Queen posts $44,500 job ad to sort through royal treasures at Windsor Castle

The Queen is looking to hire a "digitisation technician" to sort through royal treasures on a yearly salary of $44,500.

Based at Windsor Castle, the position will involve helping sift through the Royal Family Archives on a 37.5-hour weekly contract and is advertised for a starting date of February 2022.

The lucky candidate will also receive 33 days of holidays and will be part of a team of experts that produces "high quality images of documentary items, before transferring them to permanent storage".

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"Joining our team of experts, your challenge will be to digitise material held by the Royal Archives and the Royal Collection, producing valuable content for high profile public access," the online advertisement reads.

"The deadlines and standard of work will stretch you, but you'll be supported all the way, and you'll be driven by the experience you'll gain working with these fascinating collections. And every day your work will allow a broader audience to engage with items from the Royal Archives the Royal Collection."

Candidates will be expected to have "good organisation and planning skills" as well as a "meticulous eye for detail".

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The role is advertised as a fixed term contract and ends in March 2023, working in the Private Secretary's Office.

It is one of 18 positions the royal household is looking to fill in early January next year, including a gardener at Windsor Castle for $36,140 (£19,500) a year and a Head of Fire, Health & Safety at Buckingham Palace for $130,000 (£70,000) a year.