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Hiring Range: $26-$30 an hour
Position Range: $26-$38 an hour
Submit BOTH a cover letter and a resume for serious consideration.
The Digital Archivist is a new role at the Museum of Glass. The Museum creates new digital media everyday that our hot shop is open, and this new role will help us determine how to organize, store and make it accessible to be used in Museum programs, and make our collection accessible to the public on the web.
The Digital Archivist works across departments with Museum staff to manage efforts to preserve, describe, and make accessible digitized and born-digital archival materials. This position primarily focuses on working with born-digital audio-visual materials, and establishing, refining, and building sustainable digital preservation workflows.
Qualifications
- Master of Library Sciences from an American Library Association accredited program, or equivalent undergraduate degree, preferably in the arts or social sciences
- 1-3 years of relevant experience (inclusive of any related internship experience)
- Experience inventorying, cataloging and organizing digital video and audio assets
Skills
- Understanding of digital formats and concepts related to digital use, migration and reformatting with particular emphasis on media formats for audio and moving-image file formats
- Familiarity with tools, workflow implementation and quality assurance for digital archives. Experience with The Museum System (from Gallery Systems) and Terminal / Command line experience are a plus
- Familiarity with data structure standards relevant to the archival control of digital collection materials (EAD, Dublin Core, MODS, METS, PREMIS)
- Ability to understand, use, and innovate with community and ISO standards in a unique context, including OAIS and related standards
- Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills with proven success in independently prioritizing work and managing competing deadlines
- Highly-developed communication skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy. Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical staff
- Interest in glass art and artists is a plus
