Lead Photographer

6 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom National Museums Scotland Full time

**Lead Photographer | Full time, Fixed Term 12 months | 37 hours**

**Salary**: £31,929 to £34,549
**Hours**: 37 hours per week | Monday - Friday
**Location**: National Museums Collection Centre, West Granton Road, Edinburgh

National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.

We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate, honest, service-driven individuals to join our Collections Data and Digitisation** **team.

**Benefits of joining us as our Lead Photographer will include**:

- Annually alongside your salary of £31,929 to £34,549, the National Museums of Scotland contributes £9,160 - £9,911 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
- A generous annual leave of 28.5 days - rising to 33.5 after 5 years. Plus 8 paid days public holidays
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free access to national (and international) museums and exhibitions
- Exclusive discounts on both local and national High Street and online retailers
- A range of wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme 24/7
- Flexible working options such as, flexitime, paid special leave, career breaks and unpaid leave.
- Access to all the above and more from day one of employment.

**About the Lead Photographer role**:
We are seeking a Lead Photographer to provide maternity cover on a 12-month temporary contract. You will play a central role in delivering specialist digital photography services to support the Museums’ Exhibitions and displays programme, publications, and image requests and to support research programmes across our curatorial disciplines.

You will be joining the Collections Data and Digitisation team as we move to a new Digital Asset Management System with a possible opportunity to help shape its future use. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to change and business performance, helping National Museums Scotland to fulfil its strategic objectives.

**As a Lead Photographer at National Museums Scotland, you will**:

- Assist with the development and delivery of specialist digital photography services across a range of areas including exhibitions, publications, and research projects to meet operational and strategic needs.
- Be responsible for organising and prioritising allocated work in accordance with agreed procedures.
- Ensure the care and appropriate handling of museum objects, complying with National Museums Scotland's policies and procedures.
- Support the care and maintenance of equipment and resources, including studio and location cameras, lighting equipment, computers, scanners, and other items as appropriate.
- Develop specialist knowledge, keeping up to date with evolving technologies and techniques.

**Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Lead Photographer**
- Proven relevant professional photography and digital imaging experience
- Highly proficient in Adobe CC and Capture One (or similar image capture software), Premiere Pro; scanners and related software; and hardware, including PC platforms
- Desirable experience in photogrammetry, Reflective Transformation Imaging (RTI), Timelapse capture and Focus stacking software
- Ability to problem solve and come up with creative solutions
- Relevant experience of working with museum/heritage collections
- Ability to work unsupervised, while ensuring that line manager is kept up to date on progress and significant developments
- Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects
- Excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills with ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and to explain complex concepts to people with a range of expertise
- ICT skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

**You will be required to submit a current portfolio of work of up to 20 images, these images will demonstrate your capabilities relevant to this role.

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