African Photography Collections Cataloguer & Project Assistant

British Museum; Bloomsbury (NJ); On-site; USD 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free exhibition entry

Civil Service Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Staff events and learning

Job summary

British Museum is seeking a Project Assistant & Cataloguer (African Photography Collections) to contribute to Image Makers, a project focusing on historic photographs from Zimbabwe and the DRC. The role involves cataloguing, uploading digitised images, and organising thousands of photographs for access by project partners in Africa.

You will work closely with the Project Curator and Project Lead, support biographical and provenance research, and help maintain SharePoint files.

Qualifications

• This role requires a degree or equivalent experience in a relevant subject such as African history, art history, anthropology or visual anthropology.
• Experience cataloguing collections and using a museum collections management database is essential.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail for large quantities of digital records.

Responsibilities

• Catalogue the project’s photographic collections to Museum standards and establish relevant thesauri.
• Prepare spreadsheets for bulk image uploads to databases and inventories.
• Organise and catalogue thousands of digitised photographs.
• Support visits by African artists and researchers, and assist visitors to access material.

Skills

Cataloguing

Museum databases

Interpersonal liaison

Attention to detail

Education

African history degree

Tools

Collections management DB

Image databases

Job description

British Museum is seeking a Project Assistant & Cataloguer (African Photography Collections) to contribute to Image Makers, a project focusing on historic photographs from Zimbabwe and the DRC. The role involves cataloguing, uploading digitised images, and organising thousands of photographs for access by project partners in Africa.

You will work closely with the Project Curator and Project Lead, support biographical and provenance research, and help maintain SharePoint files.