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Archive researcher
Salary/bursary: £500 - £600 per week
Duration: 6 months
Deadline: 9th June 2022 at 23:59
Location: London (office hours 09:30 - 18:00)
Start date: mid / end of June 2022
Love documentaries and dramas? Also have a keen interest in football? This internship would be perfect for you. Get the ball rolling by clicking 'apply'!
Story Films was founded in 2016 by BAFTA-winning directors Peter Beard and David Nath and has been producing premium documentaries and dramas ever since. They are known for making distinctive, creatively ambitious, high quality films with journalistic integrity. Examples of their work include ITV drama: The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, and the BAFTA-nominated Losing It, which tackled mental health issues in Britain today.
They are excited to be looking for a researcher to join the archive team on the second series of Story films, critically acclaimed Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League. The role will involve working with an archive producer, finding and managing the archive across this 4 part series about the history of the Premier League.
You'll be working with the archive producer to identify and source material to support and illustrate the series' narrative. Key activities will include using established archive libraries, diligent note keeping on all archive sources and data management.
What you will learn
- How to source and manage archives - from a number of sources including established archive libraries
- How to manage the data associated with archives and the relevant clearances
- Production workflow on a project of this sort
- How to work alongside colleagues in a team
Knowledge, skills, experience
- Competent IT skills, in particular Word and Excel
- A keen interest in football, specifically the Premier League
- Great organisational skills
- A passion for the TV & film industry
- Good eye for detail
- A can-do attitude and willingness to take on new challenges
To apply
- Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
- Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
- Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
- Do not contact the company directly
- Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk
This opportunity is only open to individuals from a group that is under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people, and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.
Eligibility and Positive Action Schemes
What is a Positive Action Scheme?
A Positive Action Scheme, sometimes referred to as Affirmative Action, is a strategic initiative under the Equality Act 2010 which allows organisations to provide training opportunities to certain groups of the population as long as they can prove that:
- The opportunity is a training role and not a job
- That it is targeting a group of the population proven to be under-represented in the sector. For our opportunities, this is usually under-representation in terms of ethnicity, disability, or socio-economic background. Please note, this will be specified on each opportunity.
What is a third-party vacancy?
Third-party vacancies are roles advertised on the Creative Access website where candidates apply directly to the company that is recruiting. These opportunities are typically open to anyone and everyone to apply.
If you apply for a third-party vacancy, you will be updated on the status of your application from the company directly. In most situations Creative Access cannot provide application support for these roles.
How do you define the term ‘ethnically diverse’?
Creative Access follows the UK Government guidelines about what constitutes an ethnic minority. Follow this link for details on guidelines.
How do you define the term ‘lower socio-economic status’ ?
The categories we use to define socio-economic status are based on the Office for National Statistics guide, plus guidance from Arts Council England. . We ask candidates to register for Creative Access and self-declare a number of factors including eligibility for Free School Meals, accommodation type and whether or not you were the first person in your family to attend university.
How do you define the term disabled?
Under the Equality Act 2010, a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.