- Ongoing - Full Time - APS6
- $99,734 to $111,701
- Campbell, ACT
The Role
The Photograph, Film & Sound (PFS) Assistant Manager Digital Preservation performs a variety of diverse duties associated with the management and advanced interpretation of Memorial photograph, film and sound content as used for preservation, exhibitions, publication and internal/external production order delivery. Responsibilities include the development and effectiveness of workflows for the Memorial’s Digital Assets, advanced colour management, project content delivery and the implementation of digital preservation standards.
The position requires strong team leadership experience; the ability to innovatively develop workflow and production processes; the ability to communicate effectively regarding technical workflows and management strategy, as relates to digital preservation, production workflows and project management. The position also undertakes training, and some broader coordination activities, as directed.
This position reports to Manager, PFS Production Team, and as required provides high level technical advice.
Core Responsibilities
Under limited supervision:
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Manage and develop technical staff in a cultural heritage digitisation and production environment.
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Create and maintain documentation of preservation capture standards as applied to the Photograph, Film & Sound collection at the Memorial.
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Liaise and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the delivery of digital preservation and production order fulfillment outcomes.
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Ensure optimal operation and maintenance of all digital preservation capture equipment, such as moving image, audio, and still image capture equipment.
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Deliver stewardship and knowledge for digital preservation activities associated with both analogue and digital born derived assets, including the downstream processes of file post-production, transcoding, and metadata management. Ensuring high quality preservation assets are created, managed and delivered to the Memorial’s Digital asset Management System (DAMS).
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Stay up to date with current capture technology, researching and developing new capture solutions.
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Maintain and manage preservation workflows, ensuring end-to-end collection movement, digitisation, quality assurance and DAMS ingestion processes are both maintained and developed.
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Manage the delivery of production services to both internal and external stakeholders, such as fine art printing and content delivery of still and audiovisual digital assets.
Position Eligibility
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
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All applicants external to AWM that are offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a National Police Check, even if they currently hold a security clearance. The check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
Mandatory Requirements
- Equivalent industry Experience
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Driver's Licence
Contact Information
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please contact: Bob McKendry, (02) 6206 9807, [email protected]
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For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via [email protected]
Closing Date
Applications close at 11:30pm, Wednesday, 17 June 2026
For more details about the position and how to apply, please view the Job Information Pack.
Notes
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.
Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
The Memorial is committed to workplace diversity and maintains an environment that values the contribution of people from different backgrounds and experiences. The Memorial welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, mature age people, people from diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability.
