Digital Ingest Conservator

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. 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. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives: To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections. Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy. Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact. To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency. Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience. Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

The Role: The Digital Ingest Conservator role supports the Removable Asset Migration Project (RAMP), a time-limited project to locate, assess, and migrate at-risk digital collections stored on obsolete removable media (USB drives, CDs/DVDs, hard drives, floppy disks, tapes) into the Digital Conservation Studio’s preservation storage and enterprise systems. The post holder will be expected to carry out the day-to-day operations of RAMP, including locating, cataloguing, and migrating at-risk digital content from obsolete carriers into secure preservation storage. The post holder will ensure accurate documentation of processes, integrity checking of files, and collaboration with curatorial, archival, conservation and technology colleagues. This role is central to safeguarding the V&A’s digital heritage and preparing the Museum for future digital collecting.

Job Requirements: The ideal candidate should have experience in digital conservation or a related field, with a strong understanding of digital preservation techniques and technologies. Collaboration with various departments is a key aspect of the role, requiring excellent communication and organizational skills.

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.