London School of Economics and Political Science
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Salary: £32,890 to £36,052 per annum (inclusive), with the potential to progress to £38,422 per annum (inclusive of London allowance).
Position: We are seeking a Digital Library Assistant to join our Digital Library team.
About the Digital Library Team:
The Digital Library team delivers two key services:
- The Digital Library: A service that creates, manages, preserves, and provides online access to a broad array of digitised materials from the Library’s collections on our flagship platforms:
– LSE Digital Library
– Charles Booth’s London
- Web Editorship Services: Supporting the Library’s website by updating and improving its content to better reflect the Library’s services and showcase its collections.
In addition, the team offers expert advice on various technical and technological topics to colleagues both within and beyond the Library. Areas of focus include:
- Collection digitisation
- Digital preservation
- Web development and the use of web technologies
- Reuse of digital collections in research
About the Role:
As Digital Library Assistant, you will work closely with colleagues across the Library to preserve, manage, and provide online access to the Library’s digital collections. This role supports various stages of digitisation projects, from assessing and preparing physical items and enriching metadata, to processing digital assets for preservation systems and publishing them online via the LSE Digital Library.
Your core duties will include describing and managing the Library’s extensive and diverse digital collections. You will collaborate with the Digital Assets Manager (your line manager) as well as colleagues across other teams to meet this crucial strategic goal for the Library.
About You:
Ideal candidates will demonstrate:
- Strong digital literacy and well-rounded IT skills.
- Previous experience working with digital files and metadata (e.g., creating or enhancing metadata, converting file formats, or using software tools to work with digitised materials).
- An ability to uphold high standards in managing both physical and digital collections.
- Experience contributing to collaborative teams and excellent communication skills with a variety of stakeholders.
We encourage applications from individuals with experience or backgrounds in archives, digital asset management, or library and information professions, particularly those interested in working with digital collections.
What We Offer:
- Competitive occupational pension scheme.
- Generous annual leave entitlements.
- Hybrid working opportunities.
- Outstanding training and professional development programs.
Please note that regular on-campus work will be required to fulfil the responsibilities of this role.
How to Apply:
For further details, please consult the how to apply document, job description, and person specification associated with this post.
To apply, click the ‘Apply’ button above. For any technical issues with the online application system, use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. If you have role-related queries, please email Rob Miles for assistance.
Key Dates:
- Application Deadline: 11th January 2026 (23.59 UK time).
Please note that late applications cannot be considered.
- Interviews: Planned to take place on LSE campus during the week commencing 26th January 2026.
To apply for this job please visit jobs.lse.ac.uk.