Moshidi Mabaso

Meticulous and detail-oriented Audiovisual Assistant Archivist and Records Management professional with nearly three years of experience at the National Film, Video & Sound Archives of South Africa. Skilled in digital migration, metadata capture, records management, and the preservation of analogue and digital audiovisual collections. Backed by a strong foundation in film making and administrative management, with a proven ability to maintain accurate records, ensure information integrity, and support compliance.

Seeking to leverage these skills in a long-term records management and compliance role within the public or private sector.

Audio-visual Archives Intern at National Film, Video & Sound Archives of South Africa (DSAC) (2023-08 – 2025-06)

• Metadata Management & Data Entry: Developed, updated, and maintained digital inventories, capturing critical descriptive metadata for legacy media formats (including Dictabelts, Cassettes, Gramophones, Vinyls, and CDs) using database tools and Excel spreadsheets to ensure searchable, compliant, and retrievable archives.
• Digital Migration & Asset Preservation: Successfully migrated and digitized physical and analogue sound records into secure digital formats, mitigating data loss and preserving long-term institutional knowledge.
• Post-Production & Quality Control: Performed technical cleaning, editing, mixing, and post-production on digitized audio files to guarantee high-quality archival preservation.
• Information Handling: Maintained proper storage, organization, and preservation workflows for sensitive national historical assets.

Audio-visual Archives Assistant at National Film, Video & Sound Archives of South Africa (DSAC) (2026-04 – Present)

• Workflow Supervision: Oversee and manage the end-to-end archiving workflow, including metadata capturing, database logging, and the digital migration of legacy analogue formats (Dictabelts, Cassettes, Vinyls, and CDs).
• Training & Mentorship: Train, onboard, and mentor incoming interns on sound preservation techniques, quality control standards, and digital sound editing software.
• Reporting & Quality Assurance: Compile technical reports on digitization progress and archive compliance, while ensuring high-quality post-production editing, mixing, and data integrity.
• Asset Governance: Coordinate the secure handling, organization, and long-term storage workflows for sensitive national historical records.

Matriculation – Meridian Private School (Curro) (2014 – 2014)

Higher Certificate in Film,Television, Production and Entertainment – AFDA (2018 – 2018)

BA in Motion Picture Medium – AFDA (2019 – 2021)