Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Photographic Officer.

This post is a Fixed-Term Contract until , working 21.6 hours a week and located in Cambridge.

What you will be doing

As our Photographic Officer, you will collaborate with colleagues within the organisation and across the heritage sector to undertake photography which captures inspiring, high quality images to help Historic England champion and protect the historic environment.

You will photographically record aspects of the historic environment (with an emphasis on buildings and the built environment) as part of an inter-disciplinary team containing other photographers as well as both graphics and marketing expertise.

You will help to raise the profile of Historic England through delivering exceptional photography and ensuring all images are represented to the highest standards.

You will add to the nationally important Historic England Archive by ensuring images are uploaded with appropriate metadata and standards.

Who we are looking for

• Proven experience in architectural photography

• Proven experience in lighting interiors

• High standard of academic qualification or professional experience in image making

• Experience of post-production skills and archiving standards

• Demonstrate ability to problem solve and work self sufficiently

• Demonstrate knowledge of building history or working experience in the heritage sector

• Hold a full valid UK driving license

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries. 

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

Provisional interview dates: 15th October 2024

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity.  We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

Successful candidates to interview will be required to share details of their portfolio - we will confirm specifics at the time of interview.

Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –

https://historicengland.org.uk/media/zdxibimz/photographic-officer.odt