Job profile

Salary: £35,640 - £41,763 per annum 

Fixed Term Contract: until 31 March 2028 

We are looking for an Assistant Curator to join the BFI’s Curatorial Team, acting as a key link between the BFI Screencraft collections (designs, posters and stills) and the Stories in Motion programme (a major National Lottery-funded programme designed to broaden access to the UK's screen heritage). The Assistant Curator will, work closely with the Screencraft and Heritage Programmes team, wider BFI colleagues, and external partners. The role is responsible for scoping, developing and delivering high-quality, accessible, and engaging collections-based programmes, resources, and activities that connect audiences across the UK with material from the national collection. A particular focus will be on broadening audience engagement, increasing participation from underrepresented communities, and supporting collaborative partnerships that enhance awareness and appreciation of the BFI National Archive and its collections.    

What you’ll do 

• Identify, develop and deliver new audience facing opportunities for the BFI’s Screencraft collections (particularly photographs, designs and graphic arts), with specific attention to new and diverse audiences, ensuring alignment with cross programme delivery,  lottery objectives and outcomes.   

• Work with the Screencraft and Heritage Programmes teams to develop a portfolio of new and existing cultural, engagement and learning activities, tracking progress and supporting collections opportunities.   

• Undertake a full range of collections responsibilities in relation to the project, including cataloguing, digitisation to aid exhibition and engagement support, as well as talks and study sessions. Ensuring collections are fully embedded in programming in vibrant and new ways  

• Support the Curator with delivery against agreed objectives, including undertaking research administration, digitisation, preparing works for transport and liaising with venues, fine art agents and external contractors and venues.  

What you’ll bring 

• Experience of collections engagement work across multiple venues, this could include a museum, gallery, archive, library, community or educational spaces.   

• Experience of working in a socially engaged way with public and sector audiences, artists, makers and communities  

• Experience of co-generating and delivering new engagement strategies, with the ability to think and write creatively for audiences   

• Experience of developing and supporting collections initiatives in external venues where developing and maintaining partnership with others was key to their success.   

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

Benefits 

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) + bank holidays + the option to buy up to 5 extra days of annual leave  

• Additional paid time off between Christmas and New Year 

• BFI pension scheme with 5% employer contribution 

• BFI Childcare Scheme, where we contribute to childcare costs 

• Enhanced pay for Maternity & Paternity leave 

• Complimentary tickets to BFI Southbank & IMAX screenings and events 

• Free BFI Player subscription + discount on BFI merchandise, and film tickets 

Plus more! 

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

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by visiting www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/job-opportunities. 

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Thursday 24 September 2026 

First interviews will be held on Wednesday 07 October 2026 

Second interviews will be TBC