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Photographer

Salary £35,561 per annum, pro rata
Location Cromwell Road, London
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This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Role

The V&A collection is varied and stored across several sites. We are looking for a brilliant photographer who will be able to respond quickly and efficiently to cope with photographing a wide variety of photography requests and deliver high-quality images to time and brief. The post will contribute to the photography of the
collection for V&A publications, the museum’s programme, its website and for collections management systems. A suitable candidate will have extensive experience working as a professional photographer, a portfolio of professional work, and be able to demonstrate a full knowledge of imaging software and lighting techniques. They will be expected to become part of a team and to be able to work both under supervision and under their own initiative.

The Photography and Digitisation department serves as a visual hub for the V&A, operating across multiple sites. The team undertakes imaging of the museum collections, its activities, people, and estate that are used for collections management, public access, exhibition catalogues, V&A publications, commercial sales and press and marketing activities. The team also covers work for external partnership publications commissioned by the V&A. It is responsible for the programme management and coordination of digitisation and cataloguing initiatives across the museum, as well as supporting the governance of this work.

Please note: it is compulsory to upload a PDF portfolio or a CV that includes a link to your website.

The V&A

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.  

Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives:

  • To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
  • Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy.
  • Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact.
  • To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
  • Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience.
  • Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

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Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days plus bank holidays

Flexible working​

Tickets to V&A exhibitions

Subsidised staff canteen

25% discount in V&A shops

Give as you earn scheme

Bicycle loan

Interest-free season ticket

Interest-free rental deposit loan

Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike

Wide range of training and professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff diversity networks

ED&I at The V&A

At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010.  As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications:  

  • The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities;  
  • Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.  
  • Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.  
  • Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.  
Job Descriptions are currently uploaded as PDF's, if for any reason you require the documents in Word Format, please email Contactpeopleteam@vam.ac.uk with your request.

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