Digitisation Studio Manager

Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role managing the digitisation of the University of Edinburgh’s world-class heritage collections?

We are looking for a Digitisation Studio Manager to join our team on a permanent basis. If you have experience of running a digitisation studio, knowledge of a range of high-end imaging equipment, software and workflows, as well as staff management experience and a passion for heritage collections, then we would love to hear from you. The successful candidate will manage our Cultural Heritage Digitisation service, running two studios, line-managing digitisation staff and be responsible for project management, studio workflows and quality standards.

This is a full-time (35 hours per week) on-site role, though we are committed to flexible working and are willing to consider options such as compressed hours or staggered start or finish times.

What we can offer you:

• A supportive work environment offering a great variety of work, including daily interaction with the University’s world class heritage collections. 
• A generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (including festive closure days), pro-rata for part-time staff.
• A range of flexible working options to help you prioritise work/life balance. 
• A defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution. 
• Access to excellent training and CPD to help you refine your skillset.

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the day-to-day digitisation in L&UC’s digitisation studios, allocating work, ensuring standards (e.g. imaging/metadata) are adhered to and material is digitised effectively and efficiently to meet the needs of service users.
• Line managing digitisation staff, ensuring they are motivated to perform their roles effectively. 
• Managing digitisation projects and on demand activity as they develop, applying agreed project/service management standards to ensure work is completed on time and within scope, and preparing regular reports outlining digitisation activity.
• Training staff in photography/digitisation techniques so that they have the skills and knowledge to carry out digitisation to the best of their ability, while emphasising continuous, ongoing improvement of processes and activities.
• Liaising with key stakeholders within L&UC including staff in conservation, metadata, and collections.
• Managing and maintaining digitisation equipment and liaising with suppliers for troubleshooting.
• Contributing to increasing staff and student understanding of digitisation processes through delivering workshops, lectures, blog posts etc.
• Undertaking photography/digitisation work as and when required to help meet project targets and deadlines. 

Our ideal candidate will have: 

• A relevant degree level/professional qualification and work experience, or relevant practical experience.
• Experience of running a digitisation studio and using a range of equipment for different types of requirements.
• Staff/volunteer management experience.
• Experience and knowledge of project management approaches and techniques. 
• Knowledge and experience of using digital manipulation software (e.g., Adobe CC).
• Experience of recruiting staff.
• Interest in heritage collections.
• Understanding of international digitisation standards.
• Good level of IT knowledge.
• Familiarity with the full digitisation lifecycle including digital preservation, and experience of working with digital files in a DAMS.
• Excellent communication skills.

Apply Before: 05/01/2026, 23:59

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