Photographic Project Officer (1 x Permanent and 1 x Fixed Term Role) - GLA12677

Job Description

Glasgow Life is looking for 2 Photographic Project Officer to join us on one full-time fixed permanent contract and one full time fixed term term contract, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a period up to 2 years, to October 2026.

More about the People's Palace and our Museum team
As a Photographic Project Officer you'll be joining our Glasgow Life Museums team working on this exciting transformational project of the People's Palace and Winter Gardens.

The project will develop and create a community-led museum to become one of the world's most socially engaged and internationally significant local museums. With Glasgow's social history at its heart, we will reintegrate the glasshouse and museum, to create a dynamic museum offer with new flexible space and facilities that meet audience needs. The building will be restored, will be more environmentally sustainable and help put the east end of Glasgow more on the tourist map. Our museums are committed to making sure people experience our world-class collections and have the chance to engage with our rich heritage. The cultural programmes we provide bring value to people's lives. Read more on our website http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums.

The role
As a Photographic Project Officer you'll be an integral part of the team by photographing museum collection objects as well as documenting on site works and community engagement,
creating digital image content from a variety of sources.

Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager and working alongside the Collections Management team.

The candidate
If you're interested in joining us as a Photographic Project Officer, you'll need:

A qualification in photography or relevant experience.
Excellent working knowledge of digital image processing and manipulation software.
Experience of handling valuable or delicate objects.
Experience of taking high-quality images of 2D and 3D objects for varying end uses and processing them.
Knowledge of museum databases, such as MimsyXG, and experience of working with and adding images to a DAM system

You can read the full person specification for this role under the Job Attachments' section.
This post is city-wide however the primary location will be Glasgow Museums Resource Centre with occasional working at the People's Palace and other Glasgow Life venues.

Some of our roles are currently piloting hybrid working, with teams working between the office and home. Your line manager will agree these days with you. This balance enables you to continue much-needed collaborative working.

Our Glasgow Museums Resource Centre has great links to public transport and free parking.

This role is working Monday to Friday on a full-time basis.

We believe in the transformational power of the programmes and events we provide for the people and visitors of Glasgow. If you would like to be a part of what we do, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Dates: Closing date 27th October 2024 and interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 11th November 2024.

Benefits at Glasgow Life

• 30 days holiday allowance plus 6.5 public holidays (for full-time roles). After 5 years completed service, the entitlement will increase to 35 days from the next annual leave year
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounted Glasgow Club membership and money off in our museum shops and online store
• Option to buy extra annual leave
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• And much more!

Diversity matters at Glasgow Life

We're determined to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Glasgow in our workforce. Glasgow Life is on a journey to develop a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We're a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer and invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on our website. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer

Application Packs

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054.

Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request.

Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow Life, as an ALEO to Glasgow City Council, is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation for more information.

For further information about working for us please refer to our website https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/work-with-us