Employer description:
Automated Document Services is a specialist in the digitisation and production of digital archive copies for the cultural heritage sector. Automated Document Services also supply data capture and document scanning services for the wider market. Their range of services cover all aspects of the digitisation process including consultancy for all sizes of projects, project management, on-site or off-site production, specialist handling of fragile material, packing and transportation.
Due to continued growth the organisation are looking for a Digital Imaging Apprentice to join the team in Livingston. The successful candidate will be working towards an SCQF Level 6 Diploma.
Responsibilities:
- Capturing manifests and lists of imaged content using MS Excel spreadsheets
- Acting as a first responder to internal stakeholders for all upcoming project and content plans
- Utilising Microsoft Word and Outlook email, as well as the intranet, on a daily basis
- Collaborating with other business units to write programmes that run commands to automate processes
- Delivering images to customers using various platforms including SharePoint, Amazon Web Services, SFTP, web portals, and WeTransfer
- Converting historical documents into digital formats to ensure they are future-proof and accessible to a global audience
- Digitising various types of content, from postage stamps to large maps, paintings, bound books, paper forms and reports, film, 35mm slides, audio-visual materials, aperture cards, and microfiche
- Using different types of equipment depending on the content, including production scanners, book scanners for old and fragile bound documents, and specialized cameras for specific types of capture
Desirable skills:
- Attentional to detail
- Passion for working with technology
- Good communicator
- Articulate and creative
- Team player
Salary:
£16,830 salary
Working hours:
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm
Benefits:
The opportunity to develop skills to be able to be an installation and support engineer covering UK wide.
Future prospects:
90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.
Important information:
This vocational apprenticeship comprehensively supports your specific job role with this particular employer. Throughout your learning journey, you are fully supported by your dedicated QA skills coach and your mentor at work. They ensure you settle in, help you develop all the skills you need to be successful in your job role and pass your assessments, and can provide one to one support.
Starting with insights into your current potential, they plan your growth in a programmatic way, close skills gaps with immersive training and ensure what you learn is applicable to what you do. They talk you through the specifics on the qualifications you gain and how they align in particular to your day to day role.
On completion, as well as the valuable work experience you have gained, you get a nationally recognised qualification at SCQF Level 6.
If you are interested in starting your career and receiving a work based qualification at the same time APPLY NOW!