Collection Digital Services Officer

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 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.

Cultural Values
We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At the NFSA we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is committed to ensuring a child-safe and child-friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice.

About the Team
The Collection Digital Services team is part of the Digital Preservation section of the Digital Branch. The team is responsible for digital preservation processes relating to the National Film and Sound Archive Digital Collection and Games, Software and Interactive Media for the purpose of long-term preservation, distribution, access and public value.

The Digital Preservation team actively engages community and stakeholders by providing digital preservation advice, developing and implementing technical standards and effective workflows, training and knowledge sharing.

The Opportunity
The Collection Digital Service Officer will apply their experience working with digital objects from an interdisciplinary audiovisual cultural context. The position contributes to the Digital Preservation team drawing upon a range of expertise to support the safeguard of NFSA’s digital collection. This includes the bit preservation and digital forensics of digital objects and carriers, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, best practice and ethical digital preservation methodologies, research and development.

Please note: The position on offer is temporary for 2-months with the possibility of an extension.

Under limited direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:

• Assist in the processing of born-digital acquisitions including using applications and systems for automated and manual quality control, data extraction and content verification.
• Provide high-level technical advice to staff and external stakeholders from television broadcast, film and audio production and interactive entertainment industries and academic collaborators.
• Test and evaluate contemporary and obsolete equipment, systems and hardware/software to automate and support digital acquisitions and digitisation.
• Provide technical input into the development, implementation and documentation of efficient and effective digital preservation workflows to meet work area priorities.
• Assist in maintaining and updating the NFSA’s digital collection and digitisation for preservation technical specifications, ensuring preservation standards meet best archiving practice and the reuse needs of the NFSA’s customers.
• Work closely with global digital preservation community to identify and prioritise at-risk digital material and develop processes and plans to ensure ongoing preservation and access.
• Undertake appropriate administrative tasks and reporting including:
  • advising on resource planning and implications,
  • drafting procedures,
  • undertaking research and analysis; and
  • providing input into project plans.

Selection Criteria

The successful candidate will demonstrate their capacity against the following:

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

Work Environment Description
The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the National Film and Sound Archive is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.

How to Apply
When applying via our online e-recruitment system, please address the details in the ‘Key Responsibilities’ and ‘Selection Criteria’ by outlining in 500 words or less, how your skills and relevant experience demonstrate that you would be our ideal candidate. Your current resume is also to be included in your application.

In addition to an application and your resume, the assessment process for this position may also include an interview and referee reports.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disability, the LGBTIQ+ communities, from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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.

RecuitAbility
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information see: RecruitAbility | Australian Public Service Commission (https://apsc.gov.au)

Contact Officer

Scott McCoy, Manager | Digital Media Manager
Email: Scott.McCoy@nfsa.gov.au
Phone: 02 6248 2101