Imaging Assistant
Greece and Rome
Part-time (18 hours per week)
Fixed term (20 months)
£29,642 per annum (£14,821 pro-rated salary)
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 26 September 2025
About the role
:To photograph, edit and make publicly accessible images of the Greece and Rome collection in support of the Museum's Masterplan, the Museum Operating Plan and all relevant Museum strategies. To improve accessibility of the collection via the Museum's digital online platforms. To produce digital photographic images and help document objects, to process images by matching them to MI+ collections management database records, and to upload them to the Museum's image asset management system
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Key areas of responsibilit**
* y:To produce standard digital images of the Greece and Rome collecti
* onTo process images including, where appropriate, standardising backgrounds, pairing obverse and reverse files using established automated batch process
* esTo ensure images are labelled with their MI+ PRN identifier to enable bulk upload to the asset databa
* seTo liaise with IS staff over the bulk upload of imag
* esTo identify any issues with the MI+ records of the imaged objects and to work with curators and other staff to correct proble
* msTo support upgrading the documentation of Greek and Roman objects in the collection in liaison with curato
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About y**
* ou:Experience of collections and digital asset management databa
* sesProficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop softw
* areExperience with photographic documentat
* ionSome experience of working with a relevant collection, museum documentation and museum databa
* sesOpen, effective communicator with good spoken and written Engl
* ishAbility to work as part of a t
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About the British Muse**
um: Founded in 1753, the British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembra
ndt.
You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gal
lery.
The Museum offers a competitive benefits package incl
* uding:
Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank ho
- lidays.Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (fi
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ut here what benefits a civil service pension pro
- vides).Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhi
- bitionsParticipation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary colle
- ctions.Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposi
- t loansProfessional and personal development opport
- unitiesEmployee Assistance Pr
- ogrammeDiscounts on food and gift shop pu
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