Image & Film specialist to Ikea Museum

Älmhult is the heart of IKEA. This is where our culture and values were shaped and still develop. This is where the global range and product development for IKEA takes place today and where we want to continue to develop together with the municipality and the community at large. Älmhult is a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today.

IKEA Älmhult AB is a holding company and forms a company group with IKEA Museum, IKEA Hotell, IKEA Property AB. We are an independent entity within the Inter IKEA Group.

IKEA Museum in Älmhult is a unique place for the many people. IKEA Museum has the task to share the story of IKEA and how we make things better through our unique formula; Democratic Design. We build and strengthen the IKEA brand by offering a high-quality experience, by interacting with people in the context of life at home, home furnishing and design as well as inviting people behind the scenes of IKEA, giving a more intimate experience of the brand.  

Besides our public museum we also have a key assignment within our Archive Collection organisation to safeguard, structure and share IKEA heritage and make it accessible for today´s business development needs and for future generations.  

We are now looking for an Image Film specialist to join the Archive Collection team at IKEA Museum in Älmhult. We are growing and building an organization to be ready for a new challenging assignment and we need you!

Job Description
As an Image Film Specialist you will conduct active collection management in a professional manner - identifying, inspecting, categorizes and managing our image film material. You will also provide image film services, compile and deliver to both internal and external stakeholders.

Your main responsibilities will be:    Be responsible for digitalise historical images and films and make them searchable and accessible.
Responsible for incoming requests and deliveries for images and films
Responsible for scanning images and documents and connect physical image object with digital copy.
Contribute in archive and collection projects
Support with handling internal and external requests of our historical documents
Initiate usage of historical images in different media e.g. books, exhibitions and others.
Be the expert for quality aspects when exposing historical images and films.
Qualifications
We are looking for you who are inspired by working in a complex, constantly changing environment with high energy and enjoy working together with others. You are self-reliant and motivated with the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently. You are structured and organized with a hands-on approach – you make things happen. You are also service-minded with a positive attitude. You communicate in an open and straightforward manner and transform feedback to actions. You are curious in finding better ways of working and you are a problem solver. Last but not least – of course you share our IKEA culture and values and passion for our IKEA Brand. 

Other relevant qualifications: Relevant professional experience and/or comparable education within the field
Understanding of how to structure and work with historical documents and collection management
Good knowledge about how to treat historical documents of different kinds - paper, photos, films and recorded sound
Deep knowledge of possibilities and limitations of image and film technology
Good knowledge of how to digitize historical documents, images and films
Driven and have the ability to build trustful relationships
Ability to communicate confidently and clearly in English and Swedish, both verbally and in writing
 
Additional Information
This position is full-time assignment (40 hours per week), starting as soon as possible. You will be located in Älmhult, Sweden and report to the Teamleader Archive Collection at IKEA Museum.

Interested?
Are you the Image Film specialist we are looking for? Submit your application as soon as possible as we work with ongoing selection and the position may be filled before the last application day. In this service, IKEA Museum AB has chosen to collaborate with us at TEMP-TEAM. If you have any questions, you are warmly welcome to contact recruitment manager Stefan Thorup, +46(0)708-583305.

Inter IKEA Group consists of three core businesses and comprises over 70 companies in 30 different countries and has around 28,000 co-workers that together with other IKEA colleagues work to fulfil the IKEA vision: To create a better everyday life for the many people, http://www.inter.ikea.com.