Art UK
Job Summary
Job Description
Purpose of the Role
Art UK is therefore seeking to appoint a consultant or agency who can assist us in establishing the environmental impact of our Open Access programme across our activity plan, benchmarking this against similar offers and outlining key advice and action points to minimise environmental impact when planning for the delivery phase of this project. The appointed consultant will need to work alongside a Digital Asset Management consultant (separately recruited) to ensure that their recommendations are factored into their recommendations for a new DAM.
Scope of Work
1. Carry out an assessment of Art UK’s carbon footprint, as relates to our digital infrastructure and public facing applications, and the proposed digital infrastructure to be developed through the Open Access programme.
2. Benchmark Art UK’s performance in this area against platforms of similar size, within and outwith the cultural heritage sector.
3. Identify a combination of short term/immediate actions to improve Art UK’s digital carbon footprint and longer-term considerations to guide the organisation for future project/developments.
4. Produce a report outlining the items above and present to Art UK team members.
5. Final Recommendations Report
Contract Type: Freelance consultancy
Duration: 6 days (March to June 2026)
Fee: £7,000+VAT
Location: Remote (UK-based)
Reporting to: Director of Digital Infrastructure
Application deadline: 9am, 25th February 2026
To view the full consultancy brief, please visit our website and download the relevant pdf.
Job Requirements
Ideal Consultant Profile
Essential:
Experience in environmental impact/carbon footprint analysis for cloud-based digital infrastructure and web applications.
Experience in analysis and benchmarking of metric data, as relates to environmental impact & carbon footprint
First-class written and spoken communication skills and the confidence to engage effectively with a range of people.
Self-motivation and reliability. Significant knowledge and familiarity with the ‘Evaluation Good Practice Guidance’ set out on the NLHF website and good understanding of NLHF’s four investment principles under its 10-year strategy, Heritage 2033, and their application to this project.
Desirable:
Knowledge of cultural heritage collections and open licensing
Prior collaboration with universities or technical research teams
Passion for making public collections more accessible and inclusive
Job Overview
- Job Title: Digital Environmental Impact Consultant
- Salary: Under £10K
- Hours:
Part time - Artform: Visual arts
- Role: Research
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026
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Location:
Remote
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