Part Time Copyright Project Officer (Creative Content Exchange)

Historic England; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holiday entitlement

Discounts

Site access to English Heritage sites

Development opportunities

Job summary

Historic England is seeking a part-time Copyright Project Officer (Creative Content Exchange) in Swindon. The role provides specialist archive expertise to support the Creative Content Exchange (CCE) pilot, reviewing archive collections for suitability, conducting rights research, and documenting decisions to enable compliant access and reuse.

Hybrid working and a generous benefits package are offered. You will work with the Project Manager, Legal Services, Digital teams and external partners to

Qualifications

• Experience of copyright, intellectual property rights and rights management in an archive, library, heritage or similar environment.
• Experience of researching archive collections, provenance and ownership to support access and decision-making.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to make evidence-based recommendations and assess risk.
• Experience of delivering work within a project environment, managing priorities and maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Review archive collections to assess suitability for the Cultural Content Exchange platform.
• Undertake rights research, provenance investigation and copyright assessment.
• Document decisions clearly to support risk-managed access and reuse.
• Collaborate with Project Manager, Archive colleagues, Legal Services, Digital teams and external partners.
• Help maximise accessibility and value of archive collections while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Copyright experience

Rights management

Provenance research

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical problem solving

Job description

Summary

Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.

This is a part time 0.7 FTE, 5 month fixed-term contract position.

The location of this role is Swindon, inclusive with hybrid working.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.

What you will be doing

We are the nation’s Archive of England’s historic environment. We commit to be open, relevant and reflective of all stories and places so we can better understand the historic environment and how it has shaped our rich and diverse cultural identities. We curate a dynamic collection that tells the story of the shared memories and lived histories of places in England.

The Copyright Project Officer (Creative Content Exchange) will provide specialist archive expertise to support the delivery of Historic England's Creative Content Exchange (CCE) pilot project.

The CCE is a UK government-backed initiative that aims to bring together UK-based creative content owners and businesses looking to use the wealth and range of digital assets held within the collections and archives of UK cultural institutions.

As Copyright Project Officer, you will review Historic England Archive collections to establish their suitability for inclusion within the CCE platform. You will assess which collections can be enabled for the Cultural Content Exchange project (CCE), under what conditions and with what level of risk.

You will undertake rights research, provenance investigation and copyright assessment. You will document decisions clearly and consistently, support risk‑managed access and reuse, and contribute to the Archive’s wider work to make collections more accessible, compliant and usable for internal and external audiences.

You will work closely with the Project Manager (Creative Content Exchange), Archive colleagues, Legal Services, Digital teams and external partners.

By providing a clear and evidence-based assessment of content availability and usage restrictions, the role will help enable Historic England to maximise the accessibility and value of its archive collections through the CCE, while ensuring compliance with legal, ethical and organisational requirements.

Who we are looking for

• Experience of copyright, intellectual property rights and rights management in an archive, library, heritage or similar environment.

• Experience of researching archive collections, provenance and ownership to support access and decision-making.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to make evidence-based recommendations and assess risk.

• Experience of delivering work within a project environment, managing priorities and maintaining accurate records and documentation.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you.

Provisional interview date: Early October 2026