Archive Technician

Who We Are

Kinolibrary is a commercial archive film agency bringing remarkable and rare archive footage to global productions. Latest projects have included “Take That” on Netflix, A24’s “How to Make a Killing” and Pulp’s “Got to Have Love” music video. Our collections span the world and tell a century of stories with a particular focus on high quality locations ranging from 70s New York to 90s Tokyo and subcultures from early hippies to acid house.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone organised, methodical, and technically minded, who is comfortable working across archive operations and data administration. You must be able to demonstrate:

• That you can work independently and have the initiative to carry out and complete tasks efficiently.
• A good level of proficiency with Google Sheets and/or Excel.
• That you can communicate clearly and work well with other internal teams (both written and verbally).

You’ll be a good fit if you:

• Are highly organised and detail-focused.
• Have had exposure to and want to work with databases, spreadsheets and structured information.
• Have a keen interest in hands‑on tasks like film scanning and editing.
• You want thorough training across a variety of database and archival tasks.
• Can investigate discrepancies and maintain accuracy across multiple systems.
• Are comfortable handling repetitive operational tasks to a high standard.
• Can manage physical archive processes as well as desk‑based technical work.
• Have a practical, process driven mindset and take ownership of your work.

Experience with tools such as MySQL, Google Sheets (to a solid intermediate standard), Monday, Make, Confluence, NAS, and Dropbox would be very useful, but we are equally interested in people who can learn quickly, think logically, and improve the way work gets done. Training for these tools will be provided on the job.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Archive Technician is responsible for supporting the organisation, integrity, and accessibility of both physical and digital media assets, while helping to maintain and improve the systems and workflows behind them. This is a hybrid role split between data management and physical archive work including dealing with the storage unit, scanning film and clipping videos. Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining archive storage facilities so that film assets are ordered, traceable, and easy to manage.
• Ensuring film assets are digitally filed, stored, recorded, and updated in internal systems.
• Supporting database audits to keep metadata current and accurate.
• Updating database processes to ensure timely and accurate data handling.
• Creating and maintaining operational automations using Make to improve efficiency and reduce manual processing.
• Producing reports combining information from various related tables to advise with decision making.
• Auditing reports and cross‑checking data across systems to identify inconsistencies and maintain data integrity.
• Maintaining Technical Operations process documentation in Confluence.
• Supporting Technical Operations where needed, including film scanning, master clipping, and cataloguing incoming footage.

What You Get

• A varied role across archive operations, data, and technical administration.
• Competitive salary for a junior archive role.
• A complete, funded, training programme for data and archival tasks, including MySQL training.
• The opportunity to improve systems, workflows, and automation in a hands‑on environment.
• Real ownership over process quality, data accuracy, and archive organisation.
• A position within a team that supports the day‑to‑day running as well as long‑term development of archive operations.