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Digitisation Operative - Public Records Office of Victoria | FTC
Digital Marketing
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Remote / WFH
Ancestry.com
Job Description
Full job description
About Ancestry:
When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 23 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives . Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.
We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office) . We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.
Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve.
Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious.
Job Description
Ancestry is the UK and Ireland's largest family history website with over 1 billion UK and Ireland genealogy records available to search. An upcoming project includes the digitisation of collections held by Public Records Office of Victoria. The first stage of this major project will be the digitisation of the original documents. This will take place on site at Public Records Office of Victoria; North Melbourne, VIC.
What you will do
You will operate and maintain the imaging equipment (training will be given)
You will quality assure resulting images
You will carry out minor document prep as required (and permitted by the archive)
Who you are
You are willing to learn
You take pride in your work
You have lots of initiative
You work well both independently and as a member of a team
You can work to strict deadlines
You have proven IT ability
Desirable but not essential
Previous experience of similar project work
General knowledge and appreciation of history/genealogy
General knowledge of photography
Contract: Temporary (Project expected to last 1 year)
Rate: $28/Hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week excluding meal breaks.
Start date: Immediate start, pending on availability.
Additional Information:
Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, colour, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, ****** orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, civil status, family status, political belief or activity , genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation or adjustment to support you during the interview process, please notify the recruiter.
All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law.
Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.
About Ancestry:
When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 23 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives . Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.
We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office) . We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.
Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve.
Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious.
Job Description
Ancestry is the UK and Ireland's largest family history website with over 1 billion UK and Ireland genealogy records available to search. An upcoming project includes the digitisation of collections held by Public Records Office of Victoria. The first stage of this major project will be the digitisation of the original documents. This will take place on site at Public Records Office of Victoria; North Melbourne, VIC.
What you will do
You will operate and maintain the imaging equipment (training will be given)
You will quality assure resulting images
You will carry out minor document prep as required (and permitted by the archive)
Who you are
You are willing to learn
You take pride in your work
You have lots of initiative
You work well both independently and as a member of a team
You can work to strict deadlines
You have proven IT ability
Desirable but not essential
Previous experience of similar project work
General knowledge and appreciation of history/genealogy
General knowledge of photography
Contract: Temporary (Project expected to last 1 year)
Rate: $28/Hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week excluding meal breaks.
Start date: Immediate start, pending on availability.
Additional Information:
Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, colour, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, ****** orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, civil status, family status, political belief or activity , genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation or adjustment to support you during the interview process, please notify the recruiter.
All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law.
Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.
