Digital Collections Outreach & Development Lead

University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer contribution pension

29 days annual leave plus bank-holiday

Ride to work and EV car scheme

Job summary

University of Manchester is seeking a motivated Digital Collections Development and Outreach Manager to lead the development, delivery and outreach of digital collections across Manchester Digital Collections and Library Digital Collections, supporting teaching, research visibility and civic engagement.

You will coordinate digital outreach with teams across the Library and partner institutions, manage integration of new collections, and develop workflows for imaging, metadata and content ingest

Qualifications

• Knowledge of metadata standards and best practice in academic libraries or related cultural heritage environments.
• Experience delivering engagement activities and managing complex projects with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of digital outreach activities for the library’s digital collections.
• Oversee integration of new collections into digital platforms including imaging, metadata and content ingest.
• Review workflows for image files, transcriptions and metadata ingestion to improve efficiency.
• Manage and develop staff within the team, supporting performance and professional development.

Skills

Metadata standards

Project management

Engagement activities

Cross-team collaboration

Copyright and licensing

Job description

University of Manchester is seeking a motivated Digital Collections Development and Outreach Manager to lead the development, delivery and outreach of digital collections across Manchester Digital Collections and Library Digital Collections, supporting teaching, research visibility and civic engagement.

You will coordinate digital outreach with teams across the Library and partner institutions, manage integration of new collections, and develop workflows for imaging, metadata and content ingest