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Pallant House Gallery Services Ltd; Chichester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Pallant House Gallery Services Ltd seeks an experienced records management professional to contribute to the ongoing development and accessibility of our Library and Archive, which holds over 20,000 books, exhibition catalogues and related material on British art and the Gallery's history.

The role sits within the Curatorial team and focuses on planning and executing cataloguing and digitisation per ISAD(G) standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in records management or archives environments.
• Ability to plan and undertake cataloguing to ISAD(G) standards.
• Experience with digitisation projects and data storage considerations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and undertake the cataloguing and digitisation of archival material to ISAD(G) standards.
• Advise on storage and long-term care of archival material.

Skills

Records management

ISAD(G) cataloguing

Digitisation

Job description

Pallant House Gallery is seeking an experienced records management professional to contribute to the ongoing development and increased accessibility of our Library and Archive, which comprises over 20,000 books, exhibition catalogues and other source material relating to British art, artists and collectors, and the Gallery's own history, architecture and exhibition programme.

Working within the Curatorial team, the Project Archivist will plan and undertake the cataloguing and digitisation of archival material to ISAD(G) standards, and advise on its storage and long-term care. This fixed-term project will focus on three key archives: the Hans Feibusch Studio archive, the Clare Neilson collection and the George and Ann Dannatt collection.