An exciting opportunity for a Digital Archivist to join the team at the prestigious Royal School of Needlework located at Hampton Court Palace, London. This is a great opportunity for an experienced archivist / curator to contribute to this exciting project of digitising a range of interesting materials dating back to the 1800s!

Note: candidates MUST submit both a cv and covering letter outlining their suitability and motivation for the role to be considered

Role Info:

Digital Archivist - Part Time

Hampton Court Palace, KT8

GBP43,000 - GBP45,000 FTE (0.4 FTE Pro Rata GBP17,200 -GBP18,000)

Plus Benefits inc Pension

Part-time 14 hours per week or 21 hours per week 34 weeks per year (term-time only)

Closes for applications 15th January 2024

Founded 1872.

Our Mission: To ensure the future of hand embroidery through teaching, practising and promoting the art and techniques of hand embroidery to the highest standard Tradition, quality and innovation.

Who are we?

The Royal School of Needlework is a renowned centre of excellence in the teaching and creation of hand embroidery. It offers Degree, Certificate, Diploma and day classes at its base in the iconic Hampton Court Palace and 7 other centres, four in the UK, two in Japan and one in North America.

Being 150 years old gives us a background and pedigree second to none, but we are also a dynamic and contemporary organisation with students coming from all over the world to study on our courses.

In addition to teaching, we run a Studio for textile conservation, restoration and new work for a range of clients from individual families to public bodies. We have a Collection and Archive of some 60,000 objects including embroideries, designs, photographs and documents which are used for student reference and public exhibitions. We also run tours to see our exhibitions and have a shop supplying stitch and RSN related products.

P.S. You might know us from our work for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The Royal School of Needlework embroidered 9 pieces for the 2023 Coronation inc. The King s Robe of State; The Queen s Robe of Estate; The Anointing Screen; The Stole Royal and Girdle; The Chairs of Estate and The Chairs of State.

The Digital Archivist role:

The RSN has raised the money to start a three-year project to digitise its Textile Collection and part of its Archive of papers, photographs and designs, going right back to the founding of the school. We are now seeking to appoint an Archivist to take this programme forward.

As Digital Archivist, your primary role will be to deliver an effective, informative catalogue of textiles and archives accessible to the public, students and researchers.

About you:

+ Trained / experienced as a Curator/Archivist

+ Experience of working with volunteers

+ Experience of working with historical materials

+ Experience of scanning many types of paper-based materials

+ Archivist understanding of working with multiple different materials

+ Preferably experience of a previous digitisation project

+ Ideally you should have experience of digital photography and/or be willing to attend training in this area

+ Experience in working on a digitisation project and of working with volunteers is a benefit

Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to our Leadership Team.

Your Background / Previous Roles May Include:

Digital Preservation Specialist, Digital Collections Manager, Archival Information Specialist, Electronic Records Archivist, Digital Asset Manager, Digital Curation Specialist, Media Archivist, Digital Records Manager, Digital Archival Coordinator, Digital Repository Manager, Records Management Specialist, Digital Content Curator, Archives and Digital Preservation Specialist, Archival Systems Manager, Electronic Archives Specialist, Digital Heritage Manager, Archives Preservation Coordinator, Multimedia Archivist.

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