Lead & Preserve: Sound Heritage Digital Archivist Roles

Company: International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
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Overview

We are looking for experts to join us in the British Library, London, as we embark on an exciting five year Heritage Lottery funded project, “Unlocking Our Sound Heritage”. The project is part of the Library’s “Save Our Sounds” programme, and will digitally preserve almost half a million sound recordings and establish a network of ten audio archiving centres across the UK.

The job vacancies below are each full-time, fixed-term contracts for 5 years:

Vacancies

  • 01266 – Lead Metadata Manager HLFSalary £39,000Applications close: 28 May
  • 01263 – Lead Technical Manager HLFSalary £39,000Applications close: 21 May
  • 01260 – Preservation Audio Engineer/Trainer (4 posts)Salary £32,000Applications close: 21 May
  • 01258 Training and Dissemination ManagerSalary £39,000Applications close: 18 May

Contact

Richard RanftHead of Sound and Vision, The British Library,96 Euston Road, London NWI 2DB, UK.

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Posted: March 10th, 2026