Digitisation Operative& Suffolk - fixed term contract

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Digitisation Operative& Suffolk - fixed term contract, London

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Client:

Ancestry

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

12

Posted:

29.04.2025

Expiry Date:

13.06.2025

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Job Description:

About Ancestry:
When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry, the global leader in family history, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 23 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.

We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office- see the full list of eligible US locations HERE). We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.

Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve.

Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious.

Ancestry is the UK and Ireland's largest family history website with over 1 billion UK and Ireland genealogy records available to search. An ongoing project includes the digitisation of collections held by Suffolk Archives. The first stage of this major project will be the digitisation of the original documents. This will take place on site at Suffolk Archives, The Hold, 131 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1LR.

We are looking for a Digitisation Operative to join the project. Reporting to the Imaging Senior Manager, you will work with another operative to digitise the collection. This is a fixed-term contract expected to last until December 2025. To be successful in the role you need to be organised and conscientious. An interest in history or genealogy is a plus!

What you will do

You will operate and maintain the imaging equipment (training will be given)

You will quality assure resulting images

You will carry out minor document prep as required (and permitted by the archive)

Who you are

You are willing to learn

You take pride in your work

You have lots of initiative

You work well both independently and as a member of a team

You can work to strict deadlines

You have proven IT ability

Desirable but not essential

Previous experience of similar project work

General knowledge and appreciation of history/genealogy

General knowledge of photography

Contract: Temporary (Project expected to last until December 2025)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week excluding meal breaks.

At management discretion and agreement with Suffolk Archives, staff are expected to be flexible with their working patterns. Suffolk Archives is open to staff between 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

Additional Information:

Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For San Francisco office candidates, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.