ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Digital Repository of Endangered and Affected Manuscripts in Southeast Asia (DREAMSEA)

Second Phase (2025-2030)

DREAMSEA is a Programme that strives to preserve the content of manuscripts in the entire region of Southeast Asia, and to make this content fully and openly accessible online. The Programme is carried out by the Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta, Indonesia, in cooperation with the Centre for the Study of Manuscripts Culture (CSMC), University of Hamburg, Germany.

Dreamsea I has been operating since December 2017, and by July 2024 had completed 55 missions, enabling the digitization of 8,570 manuscripts. A total of 571,584 images have been produced, more than doubling the planned 240,000.

The success of Dreamsea I – the diversity of languages and scripts it covers, and the number of manuscripts digitized – rests on the networks and collaborations built up over decades in Indonesia by the Indonesian Association for Nusantara Manuscripts (Masyarakat Pernaskahan Nusantara, Manassa) and the institutional support of the Center for the Study of Islam and Society (Pusat Pengkajian Islam dan Masyarakat, PPIM). Their collaboration has strengthened the capacities of local teams, developed a network of hitherto invisible manuscript owners through sustained engagement with local communities, and raised awareness of the importance of preserving such heritage.

While completing the repository with collections by communities and from areas not yet represented, Dreamsea II intends to impulse networking dynamics in partner countries, where Dreamsea I also faced challenges arising from the diversity of languages and scripts it covers. The image quality control procedure, the compilation and verification of metadata, led to significant delays in uploading the digitized manuscripts. Since the second half of 2023, decisive steps have been taken to catch up on the backlog, and a new workflow is being tested. Dreamsea II aims to build on this experience and implement an improved structure.

It aims to complete the repository – important areas and communities are not yet represented in the collections –, to render it more accessible by integrating to an existing and larger portal (Qalamos), and to bring the manuscript ecosystems in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries in closer collaborations, so that regional players can develop further initiatives after the end of the project.

To support the next program, we are looking for Communication and Content Creator, who will join immediately and will be based in South Tangerang, Banten, with the responsibilities as follow:

COMMUNICATION AND CONTENT CREATOR

The communication and content creator has the following tasks and responsibilities:

1. Maintain the online presence and public campaign activities of Dreamsea: website and social media.
2. Scheduling and creating social media content of Dreamsea activities and digitized manuscripts (identifying ideas, creating visual/audiovisual design, and writing caption/brief of content).
3. Writing press release, articles, and other publications in website.
4. Share experiences with other Southeast Asian partners and eventually link up different online initiatives.
5. Ensure that the CSMC communication officer is kept up to date with information to relay Dreamsea work.
6. Communicate with the support unit in Hamburg (monthly meeting).

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor Degree of Communication, Graphic Design, Visual Communication Design, Cultural Studies, Information System, Informatics Technology, Public Relation, or others.
2. 1 year experience in related field. Fresh graduated with high qualification are welcome to apply.
3. Able to create and editing content (photo & video) using various tools for design and editing: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Ilustrator, Adobe InDesign, Coreldraw, Canva, Capcut, etc. Expertise in using AI tools is a plus.
4. Having the ability to read manuscript and turn it into content is an advantage.
5. Good interpersonal and communication skill.
6. Able to work with a tight schedule/deadline.
7. High initiative, creative, and able to work with minimum supervision.
8. Good written and verbal communication in English.

Please submit your complete Resume/Curriculum Vitae and Portfolio with Subject “Communication and Content Creator DREAMSEA” to herda.maulida@ppimcensis.or.id.

Closing date : December, 26th 2025.

For further information, visit the website:

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https://dreamsea.co

Our Office:

Pusat Pengkajian Islam dan Masyarakat (PPIM) UIN Jakarta

Jl. Kertamukti No. 5 Cireundeu, Ciputat Timur, Tangerang Selatan, 15419.