Documentalist

Department: Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

Workplace: Ouchy, Lausanne, Switzerland

Contract type: Temporary (from January 19, 2026 to July 17, 2026)

Activity rate: 80%

Application deadline: 28.10.2025

Do you dream of experiencing the Olympic experience? Passionate about working with photos and videos? The IOC is looking for several temporary documentalists to efficiently catalog and index the visual archives of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games this winter!

Main responsibilities

CIO photo and video archive cataloging and indexing

• Cataloging and indexing (generally or in detail, depending on the collection concerned) of the IOC's video and/or photo archives related to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, including identification of people, places, and events.
  The main themes are: the sporting events and ceremonies of the Olympic Games, the Olympic torch relay, sponsor images, the organization of the Games, and the atmosphere in the city.
• Writing a title or caption in French and English.
• Reporting progress to the team manager, with a focus on quality monitoring and meeting deadlines.

AI Sport Tagging Project

• Application of new procedures related to indexing based on the Artificial Intelligence module
• Verification of proposed metadata, adjustment if necessary, and sending feedback on the accuracy of identification.
  
  

Your profile

Education, language and computer skills

• Bachelor HEG or apprentice in documentary information (AID) or equivalent training.
• Professional experience in an audiovisual/photo archives service and/or a collection management service is an asset.
• Proficiency in IT (PC/Office 365 environment) and digital media management software (MAM/DAM).
• Good knowledge of and interest in sport in general and the Olympic Movement in particular.
• Languages: French (native) and English (minimum intermediate level).

Technical, organizational and personal skills

• Rigor, synthesis skills, clarity in writing.
• Ability to quickly apply the principles contained in the image cataloging/indexing rules.
• Strong sense of service and attention to detail. Rigor in recording sources used: glossaries, official IOC sources.
• Endurance, ability to plan work autonomously while respecting quality and productivity criteria.
• Ability to remain effective in a changing environment, to adapt positively to new tasks.
• Learning common tools (SharePoint, Outlook, etc.) and assimilating internal usage rules.

Behavior and values

• Respect for Olympic values and internal conduct rules and all instructions and procedures in place (information security, Code of Ethics, etc.).
• Positive attitude, open-mindedness, and team spirit.

• Stress resistance. Concern for quality work
• Speed and reliability in performing assigned tasks.

• Collaboration and knowledge transfer.
• Discretion and loyalty.

Join an organization that has inclusion, gender equality, and diversity in its DNA and focuses on what unites us: the passion for sport and its values. Work in a flexible and enriching environment that offers competitive social benefits and many incentives to lead a sustainably healthy and active life. By joining us, you become part of the Olympic Movement and help build a better world through sport. You will have the opportunity to work with people from over 70 nationalities.