Image Library Co-ordinator - 1 Year Fixed Term

Location

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Responsible for maintaining and administering the photographic record of the Collections and the department library of photographs, digital images, transparencies and slides. Preparation of material for publication on collection pages of the web site. Picture research.

Specific Duties Include:

Image Library:

• Catalogue photographic holdings and ensure that appropriate and accurate information is recorded
• Manage programs to ensure that there is a Record Photograph for every object in the collection (new acquisitions and backlog where no photographs exist)
• Administer and catalogue other core image records of objects (condition, treatments etc)
• Audit, update, create and report on photographic records on the Vernon CMS database and DAMS
• Organise and supervise new photography (in-house, professional, outsourced scanning) of objects in the collection, room record shots, external photography for documentation, publication, marketing, trading. Liaise with Stewards and other Departments as necessary
• Manage existing photography (digital, transparencies, black and white, negatives, slides) and establish programs to digitise analogue media. Update records
• Maintain the records pertaining to your work and the work of the department.

Managing requests:

Internal requests:

• Provide images and captions / photo credits internally within Collections and other departments (Marketing, Trading, Visitor Services)
• Clear rights for press-use for exhibition related photography (temporary loans and exhibitions)
• Edit all in-house picture credits and captions for use in print (leaflets, posters, website, labels, interpretation panels, catalogues)
• Up-date bibliographic records for citations of collection objects
• Catalogue books received through photographic requests

External request:

• Administer external requests for images and provide images and captions to external request for professional and academic uses. Record requests in Vernon CMS and DAMS
• Liaise with Accounts department for invoicing
• Update bibliographic details in objects records related to image requests and notify curatorial staff when publications have arrived.

Picture Research:

• Source images for exhibitions, publications, leaflets, pamphlets etc.
• Request relevant reproduction rights for loan objects (exhibitions and displays)
• Request rights for in-copyright works of art within the collection

General:

• Manage volunteers – with digitisation and other photo library projects
• Support curatorial work of the department.

Skills and experience:

• Familiarity with or experience of working in an Image Library or similar.
• Knowledge of relevant IP legislation
• Knowledge of how to handle object in the collection and directing photographers to works safely
• Relevant qualification and/or one or two years’ experience of curatorial activities in a museum, historic house open to the public or similar
• Familiarity with cataloguing (including bibliographic material), collections management systems and data entry.
• Knowledge of Vernon would be an advantage
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Meticulous approach and good attention to detail.
• Photography skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• Liaise with many departments
• Multi-task and prioritise demands
• Driver’s license

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Salary

£25k - £27k per annum