Archive Assistant: On-site Discover & Digitise

DC Thomson; Dundee; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

DC Thomson in Dundee/Aberdeen seeks an Archive Assistant to manage and enhance archive materials, metadata and access for diverse audiences. The role emphasizes safe handling, digitisation, and timely user support within a collaborative team.

You will support discovery, improve data quality, and contribute to brand value by making heritage assets more usable for editorial, research and commercial opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in archives or similar information resources.
• Experience handling historical material and artifacts.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Safe manual handling capability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, databases and digitisation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Collection control and discoverability through accurate accessioning, listing, cataloguing and metadata entry.
• Digitisation and data quality through high-quality digital scans and metadata.
• Access, retrieval and user service ensuring timely responses and policy-compliant support.
• Collection care and operational resilience with safe handling, packaging and storage housekeeping.
• Research, insight and commercial enablement to identify relevant material and inform decisions.
• Continuous improvement and best practice using archive systems and automating tasks where appropriate.

Skills

Analytical classification

Methods and tools

Business intelligence

Information governance

AI and data ethics

Stakeholder relationship management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Image editing software

Digitisation workflows

Job description

DC Thomson in Dundee/Aberdeen seeks an Archive Assistant to manage and enhance archive materials, metadata and access for diverse audiences. The role emphasizes safe handling, digitisation, and timely user support within a collaborative team.

You will support discovery, improve data quality, and contribute to brand value by making heritage assets more usable for editorial, research and commercial opportunities.