Digitisation Officer

You’ll work on the College of Bristol’s Theatre Assortment on the archive of the humanities organisation, Welfare State Worldwide (1968-2006), as a part of the Wellcome funded Fireplace starters undertaking to make the archive accessible.

The role-holder will help the Fireplace starters undertaking by offering high-quality digital photos of chosen materials from the Welfare State Worldwide archive to allow and enhance public entry to the gathering for analysis, training and inspiration.  The archival materials chosen for digitisation will reply to key analysis themes and can embody paperwork created as a part of producing performances reminiscent of planning notes and sketches, advertising and marketing materials like programmes and posters, in addition to photographic materials together with prints, slides, transparencies and negatives.  The undertaking goals to digitise one evocative merchandise from every manufacturing, in addition to intensively digitise materials from 10-20 key productions to allow distant in-depth analysis entry, creating 2250-2500 photos.

Working as a part of a small crew and below the supervision of the Venture Archivist, the role-holder will work to combine the pictures into our Digital Asset Administration System for digital preservation, in addition to into our archival administration system and internet pages to extend discoverability and entry. 

You’ll:

• seize photos of archival supplies utilizing digital camera or scanners applicable to the fabric being copied, and course of the information in image-handling software program
• file fundamental descriptive, copyright and technical metadata
• use artistic and technical judgment to optimise photos for quite a lot of makes use of
• autonomously organise and prioritise duties, while monitoring the progress of digitisation towards undertaking targets

You could have:

• specialised photographic abilities together with the operation of cameras, lighting and scanners
• superior abilities in post-capture picture manipulation and optimisation utilizing picture optimisation software program
• expertise of dealing with uncommon or fragile objects and the flexibility to unravel issues regarding the age, dimension or situation of such objects
• good communication abilities with expertise of working in a crew
• an curiosity and enthusiasm for working with archival supplies

Contract sort: Fastened-term contract for 12 months

Work sample: Full-time

Grade: F

Wage: £26,444-£29,605 every year

College/Unit: Library Providers

For casual queries, please contact Siân Williams, [email protected], 0117 455 8602

This advert will shut at23:59 GMTon 07/04/2024. Interviews are anticipated to happen on 25/04/2024.

We just lately launched our technique  to 2030 tying collectively our mission, imaginative and prescient and values.

The College of Bristol goals to be a spot the place everybody feels capable of be themselves and do their finest in an inclusive working surroundings the place all colleagues can thrive and attain their full potential. We wish to draw, develop, and retain people with totally different experiences, backgrounds and views – notably individuals of color, LGBT+ and disabled individuals – as a result of variety of individuals and concepts stays integral to our excellence as a worldwide civic establishment.

Obtainable paperwork

You’ll work on the College of Bristol’s Theatre Assortment on the archive of the humanities organisation, Welfare State Worldwide (1968-2006), as a part of the Wellcome funded Fireplace starters undertaking to make the archive accessible.

The role-holder will help the Fireplace starters undertaking by offering high-quality digital photos of chosen materials from the Welfare State Worldwide archive to allow and enhance public entry to the gathering for analysis, training and inspiration.  The archival materials chosen for digitisation will reply to key analysis themes and can embody paperwork created as a part of producing performances reminiscent of planning notes and sketches, advertising and marketing materials like programmes and posters, in addition to photographic materials together with prints, slides, transparencies and negatives.  The undertaking goals to digitise one evocative merchandise from every manufacturing, in addition to intensively digitise materials from 10-20 key productions to allow distant in-depth analysis entry, creating 2250-2500 photos.

Working as a part of a small crew and below the supervision of the Venture Archivist, the role-holder will work to combine the pictures into our Digital Asset Administration System for digital preservation, in addition to into our archival administration system and internet pages to extend discoverability and entry. 

You’ll:

• seize photos of archival supplies utilizing digital camera or scanners applicable to the fabric being copied, and course of the information in image-handling software program
• file fundamental descriptive, copyright and technical metadata
• use artistic and technical judgment to optimise photos for quite a lot of makes use of
• autonomously organise and prioritise duties, while monitoring the progress of digitisation towards undertaking targets

You could have:

• specialised photographic abilities together with the operation of cameras, lighting and scanners
• superior abilities in post-capture picture manipulation and optimisation utilizing picture optimisation software program
• expertise of dealing with uncommon or fragile objects and the flexibility to unravel issues regarding the age, dimension or situation of such objects
• good communication abilities with expertise of working in a crew
• an curiosity and enthusiasm for working with archival supplies

Contract sort: Fastened-term contract for 12 months

Work sample: Full-time

Grade: F

Wage: £26,444-£29,605 every year

College/Unit: Library Providers

For casual queries, please contact Siân Williams, [email protected], 0117 455 8602

This advert will shut at23:59 GMTon 07/04/2024. Interviews are anticipated to happen on 25/04/2024.

We just lately launched our technique  to 2030 tying collectively our mission, imaginative and prescient and values.

The College of Bristol goals to be a spot the place everybody feels capable of be themselves and do their finest in an inclusive working surroundings the place all colleagues can thrive and attain their full potential. We wish to draw, develop, and retain people with totally different experiences, backgrounds and views – notably individuals of color, LGBT+ and disabled individuals – as a result of variety of individuals and concepts stays integral to our excellence as a worldwide civic establishment.

Obtainable paperwork