Vacancy for Digital Ingest Conservator at Victoria and Albert Museum

Digital Preservation Coalition; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading cultural institution in London seeks a Digital Ingest Conservator on a part-time, fixed-term contract. The role involves supporting the migration of at-risk digital collections and ensuring their preservation. Ideal candidates will have experience in digital preservation and strong attention to detail, collaborating with various teams to safeguard the institution's digital heritage.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital preservation or related field.
• Strong attention to detail in cataloguing digital content.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Locate and migrate at-risk digital content from obsolete media.
• Ensure accurate documentation of processes and integrity checks.
• Collaborate with curatorial and technology teams.

Job description

• Vacancy for Digital Ingest Conservator at Victoria and Albert Museum

Vacancy for Digital Ingest Conservator at Victoria and Albert Museum

2 December 2025

London, England

Fixed Term

This is aFixed Term Contract,Part Timevacancy.

The Digital Ingest Conservator role supports the Removable Asset Migration Project (RAMP), a time-limited project to locate, assess, and migrate at-risk digital collections stored on obsolete removable media (USB drives, CDs/DVDs, hard drives, floppy disks, tapes) into the Digital Conservation Studio’s preservation storage and enterprise systems.

The post holder will be expected to carry out the day-to-day operations of RAMP, including locating, cataloguing, and migrating at-risk digital content from obsolete carriers into secure preservation storage. The post holder will ensure accurate documentation of processes, integrity checking of files, and collaboration with curatorial, archival, conservation and technology colleagues.

This role is central to safeguarding the V&A’s digital heritage and preparing the Museum for future digital collecting.