Archive Consultant

Overview

Disability Arts Online (DAO) is looking for an Archive Consultant to support its heritage project “Cripping Culture: a Journey into Disability Arts Heritage.” This is a freelance commission for a digital archives specialist to plan, develop and implement an archive and accession policy and strategy, adhering to best practice in digital archiving.

Remuneration: £5,400 (total budget)

Work location:

Remote

Region: UK

• Carry out a condition survey of all physical and digital heritage assets held by DAO.
• Develop and deliver an archive and accessions policy.
• Collaborate with the project team and digital agency Surface Impression to identify an approach to taxonomy and cataloguing.
• Support the creation of the website and the archive specification document.
• Address and consider the implications of the restrictions imposed by the required Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
• Create an outline plan for future accessioning from DAO’s magazine and organisational records.

• Experience working as an archive consultant on a heritage project
• Knowledge and experience with digital archive techniques
• Excellent communicator
• An understanding of the issues disabled people face
• Alignment with our organisational values of Connection, Empathy, Curiosity, Responsiveness, and Social Justice.

Final date to receive applications: 12 noon on Monday 2 March 2026

Please visit the DAO website for more information about the role and details of how to apply: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-consultant

Location:

All Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland

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TAGGED:
Audience Development / Crafts / Dance / Design / Digital Technology and Games / Equalities / Film / Festivals / Music / TV / Theatre / Traditional Arts / Visual Arts / Literature and Publishing / Participatory Practice