Job Opening Title:
Imaging Technician (Digital Composition Specialist I)
Name of Employer:
California State Archives
Job Site Location (City AND State):
Sacramento, California
Application Deadline:
August 8, 2025
Minimum Degree Requirement:
none
Years of experience required:
Salary Range:
$3,851.00 – $5,645.00 per month
Job Opening URL:
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=484449
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
The California State Archives is recruiting Imaging Technicians. Imaging Technicians operate scanning, photographic, and audiovisual equipment to digitize original textual records, bound volumes, and analog AV formats to create digital surrogates for patron requests, exhibits, online access, and for other State Archives’ needs. Imaging Technicians conduct quality control checks, create structural metadata, and work closely with archivists to plan and execute exhibit creation, patron requests, and occasional large-scale digitization projects. Imaging Technicians also format and print exhibit facsimiles, posters, and signs, and are responsible for monitoring and maintaining Imaging Lab equipment.
Applying for this position is a two-step process. You must:
1) Fill out and submit an exam/assessment application* here (the Department of Transportation receives exam applications for this position on behalf of the State Archives):
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=3968
*The classification for Imaging Technician is Digital Composition Specialist I. If you have relevant experience for the Imaging Technician job, please do not be deterred by the graphic design components listed on the exam/assessment bulletin for this classification.
2) Fill out and submit a job application here:
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=484449
You DO NOT have to wait to receive your exam/assessment results before you submit a job application for this position. You may submit both applications on the same day.
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