Rashad C. Hardison
Archival Researcher, Documentary Television
Brooklyn, NY · (718) 555 0141 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/rashadchardison
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years of archival research and licensing for documentary television
INDUSTRIES
Streaming documentary, public television, independent nonfiction
SPECIALTIES
Archival sourcing, rights research, licensing negotiation, clip logs
SYSTEMS
Airtable, Frame.io, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro
CREDENTIALS
Member, Association of Moving Image Archivists
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in film and media studies, New York University
Executive Summary
Archival researcher on documentary series, sourcing footage, stills and audio from national collections and private holdings, then carrying every asset through licensing and delivery. Six years across streaming and public television, with a record of finding the shot nobody else could place and clearing it before lock.
Signature Achievements
- Sourced and licensed 1,240 archival assets across a six part documentary series delivered on schedule.
- Negotiated footage rates that came in 22 percent under the archival budget on a streaming commission.
- Located an unindexed home movie collection that opened the third episode of a national broadcast.
- Cleared every asset in time for the errors and omissions insurance review with no outstanding item.
- Built a shared archival log that three editors and two producers used through the entire post schedule.
- Trained two junior researchers on rights research, source citation and license tracking.
Professional Experience
Archival Researcher
Fulton Ferry Documentary, Brooklyn, NY 2022 to present
Harbor Light, a six part documentary series for Crestline Streaming, 2024, and two feature documentaries.
- Research and source footage, stills and audio from national archives, agencies and private collections.
- Negotiate licenses and terms with footage vendors and rights holders against the archival budget.
- Maintain the archival log with source, rights, term, territory and cost for every asset.
- Deliver cleared media and citation lists to the cutting room and the legal reviewer.
Assistant Archival Researcher
Gowanus Nonfiction Works, Brooklyn, NY 2020 to 2022
The Long Count, an hour long documentary special for Hudson Public Television, 2021.
- Searched national and regional collections for period footage and photographs.
- Prepared screener reels and source notes for the director and series producer.
- Tracked license requests, invoices and delivery of master files from vendors.
Licensure and Certification
Association of Moving Image Archivists, member since 2021
Education
Master of Arts in film and media studies, New York University, 2020
Bachelor of Arts in history, Howard University, 2018
Core Skills
Archival sourcing · Rights research · License negotiation · Clip logging · Fair use analysis · Source citation · Airtable databases · Vendor management · Budget tracking · Archive delivery