Job Opening Title: Archives Technician, Digital Initiatives
Institution/Organization Name: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): Washington, D.C.
Application Deadline: September 14, 2018
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Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, is seeking an Archives Technician to work as part of a team dedicated to supporting a broad range of successful and innovative digital initiatives in the management of, and access to, digital collections. The work encompasses collections digitized through reformatting of original documents as well as those acquired in digital form. This position is a one-year full-time grant funded term appointment. Incumbent will report to the Head of Digital Operations. The Archives Technician position is located in the Washington office of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The Archives’ mission is to collect, preserve, and make available primary sources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States. With over 6,000 collections and 2,300 oral history interviews, the Archives is the largest and most widely used resource on the history of American art in the world.
Major Duties
• Supports the Archives’ digitization workflows encompassing digitization of collections in their entirety; and folder and single item level digitization to fulfill requests from patrons and staff.
• Supports preservation of and access to the Archives’ born digital collections through technical transfer of still image, textual, audiovisual, web archive, data sets and email digital assets in accordance with the Archives’ systems and procedures.
• Performs technical duties for special digital projects and initiatives including the development of collection information and digitization systems and the Archives’ website at aaa.si.edu and other platforms such as the Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center.
Desired Knowledge and Experience
• Knowledge of archival principles, methodologies, and techniques of automated collection information or digital asset management techniques in archives gained through work experience.
• Ability to use a personal computer and standard Microsoft Office software as well as specialized software used for a variety of digital initiatives.
• General knowledge of American art history or American cultural, social, and political history and historical research methods through readings, course work, or further training.
• Ability to plan and organize work tasks to meet quotas and targeted completion dates
• Ability to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions, policies, procedures, explanations, and guidelines and to apply both oral and written instructions to practical work situations.
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Please send a statement of interest and résumé via email to AAACareers@si.edu. Deadline for applications is September 14, 2018.
To learn more about the Archives of American Art, visit our website at www.aaa.si.edu.
The Smithsonian is an equal opportunity employer. The Archives of American Art is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from minorities.
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