Director of Sound and Audiovisual Heritage

4 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives Full time

The Head of Sound and Vision leads the staff of the UK's national sound archive, one of the greatest collections of sound recordings in the world.

They oversee the Save our Sounds programme to save the nation's current and future sound heritage, including the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project.

The successful candidate will have substantial experience of working in a sound archive at manager level and experience of project and programme management.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Lead the staff of the UK's national sound archive.
  2. Oversee the Save our Sounds programme.
  3. Show leadership across the audiovisual archives profession.

Requirements:

  1. Substantial experience of working in a sound archive at manager level.
  2. Experience of project and programme management.

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