Join the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum as a Junior Photographer and contribute to a major digitisation project
Overview
£27528
Cromwell Road, London
Expires at anytime
The Victoria and Albert Museum, the world's leading museum of art and design, invites two Junior Photographers to join a significant cataloguing and digitisation initiative. With a vast collection of over 2.8 million artifacts that showcase human creativity across millennia, the V&A offers an unparalleled opportunity to work in an institution that is dedicated to the innovation and preservation of art, design, and performance.
- Participate in a major cataloguing and digitisation project focusing on the Young V&A collection.
- Work across V&A South Kensington and a West London storage facility.
- Experience as a photographer, preferably within a museum context.
- A strong portfolio showcasing previous work.
- Proficient in imaging software and lighting techniques.
- This role is a 12-month fixed-term contract (FTC).
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Annual leave of 29 days plus bank holidays.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Free access to V&A exhibitions and discounted rates in V&A shops.
- Supportive schemes including loans for transport and rental deposits, bicycle loans, and more.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
- An inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, with a commitment to the Disability Confident Employer scheme.
The Role The Photography and Digitisation department of the Victoria and Albert Museum is looking for two junior photographers to join their team. Based primarily at the V&A South Kensington and at a storage facility near Heathrow in West London, the post-holders will be part of a major cataloguing and digitisation project. The project will audit and document object parts from the Young V&A collection which are currently in storage. Candidates should have experience working as a photographer, ideally in a museum environment, a portfolio of work, and to be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of imaging software and lighting techniques. This is a 12month FTC position.
The V&A The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance. Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
Benefits Generous pension scheme 29 days plus bank holidays Flexible working Tickets to V&A exhibitions Subsidised staff canteen 25% discount in V&A shops Give as you earn scheme Bicycle loan Interest-free season ticket Interest-free rental deposit loan Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike Wide range of training and professional development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Staff diversity networks
ED&I at The V&A At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications: The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities; Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.