Collection Distribution Coordinator

About the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia's audiovisual cultural institution. The NFSA collection includes more than 4 million items including films, television and radio programs, videos, audio recordings and video games. The collection also includes contextual materials such as costumes, scripts, props, artefacts, photographs and promotional materials. In the digital age, the NFSA's wealth of stories will be increasingly available across the country, and on demand.
We are seeking a Collection Distribution Coordinator to support the Rights and Distribution teams' management of the sale and distribution of the NFSA's collections, including via the NFSA's new streaming service NFSA Player. This work supports the NFSA's strategy of increasing opportunities for generating own source revenue, complementing existing public funding and providing for a resilient NFSA into the future.
You will bring to the role an understanding of the film, sound, broadcast, and/or digital publishing industries, have experience in commercial distribution activities, and in research, contract and rights management particularly applied to audio-visual materials.
You will support the NFSA's Collection Distribution and licensing work, including researching the NFSA's collections for content available for NFSA's use and for licensing and supply to internal and external stakeholders. You will work with copyright material, verifying the rights status of NFSA titles, including its Film Australia Collection and the NFSA National Documentary Production deliverables.
Your ability to be highly organised and work confidently in an information management environment using applications such as Office 365, TRIM, FilemakePro and media asset databases will help you manage a busy workload, while still meeting deadlines. An ability to navigate and maintain a range of databases and online resources for research, sales and rights records management is essential.
The Collection Distribution Coordinator is a key member of the Access section providing access to the national collection through reference services, digital delivery, footage sales, loans, and distribution. The team is split across our Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra offices.
This position is located at the NFSA's Sydney office in Pyrmont.
Working as part of the Rights and Distribution team you will support the work of the Access section and the NFSA more broadly.
The key duties of the position include
Job Details
This ongoing position requires a rights and distribution specialist with an understanding of the film, sound, broadcast, and/or digital publishing industries, and with experience in commercial distribution activities, and in research, contract and rights management particularly applied to audio-visual materials.
The successful candidate will be passionate about copyright and rights (particularly as they relate to audio-visual material) with a strong attention to detail, be highly organised and thrive in an information management environment. This includes an ability to confidently navigate and maintain a range of databases and online resources for research, sales and rights records management, together with experience in information management processes and systems.
We're looking for a team player and someone with an interest in using their rights expertise and industry experience to widen the reach of this beloved national institution and to create new audiences for NFSA's collections. The NFSA has established strong and professional relationships with external stakeholders in these industries so you will help to maintain these relationships.
The Collection Distribution Coordinator will, under general direction, undertake the following duties:

• Analyse and interpret complex film and television production agreements, releases and licences and assess rights to determine licensing requirements for the sales and marketing of NFSA collections materials to external stakeholders and for use by the NFSA.
• Undertake research of the NFSA's collection, including viewing, identifying, and selecting content available for licensing and distribution to broadcasters, online platforms, and supply by the Access Team.
• Coordinate the selection and transfer of digital files and marketing materials for supply to external service providers, including ongoing liaison with internal and external stakeholders and ensuring delivery deadlines are met.
• Build and maintain positive professional relationships within the NFSA and with industry, rights holders and partner stakeholders and content providers.
• Support Team Lead, Collection Distribution in the areas of marketing and business development opportunities for the distribution of collection titles and the implementation of sales and distribution strategies.

Selection Criteria
In relation to the 'Job Details' listed above, concisely demonstrate your skills, experience and achievements against each of the following areas:

1. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of issues related to the distribution and promotion of audio-visual content, including the application of Australian copyright law to audio-visual collections; contractual, licensing and royalty arrangements; current and emerging markets for content delivery and audio-visual digital technology.
2. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in high level research, rights management and distribution of audio-visual content including working with independent copyright holders, distributors, audio-visual archives, collection societies, government film funding bodies and /or broadcasters.
3. Demonstrated excellent communication and negotiation skills in relation to rights management, licensing and the promotion and distribution of audio-visual content.
4. Demonstrated high level administration and organisation skills in a contracts and/or rights management-setting, together with database management experience including working with Office 365 applications; Filemaker Pro, or a comparable database package; CRM software; and media asset management systems such as Mediaflex.
5. Ability to problem solve with limited supervision, to take initiative and to exercise sound judgment in relation to audio-visual rights management and distribution activities.

Qualifications and/or equivalent experience required:

• Demonstrated knowledge of theatrical, educational, non-theatrical, sell-through and VOD markets in Australia and internationally.
• Knowledge of copyright legislation relevant to the cultural sector or an equivalent sector, particularly as it applies to audio-visual material, and an awareness of the broader rights environment of a cultural collecting institution.
• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline is desirable.