Digital Preservation Specialist

4 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Digital Preservation Coalition Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the preservation of digital collections at University of the Arts London (UAL). With a focus on digital preservation practices and principles, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the long-term accessibility of UAL's extensive digital archives, museum, and special collections.

The Assistant Archivist will work closely with the Digital Preservation and Access Manager to structure assets and metadata in accordance with local guidance. This includes preparing and uploading digital assets to the digital preservation system (Preservica) and retrieving relevant metadata from UAL's archives, library, and museum cataloguing systems.

With a degree-level qualification in information sciences, digital humanities or computer sciences, or equivalent experience, candidates will have knowledge and experience of digital preservation practices and principles. In addition, candidates will have previous experience of working with digital collections in archives, museums or libraries, and demonstrable experience of working with digital preservation systems.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Preparing and uploading digital assets to the digital preservation system (Preservica)
  • Retrieving and exporting relevant metadata from UAL's archives, library, and museum cataloguing systems
  • Structuring assets and metadata in accordance with local guidance

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is passionate about digital preservation and has excellent organizational and communication skills. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively as part of a team and demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering high-quality results.

Salary: £33,661 - £40,377 per annum, pro rata



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