Collection Digitisation Officer

About Collections Enhancement Project

The Collection Enhancement Project (CEP) is a 10-year project that is digitising the AM’s collections. Digitisation activities include digital registration of collection material in the collection management system, digitisation – imaging of cultural collection materials, barcoding collections, supporting community consultation activities and enhancing collection documentation and metadata.

About the team

The AM’s Cultural Collection Enhancement team are focused program of specialised works across six collections: (1) Pasifika Collections (2) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands Collections; (3) Aboriginal Archaeology Collections; (4) World Cultures Collection; (5) Archives; and (6) Rare Books Library.

About the Role/s

We are looking for one Collection Digitisation Officer – Archaeology and one Collection Digitisation Officer – Registration. We are also looking to build a talent pool for these roles as well as the Collection Digitisation Officer – Imaging for future workplace opportunities at the Australian Museum.

The Collection Digitisation Officers are engaged in one of the three following core digitisation specialist activities.

• The Collection Digitisation Officer – Archaeology creates and enhances high quality digital registration and catalogue records of Aboriginal archaeological collection items using a range of collection registration equipment and associated tools and software. The Collection Digitisation Officer – Archaeology facilitates the delivery of collection enhancement mostly via documentation enhancement but at times also via production of digital imaging and photographic services as part of the Collection Enhancement Project.
• The Collection Digitisation Officer – Imaging create high quality digital assets of collection items using a range of photographic/imaging/video equipment and associated software. Digital assets produced enhance collection management and Museum functionality, support First Nations cultural continuity, and will deliver electronic access to the collections and support long term preservation of the collection and digital collection.
• The Collection Digitisation Officer – Registration creates and enhances high quality digital registration, catalogue and multimedia records of cultural collection items using a range of collection registration equipment and associated tools and software. The Collection Digitisation Officer – Registration also facilitates the delivery of high-quality digital assets of collection items and photographic services as part of the Collection Enhancement Project.