Film Theatre Technical Supervisor

British Film Institute

London

Salary: £35,640 - £41,763 per annum

BFI is seeking a Film Theatre Technical Supervisor

BFI is seeking a Film Theatre Technical Supervisor

Join the BFI’s Conversation Centre, working on supervising the Conservation theatre and print access team; to fulfil requests that result from conservation, collections access, curatorial strategy, and business projects. This role includes coordinating, scheduling, maintenance, documentation of projection analogue and digital, print preparation and support to the new prints acquisition process. There will also be line management of Film Theatre Technicians.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate and complete the inspection and preparation of print materials and DCPs as required, in accordance with acquisition, preservation, loans-out, loans-in, planned cultural outputs, and external access requests
• Condition-check and record condition data of film prints in Axiell Collections.
• Supervise the training and coaching of Film Theatre Technicians and trainees in all aspects of print identification, handling, preparation, repair, and documentation to foster a learning environment for professional development.
• Work with the Safety & Wellbeing Lead and with the Archive Technology Manager to ensure that the risk assessments on the system are current and being followed by the team and that a correct and up-to-date maintenance regime and processes are in place.

What you’ll bring

• Experience of operation of digital and analogue projection equipment, within either an archive or commercial sector.
• Knowledge of relevant analogue film processes and digital audiovisual codecs, formats, framerates, aspect ratios and subtitling.
• Administrative and organisational skills, with proven ability to work to critical paths and meet deadlines
• Proven people management skills including experience of coaching and/or supervisory skills to develop colleagues.

Take a look at the full job description via the BFI website to learn more about the role and how you could be a great fit.

Full details and apply:

Please visit the BFI website.

First interviews will be held on Thursday 16 July 2026

Second interviews will be held on Thursday 23 July 2026

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

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The closing date for this position is 07/07/2026 at 23:59