London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is seeking a Digital Assistant to support its work as a regional hub for the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project and its Image London project. 

The post holder will prepare catalogue records and data for digitised sound recordings and digitised historical images of London ahead of publication online. The role is full time and fixed term for 12 months. Salary: £24,610 - £27,500 (inclusive of allowances) depending on experience.

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project (UOSH) is led by the British Library in partnership with 10 national and regional hubs across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. By 2022, it will digitally preserve almost half a million endangered sound recordings from across the UK and make 100,000 available online, transforming the visibility of sound archives in the process.

Image London is a project developed by LMA to digitise and make available online historical photographs, prints and maps of London from LMA collections.

The post holder will spend 3 days per week on the UOSH project and 2 days per week on the Image London project. For UOSH, they will create and amend catalogue records and other descriptive data, support rights clearance and contribute to digital data workflows. While working on the Image London project, the post holder will review digitised image collections, prepare existing catalogue data, and create new catalogue data for publication online.

Applicants will be qualified to at least GCSE standard and will have good written communication skills, with demonstrable experience of writing text for captions, catalogues, websites or other published formats. They will also have practical experience of working with historical documents, including photographs and sound recordings. The ability to work effectively as part of a team is essential.

The post holder will report to David Baldwin, Unlocking Our Sound Heritage Project Manager at London Metropolitan Archives. Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask] or 0207 332 3252.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 28 August, 2020.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 10 September, 2020.

To apply online visit - https://jobs.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ 

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number TC807. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

London Metropolitan Archives is provided by the City of London Corporation. The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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