Digitisation Operative
Findmypast, United Kingdom

Find your magic with us

Connecting people to their family stories is special. We're proud to deliver these?magic?moments. Through technology, data and insights, we bring people closer to their past,?to?benefit their future.

We’re a fast-growing team of smart people, on a mission to help millions. Solve meaningful,?complex problems and be a part of something magical. Enjoy the agility of a scale-up with the?security of real financial backing, in a place where every story matters.

Why join our team?

Findmypast has been working with the British Library to digitise its extensive newspaper collection since 2010. This is a large project with different work streams in several locations. This role is based in the British Library building in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to work onsite on a digitisation project within a public sector environment. The successful candidate will have a great work ethic, a ‘can do’ attitude, be able to display evidence of good communication skills and high attention to detail. Great team working skills are a must as well as having the ability to learn new software and multitasking. An interest in handling rare materials would be desirable. This role would particularly suit an individual looking to gain practical experience in digitisation.

Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract for 18 monthsand would require getting yourself to and working 4 pm 10 pm Monday to Friday.

The appointment of a successful candidate is subject to passing an enhanced background check.

You won’t find any bureaucracy here, but you will find:

• Generous holiday allowance with the chance to buy more
• A pension contribution that stands out in the market (9.5% matched company contribution with a 6% contribution from the employee's side).
• All the health and wellbeing benefits you’d expect and some you wouldn’t (Careers Page)
• The chance to work with smart and fun people on products that will bring joy to millions.

Requirements

Here’s what the role involves:

• To learn all the scanning processes.
• To meet targets in all sections of the project.
  • Scan newspapers and other archive material.
  • Quality control of images and metadata.
• Actively take part in project meetings.
• Carry out adhoc instructions from management.
• Work within British Library and Findmypast guidelines and procedures.
• Ensure work area is kept tidy at all times.
• To ensure that Health amp; Safety and Security Procedures are adhered to at all times including strict Covid procedures.
• To carry out quality assurance checks, using specific guidelines given.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties falling within your capabilities, as the needs of the company dictate.

About you:

• Experience of working to deadlines and targets
• Excellent communication skills
• Great attention to detail and high standards
• Competent IT skills and willing to learn about software packages and network setups
• Consideration and respect for history and historical items
• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• Good motivational skills
• Ability to keep motivated during long periods of repetitive work
• Process driven with a flexible approach
• ‘Can do’ attitude and a strong work ethic

Desirable skills and experience

• An interest in history and archive material
• Experience with photography software
• Experience with filenaming conventions

If you said yes to these, and this all sounds appealing, then get in touch. This could be the start of something special.

What to expect next:

Our interview process is fast and goes like this:

• An initial call with a member of our People Team (30 mins)
• Onsite interview with the team and an opportunity to use the scanners to try out what the role would be like. (60 mins)

We don’t want our approach to hold anyone back, so if we need to tweak this for you, please just ask. Plus we’d love to know your pronouns so please let us know when you apply.

We want Findmypast to be the best company for all our diverse employees and customers. If you’d like a deeper understanding of our commitment to diversity, check out our?careers page?to hear from our CEO, Tamsin.

Benefits

We're passionate about making FMP a great place to work and setting people up to succeed. Benefits include:

• 26 days holidays + UK bank holidays. We also offer the option to purchase up to 4 additional days.
• Excellent pension contribution from day one of up to 15.5% of you

Job Rewards and Benefits