Digital Archivist

Description:

The Australian Museum is located on the traditional homelands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. The Australian Museum acknowledges the Gadigal people as the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land, sky and waterways, paying respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
The Australian Museum (AM) operating within the NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment & Trade cluster, is the first museum in Australia and was founded in 1827. The AM provides access, engagement and scientific research to increase our understanding of natural history and culture, particularly of the Australasian region. The AM holds more than 22 million objects of biological, geological and cultural collections and develops programs, exhibitions and school and community education initiatives onsite, online and offsite.
The AM mission is: To ignite wonder, inspire debate and drive change.
The AM vision is: To be a leading voice for the richness of life, the Earth and culture in Australia and the Pacific. We commit to transform the conversation around climate change, the environment and wildlife conservation; be a strong advocate for First Nations’ culture; and continue to develop world -leading science, collections, exhibitions and education programs.

The Digital Archivist contributes to projects that improve digital accessibility and digital preservation outcomes for the AM Archives collections to implement our goals to preserve, communicate and release the value of the AM archival collections in all formats – paper, digital, photography, artworks, and objects. The position contributes to the delivery of Archives collection digitisation and digital preservation projects including photography, digital and online discovery, system improvements, documentation and metadata enhancements, and data cleaning work.

We are seeking an engaged, enthusiastic and digitally-literate archivist to join our small, cooperative team. You will have:

• In depth understanding and practical experience of archival principles, processes and procedures
• Digital asset production and digital archives experience, including data standards and digital preservation
• A demonstrated understanding of metadata, archival description and digital collection management, including relevant archives or collection management system experience
• A creative, solutions-orientated approach to data problems
• A willingness to learn, engage and contribute across projects and teams