Digital Officer

Founded in 1882, The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a world leading music conservatoire with a prestigious history and contemporary outlook. Our excellence was recognised by the 2024 QS World University Rankings, in which we were ranked as the global top institution for both Music and Performing Arts by Subject.

The Royal College of Music Museum manages a Designated collection of c. 14,000 objects spanning from the 15th to the 20th century documenting the history and performance of music through musical instruments, paintings, sculpture, early prints and drawings. It is fully Accredited and reopened in new purpose-built spaces in 2022. It is a recipient of the Research England 'Higher Education Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund'.

The Wolfson Centre in Music and Material Culture supports and develops access and research on the collections and on topics related to non-textual sources for music history and practice. This includes developing internally and externally funded projects that relate to historical as well as contemporary practices and innovative applications of methods and technologies for the documentation, interpretation and dissemination of material musical heritage.

The Wolfson Centre facilitates access to the Museum collections for purposes of research and education and collaborates with national and international partners in projects related to the advancement of knowledge, documentation and dissemination of musical heritage.

The Museum Digital Officer will manage the digital infrastructure that provides internal and external access to over 10,000 collection records (currently based on Axiell CMS) as well as support the creation of digital assets such as digital exhibitions, video recordings and social media posts in collaboration with the other members of the team. They will also help to maintain and upgrade the digital hardware deployed in the Museum display.

We are looking for candidates with the following attributes:

1. Strong experience and a track record in the areas of coding, CMS maintenance and database management.
2. Experience in digital content generation on different platforms.
3. An interest in music, musical heritage and cultural heritage in general, with an awareness and a curiosity towards digital humanities and current trends in digital museums and collections.
4. A highly organised individual able to deliver results to a high standard, manage and innovate independently as well as in close collaboration with the rest of the team and other departments.

This post is offered on a permanent, part-time (0.4 FTE) basis and is immediately available.

For full details of this position please read the Applicant Information Pack, available to download from the RCM website via the button below.