Archive Discovery & Digitisation Assistant

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

Job summary

DC Thomson seeks an Archive Assistant for its Dundee office, supporting both Dundee and Aberdeen sites with a 5-day office-based model. The role involves cataloguing, digitising, metadata entry, and acting as a point of contact for researchers and internal teams.

The successful candidate will help safeguard archive materials and enhance discoverability across brand, editorial and commercial use. Responsibilities include ensuring data quality, handling artifacts safely, and supporting data-driven

Qualifications

• Experience in archives, records, libraries, museums, heritage collections or similar information resources.
• Experience handling historical material and artifacts.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Safe manual handling capability.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, databases, image editing software and digitisation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Collection Control and Discoverability: accurate accessioning, listing, cataloguing and metadata entry for archive materials.
• Digitisation and Data Quality: produce high-quality digital scans and metadata for reuse across departments.
• Access, Retrieval and User Service: timely retrieval and policy-compliant support for users.
• Collection Care and Operational Resilience: safe handling, packaging, labeling and store optimisation.
• Research, Insight and Commercial Enablement: support basic research and evidence gathering to inform decisions.
• Continuous Improvement and Best Practice: use archive systems and tools to improve workflows and automate repeatable tasks.

Skills

Analytical classification

Methods and tools

Business intelligence

Information and data compliance

AI and data ethics

Stakeholder relationship management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Image editing software

Digitisation workflows

Job description

DC Thomson seeks an Archive Assistant for its Dundee office, supporting both Dundee and Aberdeen sites with a 5-day office-based model. The role involves cataloguing, digitising, metadata entry, and acting as a point of contact for researchers and internal teams.

The successful candidate will help safeguard archive materials and enhance discoverability across brand, editorial and commercial use. Responsibilities include ensuring data quality, handling artifacts safely, and supporting data-driven