Job Opening Title:
Temporary Digitization Technician
Name of Employer:
Connecticut State Library
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Hartford, CT
Application Deadline:
October 10, 2023
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Years of experience required:
1
Salary Range:
$25 per hour
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Title: Digitization Technician
Department: Connecticut State Library / New England’s Hidden Histories, Congregational Library & Archives
Employment Status: Six-month (15-20 hours per week) Temporary Position
Reports to: Digital Projects Manager, Connecticut State Library, and Project Manager, New England’s Hidden Histories, Congregational Library & Archives
As part of a Humanities and Collections Resources grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Congregational Library & Archives, in partnership with the Connecticut State Library seek to hire a temporary part-time, six-month Digitization Technician as part of a project to digitize manuscript material for the New England’s Hidden Histories Project https://www.congregationallibrary.org/nehh/main. The position will be located at the Connecticut State Library in Hartford. The State Library is an Executive Branch agency founded in 1854. It provides a variety of library, information, archival, public records, museum, and administrative services for citizens of Connecticut, as well as for the employees and officials of all three branches of State government. It also serves students, libraries, researchers, and town governments.
Under the direction of the Digital Projects Manager at the State Library and the Project Director of New England’s Hidden Histories, Congregational Library & Archives, the Digitization Technician will support the grant’s program through the digitization of relatively large collections of mostly bound manuscript materials.
Over the course of the grant, the Digitization Technician will:
● Digitize a variety of materials;
● Create and enhance existing metadata;
● Perform quality control on digitized items;
This six-month temporary part-time position begins preferably by November 1, 2023. The position is calculated on 390 hours of work (26 weeks at 15-20 hours per week). Hours must be worked between 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. There can be some flexibility in the work-schedule, with the assistant working up to 20 hours per week as their schedule allows. The work location is the State Library’s 231 Capitol Ave. facility in Hartford, CT. The compensation is $25 per hour. This position provides no other benefits.
Qualifications
● One or more years of experience digitizing diverse media types or working on a digital project.
● Experience using Microsoft Excel and digital image editing software.
● Experience handling archival collections in various conditions.
● Experience learning new technology and software.
● Strong attention to detail.
● Familiarity with metadata.
● Ability to
○ Successfully perform routine and repetitive tasks.
○ Lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
○ Stand for several hours at a time.
○ Communicate instructions clearly.
○ Learn work processes quickly.
● Adapt easily to changing priorities and task assignments.
● Familiarity with 18th and 19th century handwriting is a plus but not required.
Students enrolled in a graduate degree program are encouraged to apply.
Please send a cover letter and resume to: Anna Newman, Digital Projects Manager, Connecticut State Library, anna.newman@ct.gov by Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
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