Image Production Technician

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As the living, growing home of our national story, The National Archives is already a special place to work. We're an institution nearly 200 years old with a collection spanning 1,000 years of history. But it's where we go next that makes things really interesting . In our strategic vision: Archives for Everyone, we set ourselves the challenge of becoming the 21st Century national archive - a different kind of cultural and heritage institution: Inclusive, Entrepreneurial, Disruptive. We won't become this overnight. It will take time, focus, effort and daring. That's where you come in. Because we can't do this without you. Job Overview Salary: £28,100 per annum, pro rata Contract type: 4 fixed-term appointments until 31st March 2027 Band: C / AO Closing date: Wednesday 10th June at midnight The National Archives (TNA) is the UK government's official archive, containing over 1,000 years of history. It provides detailed guidance to government departments and the public sector on information management and advises others about the care of historical archives. It has strategic plans to increase access and use of the many varied documents held as well as preserving them for future generations. The Image Production Technician is part of the Digitisation Department, and is responsible for producing digital images from original archive documents for a range of external and internal customers. The work includes producing digital images of TNA's own records and those of other organisations. The Image Production Technician carries out and delivers high quality digitisation work using a range of technical equipment and processes to achieve project specifications. Each team member will be deployed to a primary area of work using the digitisation equipment to capture images or carrying out quality assurance (QA) activities for the digitised images. In addition each team member will be expected, over time, to learn some or all of the various processes within the team, supported by appropriate training, so that they may cover and support the team's workload and priorities as needed. These positions are full time. However, requests for part-time working, flexible working and job share will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of the Department. These roles requires on site presence and are not suitable for home working. Application Process: - Interviews will be held on-site and will include a digitisation technical test. - Personal Statement: We ask all applicants to submit work history details and a personal statement, not exceeding 1200 words. Selection for interview will be based on the 3 'essential' requirements below, so please ensure that your statement demonstrates in detail how you meet these requirements. Essential criteria for application: 1. Ability to use initiative to solve operational problems 2. Flexible approach to working to cope with changing priorities and new challenges, and a willingness to learn new skills 3. Able to work as part of a small team within a production based environment In the event of a high volume of applications we will conduct an initial sift based on the following essential criteria: - Ability to use initiative to solve operational problems During the interview, candidates will be assessed on all of the essential criteria shown in the job description below. Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please visit the Civil Service Careers website where you can find further information on the use of AI in the application guidance section. Sponsorship: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Job Description Role and Responsibilities Create and check digital images using the equipment provided and to the specification and output targets required by each project. Digitisation may include difficult, large format, or fragile material. Carry out the various processing steps to produce the final required output. Carry out image QA to check for missing and duplicate images, and image quality. Ensure file formats are correct and file names match the customer and project requirements. Log all work accurately on the job tracking systems to ensure overall project progress can be tracked and reported on. Adhere to document handling processes and methodologies. Work with the wider team as required to address issues, resolve queries and correct work in a timely manner. Identify opportunities to continuously improve working processes, including the use of automated processes. Attend departmental, project, and directorate meetings as required.