Francis has two decades of experience in archive and records management. Specialising in broadcast collections, he previously worked for Queen’s University Belfast, Libraries NI and as a Broadcast Archivist for BBC NI. Since 2010, Francis has been employed by Northern Ireland Screen. In his current role, he is responsible for ongoing heritage and archive initiatives. He is a member of the Royal Television Society Archive Group, a Film Archives UK trustee and part of the British Film Institute’s Nations and Regions working group.