Assistant Curator- Visual Media and Archives

Royal Air Force Museum; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,166 - 29,536; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Air Force Museum in London is seeking an Assistant Curator for its Visual Media and Archives. This full-time, permanent role requires documenting, cataloguing, and researching collections while collaborating with various teams. You will travel between sites as necessary.

The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills and relevant experience in managing collections. This position supports the mission of the museum to inform and inspire through its rich heritage.

Qualifications

• Experience in cataloguing and researching visual media and archive collections.
• Ability to work collaboratively with curatorial and exhibition teams.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Document, catalogue, and research the Collections.
• Answer requests for information from Museum colleagues and external enquirers.
• Support content development for exhibitions and audience engagement.

Job description

The Museum is looking to recruit an Assistant Curator- Visual Media and Archives.

Location: London

Employment Contract Type: Permanent - Full-time

About the role

Assistant Curator- Visual Media and Archives
Full-time, Permanent
London
£26,851.50

About Us

The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity.

We have two public sites in the Midlands and London and a stored collection at Stafford. Our purpose is to share the RAF story – past, present and future – using the stories of its people and our collections to engage, inform and inspire.

Our vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story – the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

Our museum commitments are the golden thread that run through everything that we do. These are:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Sustainability

What We Are Looking For

The Royal Air Force Museum is recruiting for the role of Assistant Curator- Visual Media and Archives based at our London site and working across our Visual Media and Archive collections. This is a permanent appointment.

This is a key role within the Collections and Research team. You will report to the Curator of Photographs and work closely with the wider Curatorial and Exhibition teams on projects across all our sites.

Amongst other responsibilities you will document, catalogue and research the Collections; answer requests for information received from Museum colleagues and external enquirers; support the development of content for use in our exhibitions and create content for our audiences.

The post is based at our London site.

You will be expected to travel between sites and to other locations, as and when the role requires it.