Digital Collections Officer

4 hours ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Digital Preservation Coalition Full time
Unlock the Power of Digital Collections

We are seeking a highly skilled professional to join our team as a Digital Collections Officer. In this exciting role, you will play a critical part in building and supporting our capacity to collect, document, store, and conserve our Changeable and Digital collections.

About the Role

This position is a key part of our Collection Engagement business unit, which focuses on the current and future processes supporting engagement with our collections. You will work closely with our Curatorial team to set the intellectual framework for collection development and with our Collection Care and Management team to ensure the conservation, storage, and logistics of our collections.

As a Digital Collections Officer, you will undertake a broad range of tasks that contribute to the development of workflows and procedures for acquiring, managing, preserving, and providing access to our NMA Changeable and Digital collection materials. This includes collection documentation work, such as research related to collection objects, verification and updating of item records in our CMS (EMu), and minor digital preservation condition activities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain associated training documentation, including manuals and technical proformas.
  • Work with internal stakeholders across Discovery and Collections to enhance our digital collecting capacity and ambition.
  • Contribute to the development of workflows and procedures for acquiring, managing, preserving, and providing access to our NMA Changeable and Digital collection materials.
  • Undertake collection documentation work, including research related to collection objects and verification and updating of item records in our CMS (EMu).
What We Offer

We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, with opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are passionate about digital collections and have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply.



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