS TEAM

Focused on telling the national story through flagship programs such as NFSA Restores and Sounds of Australia as well as building relationships with festivals, national collecting institutions, FIAF, DFAT and other cultural organisations. The team will work with other areas of the agency to achieve positive public and industry facing outcomes.
The NFSA Collections Branch requires a Curatorial Assistant to join the Cultural Connections Team. We are looking for a motivated individual with a keen interest in audiovisual culture and a desire to contribute to the NFSA’s vital work collecting, preserving, and sharing Australia’s audio-visual history.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under close supervision as a member of a team, undertake the following duties:

• Provide administrative assistance for a range of projects (e. NFSA Restores, Sounds of Australia, etc), including collection research, media formats, data quality, profiling the collection etc.
• Undertake a range of project logistics tasks, including preparing and delivering digital files through FTP platforms, invoice payments, and logistics.
• Undertake a range of accessioning tasks, including born-digital materials according to the NFSA’s standards and guidelines, as well as digital ingest tasks.
• Provide accurate and detailed collection descriptions, including identification of media formats and collection condition information as part of the accessioning process.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Relevant experience in a collecting institution and/or audio-visual industry is desirable. Library, Archive or Museum qualification and/or other relevant tertiary studies are desirable.

• Provide administrative assistance for a range of projects (e. NFSA Restores, Sounds of Australia, etc), including collection research, media formats, data quality, profiling the collection etc.
• Undertake a range of project logistics tasks, including preparing and delivering digital files through FTP platforms, invoice payments, and logistics.
• Undertake a range of accessioning tasks, including born-digital materials according to the NFSA’s standards and guidelines, as well as digital ingest tasks.
• Provide accurate and detailed collection descriptions, including identification of media formats and collection condition information as part of the accessioning process