Digitisation Operative - London, United Kingdom - Ancestry

Ancestry

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Ancestry:

When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person's story is important. Ancestry, the global leader in family history, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives.

With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 23 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives.

Over the past 40 years, we've built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.

Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves.

Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve.

Ancestry is the UK and Ireland's largest family history website with over 1 billion UK and Ireland genealogy records available to search.

An upcoming project includes the digitisation of collections held by Cheshire Archives. The first stage of this major project will be the digitisation of the original documents.

You will report to the Senior Imaging Manager for this on-site role at Cheshire Archives, Duke St, Chester CH1 1RL, United Kingdom.

What you will do

To operate and maintain the imaging equipment (training will be given)
Quality Assure resulting images
Carry out minor document prep as required (and permitted by the archive)

Who you are

You are willing to learn scanning techniques
You take pride in your work
You have initiative
You work well both independently and as a member of a team
You can work to strict deadlines
You have proven IT ability

Desirable but not essential

Previous experience of similar project work
General knowledge and appreciation of history/genealogy
General knowledge of photography

Benefits
Life assurance, season travel ticket loan, free Ancestry subscription, 25 days paid annual leave plus Christmas off.

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Additional Information:

Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, colour, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, civil status, family status, gender reassignment, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation or adjustment to support you during the interview process, please notify the recruiter.

All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law.