Archivist

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!

Are you a first-class Archivist looking for a new challenge? Love pop culture in all its forms, from comics and pulp fiction through to tabletop games?

Rebellion is the home of 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics – the world’s largest archive of British comics and British popular culture publishing. Our collection includes comics, pulp magazines, original comic artwork, board games and much more.

We are seeking an Archivist to lead the day-to-day management of our Publishing archive, including the cataloguing, preservation and promotion of the archive in all formats, both physical and digital. This is an incredible opportunity to work with a significant cultural collection, and to realise its potential as a working archive.

Reporting directly to the Archive Manager, you will be part of a small team of Archivists who manage the wider collections of the Rebellion Group, including those of our videogame, film and TV companies.

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. The nature of this role requires onsite working, with some flexibility to work remotely up to one day per week.

Responsibilities: 

• Catalogue the Publishing archive according to International Standard for Archival Description ISAD(G).
• Work closely alongside and support the Editorial, Reprographics and Design teams, for whom the archive is a working asset.
• Process new acquisitions to the archive, from both external and internal sources.
• Ensure the physical care of the archive, including oversight of a conservation and repackaging programme.
• Assist in Disaster Plan preparation and training.
• Promote the archive both internally and externally, including assisting in the preparation of museum exhibitions of our comic collections.
• Undertake any other duties required to assist the Archive Manager.

• Postgraduate qualification in Archives Administration, or equivalent experience, recognised by the Archives and Records Association (ARA).
• Demonstrable experience of cataloguing to International Standard for Archival Description ISAD(G).
• Demonstrable experience of the sorting, arrangement, preservation and packaging of archive collections.
• Knowledge of copyright and intellectual property legislation.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent IT skills, including experience of Microsoft Office and archive cataloguing software.
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• An interest in comics, publishing and historical popular culture is desirable.
• Experience in delivering marketing and promotion of archival collections, both internally and externally.

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:  

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days) 

• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision 

• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover 

• Enhanced Family Leave  

• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans 

• Enhanced Pension Scheme 

• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support  

• Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!  

Life at Our Oxford HQ

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces.

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. 

Find out more about us here 

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being. 

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products. 

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers

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