Aps 3 - Curatorial Assistant - Image Production

1 day ago

Campbell, Australia Australian War Memorial Full time

Non-ongoing - Full Time - APS3
- $66,823 - $72,837
- Campbell, ACT

**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The Memorial’s Research Centre holds the written records of war, both published and unpublished.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 Research Centre Online Collections and supports the Memorials public programs, exhibitions and projects.

This position directly supports the Memorial’s Digitisation Project and commitment to collection digitisation and collection movement. Under general direction, this position is responsible for image production and ingestion, preparation and re-housing of archival collections for the digitisation process, less complex cataloguing of archival records, image quality assurance, and supports the promotion of the digitisation program.

The work involves digital image capture of archival records to preservation standards using a range of equipment, including large format scanning, image quality assurance and ingestion, maintenance of scanning equipment, contributing to Project work targets and documentation using a range of systems including the Collection Management System (CMS) and Digital Assets Management System (DAMs).

This position may include rostered hours with the standard ordinary working hours.

**Core Responsibilities**
- Digital image capture of archival records to preservation standards using a range of equipment and software including Photoshop
- Perform image quality control, and ingestion into the Memorial’s Digital Assets Management System (DAMs)
- Basic cataloguing, arrangement and description of Research Centre collection material using the Memorial’s Collection Management System [CMS]
- Perform data clean up and maintain a range of scanning equipment as required
- Prepare and re-house archival collections for digitisation
- Perform a variety of administrative and other tasks to support the work of the Digitised Collections section
- Support the promotion of the digitisation program

**Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Attributes**
- A current driver’s licence
- Qualifications in library, archives or museum studies or information management or equivalent

**Position Eligibility**
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- All applicants external to AWM that are offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a National Police Check, even if they currently hold a security clearance. The check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.

**Contact Information**

**Closing Date**

close at 11:30pm, Sunday, 22 June 2025

For more details about the position and how to apply, please view the information pack.

**Notes**

This recruitment process is being used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s. For more information about the role, please see the Job Information Pack.

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

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