A unique institution at the heart of Melbourne’s iconic meeting place, Federation Square, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is Australia’s national museum of film, TV, videogames, digital culture and art. Welcoming over 1.45m visitors in 2015/16, ACMI is the most visited museum of the moving image in the world and the third most visited museum in Australia.
In the 2017-18 Victorian Government Budget, ACMI received $5million for the first stage of its redevelopment. In addition to developing designs for a major physical and technological overhaul of the Federation Square attraction, this funding will allow ACMI to further improve the current Flinders Street Entrance.
The CTO is a key technical role in the organization and Renewal Project Team that works closely with and reports to the Chief Experience Officer (CXO) in designing and delivering technology, interactive and media in the service of the overall public experience at the future ACMI.
As ACMI undergoes a complete redevelopment of the delivery of our content and a re-imagining of our galleries, this role is a unique opportunity to get involved with this significant cultural project from the initiation stage, leading the cross functional technical team in the design, build or procurement, and implementation of media, digital, and interactive technologies across the new ACMI; media preservation and beta testing laboratories; its permanent galleries; and the technical architecture underpinning them. The role will initially focus on the design and build of a technical architecture able to best serve a range of different interactive outputs, while working in conjunction with external stakeholders, the CTO will research, design, and prototype middleware (and APIs) to best realize exhibition design goals. Drawing on experience in delivering museum-scale projects they will work closely on the co-design and concept work with design and technology firms of interactive experiences and, through a deep understanding of the current potential of media technologies also contribute to the overall curatorial vision as it develops.
You will join ACMI, bringing with you exceptional technical skills including programming and software development coupled with an extensive commercial background in developing scalable applications and international track record in the integration of technology and interactive media into the exhibition experience.
To apply for this great opportunity, please go to our website careers page and follow the online application process. Applications should provide a 500 word response demonstrating their ability to meet the requirements of the role outlined within the position description and be submitted together with a brief resume.
For further information on this role, please refer to the position description listed on the employment section of our website www.acmi.net.au.
Please note interviews will be held the week beginning: 26 June 2017
