Tate Gallery
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- Job Title: Senior Conservation Technician, Paper and Photographs
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours:
Full time - Role: Technical & Production
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024
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Location:
London
Job Summary
Job Description
There are two vacant full-time roles in the Paper and Photograph Conservation studios at Tate Britain. One is permanent with a focus on large-scale touring exhibitions, with start date in October 2024. The other is a fixed-term contract until 31st March 2027 and focuses on modern and contemporary art.
The Senior Conservation Technician provides technical expertise on the mounting, framing, storage and packing of art on paper, photographs, library, and archive material. Day to day you will undertake a variety of traditional and modern mounting, framing, and housing techniques, devise display, installation and packing methods, and advise and train paper conservation technicians. You’ll work closely with a paper conservator and the wider team to review and document your work to ensure the highest standards in the care of Tate’s paper-based collections. You’ll enjoy this role if you like creative problem solving, developing and adapting your technical skills, working to deadlines and knowledge sharing.
Job Requirements
A fine art, craft or technical qualification, or equivalent experience.
Practical experience of frame making, using hand and power tools with knowledge of the health and safety issues.
Experienced in handling works of art on paper and library and archive material with an understanding of the style and construction of different mounts, frames, supports and boxes.
Background knowledge of historical and modern drawing, printing and painting media.
Experience of supervising or managing staff or volunteers and creating an inclusive and respectful culture within a team.
Organisational, time management and planning skills with the ability to work well under pressure and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
A pragmatic approach to problem solving with consideration of practical and ethical issues.
Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team, along with the ability to work with a high degree of self-supervision.
How to Apply
Our opportunities are open for you to apply online. Please visit:
www.tate.org.uk/about/workingattate/ to create an account by registering your details or, if you are an existing user, log into your account.
For all opportunities we ask candidates to complete an online application form for the vacancy they are interested in. If you need an application form in an alternative format please call us on
020 7887 4997. Once you have submitted your application you can keep track of its progress by logging into your account.
The closing date for the submission of completed application forms is 14 July 2024 by midnight. Interviews will be held in July 2024.
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