Digital Archivist EXTEND

Job Details

JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent, 28 hours per week
DEPARTMENT:
Archives and Library Services – News

LOCATION:

Southampton, 2/3 days per week on site required (every working day on site for 1 month training)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE:
Up to £33,000 pro‑ra depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people.

To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long‑term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

This definition includes both apparent and non‑apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.
We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact
The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

Archives Technology & Services (ATS) is a team of about 200 colleagues, based across the whole of the UK. We are responsible for the collection, storage and delivery of the BBC’s content. This involves providing digital media storage and media movement technology, file delivery tools and digital archive systems across the BBC. From archive research, music library services, corporate records management and an extensive written archive service, as well as heritage artefacts.

It also includes the news and sport libraries.

This is a great opportunity for someone that is passionate about archiving, enjoys working in a fast paced and sometimes demanding environment, providing archive information for breaking news stories as they arise. It’s an exciting role that offers exposure to a wealth of historic information.

• Cataloguing content to support re‑use, search and accessibility of the archive and library collections.
• Managing enquiries from users of the BBC’s archive and library collections, supporting them to navigate and search and providing a mediated access and delivery service of content.
• Using search skills and emerging analytic tools to enable the curation of digital assets across multiple platforms.
• Working with digital and physical collections, delivering specialist services.
• Working as part of a team, as well as independently, Archivists interact with a range of customers and user communities, both BBC and externally.
• Exercising attention to detail at all times, and often working to very tight deadlines.

• A higher education qualification in archives, records or information management; or equivalent experience of working in broadcast and media content management.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of current BBC News and Current Affairs output and awareness of how these will develop in the future.
• Demonstrable knowledge of news archiving systems and their application in managing news content.
• Understanding of archive selection, metadata enhancement and awareness of rights issues.
• Examples of excellent attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines.

• Knowledge of broadcasting technology…