Heritage Digital Archive Project Lead (3 days/wk)

Artsjobsonline Ltd; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Artsjobsonline Ltd seeks an experienced Archive Project Manager for the De La Warr Pavilion, based between DLWP and Bexhill Museum, to lead the creation of a new Digital Archive.

The role blends technical archival work with collaborative and participatory practice, including reviewing collections, establishing sustainable systems, supervising digitisation, and guiding an Archive Apprentice and community archive projects. 24-month fixed term, 3 days/week, on-site in the Sussex area.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in archive/project management.
• Experience with digitisation and description workflows.
• Ability to balance technical and collaborative work.
• Experience with community heritage projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage the creation and development of a new Digital Archive.
• Review existing physical and digital collections.
• Establish and maintain systems for sustainable collections management.
• Design and supervise description and digitisation activities.
• Manage an Archive Apprentice.
• Support a community archive collecting programme.

Skills

Archive management

Project management

Digitisation

Community engagement

Team leadership

Tools

Archives software

Digitisation equipment

Job description

Artsjobsonline Ltd seeks an experienced Archive Project Manager for the De La Warr Pavilion, based between DLWP and Bexhill Museum, to lead the creation of a new Digital Archive.

The role blends technical archival work with collaborative and participatory practice, including reviewing collections, establishing sustainable systems, supervising digitisation, and guiding an Archive Apprentice and community archive projects. 24-month fixed term, 3 days/week, on-site in the Sussex area.