Role: Digital Research Assistant, Living Archive
Hours: 24-hours per week, at least 1 day on-site
Salary: £13.15 per hour
Contract: 6-months, part-time
The Royal Court Theatre has an exciting opportunity for someone to join the Living Archive team as the Digital Research Assistant for a fixed term role of 6 months, from July – December 2024.
In November 2023, the Royal Court Theatre launched Living Archive – a cumulative and ongoing digital archive through which the work of the Royal Court Theatre can be accessed, explored, and interrogated by contemporary artists and audiences. Free and accessible, Living Archive showcases all the work the Royal Court has produced and is designed to inspire and support writers.
The project so far has been managed by a cross-departmental workgroup and we are now hiring a new role, Digital Research Assistant, to help manage the continued maintenance of the site, continued content creation, and to provide the Lead Researcher & Project Coordinator administrative and creative support over a 6-month period.
The Digital Research Assistant will be part of the wider project workgroup, will work closely with the Lead Researcher & Project Coordinator, and will report into the Project Manager, with heavy oversight on day-to-day activities managed by the Lead Researcher & Project Coordinator. This role will be editing and uploading content for the archive, including text, images, video, audio, links to other archives/external content, links to purchase related items. The assistant will ensure that all content is properly formatted, tagged, and categorised for optimal searchability and user experience.
Examples of types of content the assistant will be helping to manage and upload onto the site:
- Different versions of scripts (or parts of them)
- Creating and updating writer biographies and dedicated pages for playwrights featured in the Living Archive
- Which individuals worked on the show (actors, creatives, support)
- What other work was being made by the RCT at the time
- How was the play received/additional context
- (Links to) further content such as interviews, podcasts, photos, posters, show materials
- Call-outs to help contribute to the archive or provide additional content/stories
The successful candidate will have:
- Strong research and administrative skills
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work to a deadline, both as part of a team and on an individual level
- A keen interest in the history of the Royal Court
Desirable skills would include:
- Experience with WordPress
- Experience with website tracking/Google analytics’
- Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and content management
The Digital Research Assistant will also be responsible for the maintenance of the Living Archive associated inboxes, as well as any received communication with reference to public ‘call outs’ for input into the archive from our audience base.
If you are interested in this role, please email a CV and Cover Letter (in Word Doc/PDF) to recruitment@royalcourttheatre.com by no later than 9am on 27th May 2024.
To note, your application can also be sent through in the form of a voice note, or PowerPoint presentation (no more than five slides). Should there be a more accessible format for your expression of interest to be received, please email the recruitment inbox.
The Royal Court Theatre operates the Disability Confident scheme, which means you are guaranteed to be shortlisted to the next stage if you meet the minimum criteria. Please clearly outline in your email if you would like to be considered under this scheme.