The Opportunity:
The Powerhouse Museum is looking for talented and energetic photographers to join our team and be part of an iconic museum project – to facilitate the delivery of digitisation of the MAAS collection. As a part of our Collection Relocation project, you will be working on the digitisation of the collection currently stored at Ultimo. The Collection Digitisation Officer creates high-quality digital records of collection items using a range of photographic/imaging/video equipment and associated software.
This opportunity would suit a candidate who is interested in undertaking the following tasks.
- Process, colour manage, name and create preservation master and derivative image files in line with established MAAS standards and specifications.
- Work with digitisation team to ensure best practice is used to maintain quality and compliance with MAAS technical and visual identity standards
- Use workflow tools to facilitate quality assurance and ingestion of files into the MAAS Digital Asset Management System (DAMS)
- Maintain technical knowledge of developments in photography, video and digital imaging to enhance skills, enable effective operation and identify opportunities to improve existing processes
Please refer to the role description for further details.
Essential Requirements:
To be considered for this role you will have the following skills and experience.
- Relevant technical qualifications and experience covering archival and documentary photography/imaging/video of heritage materials using professional photographic, video and scanning equipment.
- Experience with colour management, digital files, metadata and using capture and processing software on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.
- Well-developed manual dexterity with attention to detail, normal colour vision and with a broad understanding of the issues relating to the handling of items in cultural collections.
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