Thames & Hudson
- Contact name: Sophie Castle
- Contact email: [email protected]
Job Summary
Job Description
Full time, permanent contract
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Hybrid working potential, based in Central London
Closing date: 23 July 2025
Thames & Hudson is the leading global publisher of illustrated books on all aspects of human creativity, the visual arts, history and popular culture.
We are seeking a motivated individual to provide support to our team of picture researchers-both in-house and external-working across Thames & Hudson projects. This role will also assist in the organisation and documentation of the T&H in-house image Libraries and Archives (analogue and digital).
Assist in-house and external picture researchers across all the stages of the picture research process including:
- reformatting picture lists, sourcing images, assessing and managing digital files and locating copyright holders, systematically documenting information that relates to images and payments;
- liaising with freelance picture researchers/sharing updates about their projects and assisting with payments;
- managing the handover of completed projects ensuring it is completed to the T&H standards including archiving analogue and digital files cross-referencing when necessary, recording final picture costs and ordering copies for T&H and suppliers.
Work with the Head of Picture Research, Libraries and Archive to manage the T&A Library and Archive with responsibilities that include:
- updating the relevant library and archive catalogues to the required standard;
- fetching and re-shelfing analogue materials from the archive and the library required for T&H projects;
- assisting with any book moves; contribute to the management of the online archive of image files;
General administration including mail/couriers, and supporting the team in improving its workflow.
Job Requirements
- Educated to degree level in the arts or humanities.
- A demonstrable interest in visual arts and culture.
- Experience working at a publisher or in the publishing department of a university, gallery, museum or library.
- First-class command of English spelling and grammar, and a keen eye for detail.
- Excellent research and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
- Attention to detail and a high regard for accuracy
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
- Experience of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat Pro.
- Highly focused, self-motivated and enthusiastic.
- Organised and consistently reliable
- Collaborative team player with a flexible, open-minded approach and the ability to adapt to changing priorities
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