Curatorial Assistant - Image Production

About the role

The Memorial’s Research Centre holds the written records of war, both published and unpublished. The Research Centre manages and provides access to these collections. The Digitised Collections team curates, digitises, and publishes the Research Centre Digitised Collection, creates and maintains nominal data rolls, and supports the Memorial’s public programs, exhibitions, and projects.

This position directly supports the Memorial’s major digitisation projects and commitment to collection digitisation. Under general direction, the Curatorial Assistant is responsible for image production, quality assurance, and ingestion of images into the Memorial’s Digital Asset Management System (DAMS), contributing to individual and section work targets, and recording accurate workflow statistics.

The work involves digital capture of archival records to preservation standards using a range of equipment and performs general maintenance tasks including calibration of image capture equipment. This position is responsible for less complex cataloguing and online release of archival documents utilising the Collection Management Systems (CMS). The position supports the promotion of the Digitised Collection and undertakes document preparation, collection rehousing, and data clean-up as required.

The position also assists with the provision of public access to Research Centre collections by participation in the Reading Room collection access roster. This position may involve handling potentially distressing material.

Responsibilities

• Perform image production, quality assurance, and ingestion of images into the Memorial’s Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).
• Digitise archival records to preservation standards using a range of equipment.
• Maintain and calibrate image capture equipment.
• Undertake less complex cataloguing and online release of archival documents using Collection Management Systems (CMS).
• Support the promotion of the Digitised Collection.
• Prepare documents, rehouse collections, and perform data clean-up as required.
• Assist with public access to Research Centre collections by participating in the Reading Room collection access roster.
• Record accurate workflow statistics and contribute to individual and section work targets.

Pay

$70,477 to $76,820 per annum.

Schedule

Full Time

Campbell ACT