Digital Production Technician

At State Library Victoria, we believe that access to information and stories builds knowledge, strengthens community and inspires our future. Our recent redevelopment transformed our services and spaces, enhancing our role as a driver of Victoria’s education, innovation, tourism and creative industries.

12 months fixed term, Parental Leave cover.
Utilise your professional expertise in digitising and photography, working in one of Melbourne's most recognisable landmarks.
Employee benefits include a 10% discount at Readings bookstore!
About the Library

State Library Victoria is Australia's oldest public library, and one of the first free public libraries in the world.

We believe in the power of knowledge to change lives. Free to access and open to all, the Library enriches the cultural, educational, social and economic lives of all Victorians.

State Library Victoria preserves and shares the stories of Victoria and the world, and is a major destination for stimulating cultural experiences, contemporary debates, and community-driven collecting. We encourage learning, exploration, imagination, and creativity, opening up possibilities for all Victorians.

About the Opportunity

The Digital Production Technicians use various digitising equipment to produce high-quality digital copies of a wide range of collection items, for both internal and external stakeholders.

The Digital Production Technicians support the implementation of policies and procedures that promote adherence to international standards and guidelines for digitising and handling of collection material in a cultural heritage institution. This includes ensuring efficient digital image capture to standards, quality assurance of metadata for digital files and ensuring quality of the digital file and related metadata in preparation for ingest into the Library's digital object management and preservation system, Rosetta.

The Digital Production Technicians are accountable for the following measurable outcomes:

Producing high-quality digital images for the Library's Direct Delivery and Interlibrary Loan services whilst meeting services capture standards and delivery timeframes.
Delivering an excellent digital image production service for both internal and external stakeholders.
Producing high-quality digital images for the Library's digital object management and preservation system (Rosetta) whilst ensuring best practice digitising capture standards are being met.
Ensuring images undergo established quality assurance processes in preparation for ingest into the Library's digital object management and preservation system, Rosetta.
About You

The successful candidate brings professional expertise in digitisation, management and preservation of digital objects and an understanding of the importance of best practice and adhering to ISO standards and international guidelines.

In addition, you will come to us with:

Tertiary degree or post-graduate diploma in photography or equivalent experience in digitising cultural heritage collection material.
Demonstrated experience with digitising equipment and image editing software, preferably within a library or cultural heritage setting.
Experience in working with image quality assurance processes and adhering to best practice digitising capture standards.
A solid track record of establishing and maintaining successful collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience in working with digitising software, such as CaptureOne and various scanning software.
State Library Victoria is a child-safe organisation. A valid Working with Children Check registration will be required before commencing.

State Library Victoria promotes a workplace that actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from cultural and linguistical diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+, D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent people and people of all ages and abilities to apply.

How to apply

Please click the Apply button to submit your application via Careers Victoria.

The following documents should be attached to your application:

Resume
Cover letter (maximum 3 pages) summarising how you meet the key selection criteria in the Position Description and the About You section of the advertisement.
(for more information on format and content of your application, please see Preparing Your Application on the Careers.vic page).

Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact Anne-Marie De Boni (Digital Production Manager) via email.

For assistance with the application process please contact us at employment@slv.vic.gov.au. Read more