Job Opening Title: Librarian I (contract Metadata Librarian)
Employer Name: Facebook
Job Location: remote
Application Deadline: open till filled
Salary Range:
Link to job posting: https://us.facebook.talentnet.community/jobs/35d0dea8-f49f-43a8-aafe-3f0222259778
Years of experience required: 2+
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: Research Metadata Librarian, Contract Position
Responsibilities:
Information Management 85%
Coordinate the accession, ingest, and application of metadata for research projects and supporting files into the digital repository using standard and customized schema
Reviews finalized research content for ingestion to discover new terms and assign already existing terms from internal controlled vocabularies
Collaborate and suggest new terms for team-based taxonomy
Work closely with research librarian, team managers, leads and/or team PMs to discuss direction and discovery of moving digital content to the central digital asset management repository
Help coordinate and support team demo/trainings as well as provide 1:1 real time support for researchers becoming familiar with the current data asset management system
Manage and update information sources related to the centralized repository
System Administration 15%
Evaluate ingestion and publication workflows within data asset management system
Report bugs, workflow issues, and other technical issues while also providing feedback and enhancement recommendations
Minimum Qualifications:
Library and Information Science MA Degree
2+ years of experience in metadata application
Experienced and skilled in the application of subject based taxonomy efforts
Experience understanding user needs, gathering requirements, and crafting solutions
Track record of building cross-functional relationships
Have the ability to operate independently, being detail-oriented, and delivering results in a highly organized manner
Excellent communication skills used with a variety of audiences consisting of librarians, research managers, researchers and other cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with research related content and repositories
Experience in system data migration and mapping
Experience reporting technical related issues to engineering teams
