Job Opportunity Digital Archivist

Deadline: 17 July 2015

Salary: £18,000pa

This is a 12 month Full-Time fixed term contract

Supported by Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries, OTO Projects are seeking to employ a Digital Archivist.

This person will work with the small team of OTO staff to manage our Digital Archive and look at new ways to make our archive accessible to the public. It is hoped that in doing this we will increase engagement with our programme as a whole and help promote the work we do.

We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate:

• Knowledge of and passion for a broad range of nonmainstream, underground and experimental music
• Knowledge and understanding of OTO, its history and the context in which it operates
• An understanding of the importance of digital content in furtheringthe aims of arts organisations

Key responsibilities would include:

• Working with us to develop a digital strategy including free and paid for content
• Working with the whole OTO team to help with our new digitalsubscription service

To apply:

Applicants must send a CV and a covering letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) detailing why you are the best candidate for this position, to cafeotojobs@gmail.com. Please refer to the job description, which can be downloaded here:

https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/media/uploads/digital-archivist-job-descrition.docx

This post is offered as part of the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries Programme, aimed specifically at recent graduates whose circumstances mean they would not otherwise be in a position to develop their skills and CV through unpaid work experience.

Successful recipients must:

• have received a full maintenance grant during the full period of their course and be able to verify it with the necessary paperwork
• have graduated since summer 2013, from a first degree (ie a BA or an NVQ 6, or MA if from a Scottish university) in the UK
• have achieved a 2:2 degree or above
• be a full-time resident in the UK
• complete an evaluation survey (see details below)

(Please note without this information we cannot consider your application)

Please ensure that you meet ALL of these criteria before applying for this position. Further detail can be found here:

http://www.jerwoodcharitablefoundation.org/eligibility-criteria-3

Before you apply The Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme is conducting an evaluation. This involves applicants completing a brief and anonymous survey questionnaire, which will not be used in assessing your application. Survey results will be held by Jerwood Charitable Foundation and will not be shared with the organisation you have applied to.

As part of your application for this programme, you must complete this survey, which can be found at the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/26Y3DJK

You will be given a code on completion of the survey – please enter this code on your application form

Checklist – in order to apply for this position, please send the following items:

• CV and a covering letter (maximum 2 sides of A4)
• Your survey code
• Evidence of eligible financial criteria

• Evidence of academic criteria

The Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme is run by Jerwood Charitable Foundation with the support of Garfield Weston Foundation, Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust.