Vacancy for Digital Library Assistant at LSE Library

Digital Preservation Coalition; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in London is seeking a full-time permanent Digital Library Assistant. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues to preserve, manage, and provide access to the library's digital collections. You will support the entire digitisation project lifecycle, including assessing physical items, enhancing metadata, and processing digital assets. This position offers a salary ranging from £32,890 to £36,052 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital asset management.
• Understanding of digital preservation techniques.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to preserve and manage digital collections.
• Support digitisation project lifecycle.
• Enhance metadata and process digital assets.

Job description

Vacancy for Digital Library Assistant at LSE Library

11 January 2026

London, England

Full-Time

LSE Library’s Digital Library team is now recruiting for a full-time permanent Digital Library Assistant (Grade 4 £32,890 to £36,052 pa). The successful candidate will work with colleagues across the library to preserve, manage and make available online the Library’s digital collections. The role supports the full digitisation project lifecycle, from assessing and preparing physical items and enhancing metadata, to processing digital assets for ingest into our preservation systems and making them available on the LSE Digital Library.