Associate Director, Academy Film Archive (CA , Los Angeles ) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
Los Angeles, CA
About the Job
Job Summary:
The Associate Director of Film Archive will guide the activities of the film archive to fulfill these broad goals:
- Collect and preserve the significant contributions to both the art and the science of motion picture.
- Advance the archive’s position of leadership among the world’s cinema institutions.
- Preserve the history and legacy of the Academy itself.
- Promote cinema culture utilizing the archive’s collections and resources.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop, implement, and manage departmental budgets and allocation of departmental resources.
- Assist the Archive Director in administrative oversight of the Archive including complete oversight of the AFA while the Archive Director is out of the office.
- Collaborate with Curatorial department in developing relationships with Academy members, filmmakers, donors and collectors.
- Provide oversight for collection processing and inventory of archival film and video materials, including adherence to departmental standards and database input guidelines.
- Work with appropriate curatorial staff to develop and solicit collections from partner institutions, private companies and individuals while representing the high standards of the Academy in all discussions and negotiations.
- Provide prioritization and effective management of staff time and resources for processing incoming collections.
- Serve as a liaison with other Academy departments and represent the archive’s collections at interdepartmental meetings.
- Participate in the design, oversight, and implementation of the Academy’s InFrame project which seeks to build a free Searchable Public Database that will allow end users and peer institutions to research individual names and film titles related to underrepresented communities, specifically with respect to social, gender, racial, ethnic, ability, sexual orientation, and cultural identities.
- Work with Vault Manager and facilities staff to maintain ideal storage conditions for all items in Academy Film Archive’s collection.
- Represent the Academy in the media, at screenings, professional conferences, industry organizations and on expert panels
- Identify, recruit, hire, train, manage, supervise and evaluate archive staff members
Source : The Academy of Motion Picture Arts