News Archives Operations Specialist

News Archives Operations Specialist

Location:

Rainham Essex

Your team: Rights Licensing & Archives delivers cross-business rights management content protection licensing and archiving services to both internal teams and external customers. The department supports News UK by maximising content value protecting intellectual property and ensuring long-term asset preservation.

News Archives comprises the document artefact back issues and picture collections alongside information and records management services within Rights Licensing & Archives. The team supports all News UK departments in content acquisition creation management delivery and asset protection.

Your role: We are looking for a News Archives Operations Specialist to join our dynamic team. You will manage preserve and unlock the full potential of News UKs rich historical and multimedia assets. Reporting to the News Archives Manager you will play a key part in maintaining digital and physical collections while identifying revenue opportunities and supporting editorial research.

Day to day you will:

• Archive images documents and multimedia assets in accordance with departmental standards and copyright requirements.

• Manage information resources and image metadata within the CHP database to ensure security and integrity.

• Conduct detailed research to support editorial radio podcast and commercial licensing projects.

• Digitise physical archive formats including scanning images for editorial requests and internal or external exhibitions.

• Facilitate training programmes for newsroom teams on archiving systems and self-service research tools.

• Process record deposits retrievals and loans in line with corporate governance and compliance requirements.

What were looking for from you:

• Proven experience archiving diverse content types using image management and database systems such as CHP Calm Factiva or similar applications.

• Practical experience handling cataloguing and packaging physical archive materials or artefacts in line with conservation principles.

• Strong understanding of copyright principles image clearance rights and asset protection.

• Clear communication skills with a customer-focused approach to delivering accurate research under tight deadlines.

• Adaptable problem-solving skills to manage changing priorities and navigate ambiguous research requests effectively.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our news brands include The Times The Sunday Times The Sun The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news analysis opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month.

Spanning print and pixel audio and video events and experiences our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose we exist to promote a fair society freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling we represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter.

Life at News

Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age gender ethnicity disability social class or sexuality we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society.

And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network Parents and Carers and LGBTQ group News Is Out and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including…