Vacancy for Digital Preservation Manager at Tate Gallery

Digital Preservation Coalition; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A cultural organization in London seeks a dedicated professional to manage its digital resources and enhance digital preservation expertise. You will work collaboratively to develop policies, training programs, and ensure effective management of digital content. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in digital preservation and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing digital rich media resources.
• Experience in developing metadata schemes for preservation.
• Ability to train users effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage and ensure accessibility of digital resources.
• Develop action plans and review preservation policies.
• Create training programs for staff.

Skills

Digital preservation expertise

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration

Job description

3 October 2021

London

£38,000 per annum (inclusive of £4,894 MRA)

Full-Time

Are you an expert in digital preservation, would you like to share your skills with the widest possible audience? Tate is looking for a committed, enthusiastic person to preserve and manage its digital resources and be an advocate for developing digital preservation expertise across the organisation.

Tate’s Technology Department delivers operational, systems development and information management services to over 1,200 users internally across five sites, as well as supporting our website and platforms which are viewed and accessed across the world.

Reporting to the Head of Business Solutions you will make certain that Tate’s digital resources are well-managed and accessible. As well as developing action plans, reviewing policies and strategies and creating staff training programmes to ensure Tate systems accommodate all defined digital preservation metadata. To succeed you’ll need an impressive track record of managing digital rich media resources, developing metadata schemes to support preservation and training users.

A sound grasp of best practice, excellent communication skills and a collaborative working style will also be important.

For all opportunities, candidates are asked to complete an online application form for the vacancy they are interested in. If you need an application form in an alternative format, please call 020 7887 4997.