Reference:TG4355
Opportunity type:Fixed-term, Part-time
Working hours:21.6 hours per week
Salary:£28,854 per annum (FTE of £36,067)
Location:St Ives, Cornwall
Closing date:23 March 2025 at midnight
By joining this project team you will have the unique opportunity to develop a new object focused photography standard at Tate for the wider Studio and Materials Collection, bringing to life the stories and history behind Barbara Hepworth’s tools and studio furnishings.
Alongside producing captivating photographs for publication and technical imaging for documentation, there will be opportunities to photograph the Palais de Danse itself during and after refurbishment.
You will be working with a range of collection objects including scrapers, files, rasps, prototypes and polishes, furniture and fittings in the newly built photography studio at the offsite store and conservation unit in St Ives, Cornwall.
As well as being a creative and meticulous photographer with a good eye for detail and studio lighting, you will have excellent organisational skills, and be able to advocate and communicate well with the rest of the project team.
You will work closely with the Conservator, Technician and Project Registrar to create a positive, collaborative environment and efficient project workflow.
This role is part-time, three days a week. It is based in Cornwall and not open to remote working.
This post is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
This position is offered on a fixed-term contract until April 2027.
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Application Information
If you wish to apply for this vacancy, please apply online. Please also refer to our Guidance Notes that can be found below.
Frequently, we receive a high level of applications and as such, reserve the right to close applications before the advert deadline. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Successful candidates will have access to a range of benefits, including 25 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 27 days pro rata after 3 years of service; an extra day off for your birthday each year; a cycle to work scheme; opportunities for blended and flexible working; free access to Tate exhibitions and other museums and galleries; Life Assurance; and a ‘Defined Contribution’ pension scheme with generous employer contributions. Successful candidates who are already members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme or have recently left the scheme may be eligible to remain as members of this scheme instead.
