Digital Archivist – British Deaf Association

Job Title: Digital Archivist

Salary: Circa £50,000

Hours: 21 – 35 hours per week

Terms: Fixed term 12 months

Location: British Deaf Association, London or Manchester

Closing date: 9:00 am, 22 Jun 2026

The Digital Archivist will lead the development, management, and safeguarding of the BDA’s digital heritage collections. This includes the digitisation, cataloguing, preservation, and access of Deaf heritage materials such as BSL films, photographs, documents, oral histories, artefacts, and community records.

The role is central to ensuring Deaf heritage is preserved by Deaf people, for Deaf people, and made accessible in British Sign Language as well as written English, in line with best practice in digital preservation and inclusive archiving.

How to apply

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Please submit:

  • A CV (or equivalent experience statement)
  • A brief supporting statement (max 1 side A4, min font 11) explaining how you meet the role requirements OR a video statement in British Sign Language

Deadline: 9am Monday 22 June

Send to [email protected]

To discuss the role, please email Rebecca Mansell, CEO on [email protected]

Applications in British Sign Language are welcomed.

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