Digital Archivist Position
1 day ago
Estimated Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum
Job OverviewWe are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Digital Archivist to join our team at the Digital Preservation Coalition in London. As a leading gallery in the field of Antiques and Fine Art, we require a skilled professional to develop, improve, and maintain our documentation and research database.
Main Responsibilities- Develop a deep understanding of the database, its usage, strengths, and limitations.
- Understand the documentary materials available for acquisition and future indexing, and identify sourcing methods.
- Ongoing: Organise the acquisition of new research materials while adhering to budgets.
- Digitise paper collections.
- Index and correct data related to documentation type, dates, and object titles.
- Create glossaries to aid usability and accuracy.
- Propose new solutions for software development.
- Share in the vision and contribute to the future scope of the project.
- Discover sources for acquiring new content.
- Teamwork: Collaborate within a small team, consulting on expertise and user experience.
- Consult with software engineers/coders to develop improvements in both the back-end and front-end of the database software.
- Demonstrable relevant experience from work, academic study, or external interest in the archives, data entry, and organisation of collections.
- A demonstrable knowledge or interest in the history of art is desirable but not essential.
- Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Highly motivated with the ability to demonstrate initiative and good time management skills.
- Ability to set priorities, manage multiple tasks concurrently, and function with limited supervision.
- Right to live and work in the UK.
- Knowledge of French and German is desirable but not essential.
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