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The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford explores the science and culture of image and sound technologies, and their impact on our lives. The Museum displays world-famous collections in photography, film, animation, broadcast and sound and gaming technologies.

As a Collections Care Assistant, you will be involved in a wide variety of conservation and collections care activities which include supporting the environmental monitoring and conservation cleaning of the collections,

Tasks will include performing condition reporting, data management, recording and using best practise to meet strategic and statutory requirements. You will assist with preventative conservation tasks including protecting the collection ahead of ongoing improvement works within the collection stores.

In this role you will carry out a diverse range of activities, working closely Conservation and Collections Care (C and CC) colleagues and those across other Collection Services Departments.

This role provides a unique opportunity to broaden your skills and knowledge working across all major aspects or collections management.

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group’s five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

We’re keen to see applications from candidates who are dedicated to caring for historic collections and who bring a meticulous, respectful approach to handling, cleaning, and storing fragile objects. You’ll have some experience working or volunteering in a museum, heritage, or cultural environment, and a practical understanding of collections care principles.

We’re especially interested in people who are organised, hands-on, and comfortable managing their own tasks while working as part of a team. Proficiency with basic digital tools like Word, Excel and Outlook is important, as is a values-driven mindset and a genuine commitment to contributing to an inclusive, collaborative workplace.

Experience with collection databases (especially MIMSY XG), preventive conservation tasks like IPM or environmental monitoring, or previous involvement in cataloguing or object documentation would be beneficial, but if you’re motivated, reliable and willing to learn, we’d like to hear from you.

Don’t feel you meet all the criteria? We welcome you to apply even if your experience doesn’t match directly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.