SALARY:  £35,640 – £41,763

We are looking for a Digital Media Specialist Team Leader to join the BFI’s Data & Digital Preservation Team within the Knowledge, Learning & Collections Directorate.  The Team Leader will provide effective leadership and operational oversight for a team delivering digital audiovisual preservation and access services. This includes managing team performance and development, ensuring clear communication and collaboration, and maintaining high standards across technical workflows.   The Team Leader will support strategic planning, promotes a positive and inclusive team culture, and ensures compliance with organisational policies, while engaging with wider departmental and external initiatives. 

 Key responsibilities include: 

• Manage and develop team members in line with the Performance Management Scheme, ensuring regular individual and team meetings, clear objectives, and ongoing development. 

• Work closely with the People team to identify development opportunities and address performance challenges early. 

• Lead a team delivering core operational functions including quality control, validation, preservation, transcoding, and access for audiovisual digital content. 

• Operate software and hardware used in digital audiovisual workflows, 

 We are looking for candidates who have: 

• Proven experience in leading and managing teams, including performance management and staff development. 

• Experience working within a digital media or cultural heritage field.  

• Demonstrated ability to manage operational workflows and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. 

• Experience collaborating across teams and with external partners or stakeholders. 

• Experience in compiling reports and contributing to strategic planning or improvement initiatives. 

 A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description. 

 About the BFI  

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow. 

 Benefits 

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) + bank holidays + the option to buy up to 5 extra days of annual leave  

• Additional paid time off between Christmas and New Year 

• BFI pension scheme with 5% employer contribution 

• BFI Childcare Scheme, where we contribute to childcare costs for children up to the age of 14 

• Enhanced pay for Maternity & Paternity leave 

• Complimentary tickets to BFI Southbank & IMAX screenings and events 

• Free BFI Player subscription + discount on BFI DVDs, books, merchandise, and film tickets 

Plus many more, which can be found in our Working at the BFI information pack on our website.  

 We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a place at the first stage selection process to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.   

 Depending on the volume of applications, you may be asked to complete a small task or attend a pre-interview screening call to further to assist the hiring team in shortlisting for this role. In this instance, interview dates may be subject to change.  

 The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Monday 13 October 2025 

 First interviews will be held on Thursday 23 October 2025 

Second interviews will be held on Tuesday 28 October 2025