Job Opening Title:
Archivist, Photograph Collection
Name of Employer:
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Nashville, TN
Application Deadline:
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Years of experience required:
2
Salary Range:
Job Opening URL:
https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/2961313
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
Job Overview: Reporting to the Director of Library and Archival Collections, the Archivist, Photograph Collection organizes, preserves, and manages access to the museum’s collection of over 500,000 still images. The position contributes to exhibitions, programming, publications, the free online digital archive, and other museum initiatives.
Job Duties:
*Process, arrange, rehouse, and describe materials in various photographic formats (including negatives, prints, paper, transparencies, and digital)
*Digitize and catalog photographs for the online digital archive based on institutional priorities using a variety of technologies
*Ensure accuracy of digital archive metadata
*Maintain professional best practices for collections processing, storage, handling, and use
*Research, curate, and edit photographs for the museum’s exhibitions, educational programs, social media, and website
*Receive, research, and fulfill external requests for access to the museum’s photograph collection; manage, execute, and track third-party image use paperwork
*Create finding aids for photograph collections
*Supervise interns and temporary staff
*Steward relationships with photographers, other archives, clients, and donors
*Implement museum policies
*Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
– Degree in a relevant field (Library and Information Science, Archival Studies, Museum Studies, Public History)
– Two years of professional experience working with photographic collections in a museum, library, archive, or in a production/research capacity
– Knowledge of digitization standards and best practices for photograph collections
– Knowledge of current and historic photographic processes, signs of deterioration, and their individual preservation requirements
– Experience with industry-standard DAM systems and metadata standards
– Proficiency with photography scanning hardware
– Proficiency with photographic editing software
– Proficiency and capabilities with personal computers (including Mac products) and software
– Familiarity with the history of country music and key figures within the genre
Applications are only accepted online on our career page: https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/careers
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