Job Opening Title:
Metadata Specialist
Name of Employer:
Naperville Heritage Society
Job Site Location (City AND State):
Naperville, Illinois
Application Deadline:
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Bachelor’s degree
Years of experience required:
1
Salary Range:
$25/hr, 20hrs/week
Job Opening URL:
https://www.napersettlement.org/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=98&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=Metadata-Specialist-145
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply:
Naperville Historical Society at Naper Settlement is seeking to contract with a qualified Metadata Specialist to research and create metadata in support of our Whole History Project. Reporting to the Chief Curator, the Metadata Specialist will possess knowledge of archival standards for metadata. The work will take place at our Fort Hill Collections and Care Center. Works in coordination and cooperation with the Scanning Technicians, Digital Archivist, and other staff as needed. Contract position will do the following:
Research archival materials to determine their origins.
Create and apply appropriate original descriptive metadata to the systems. (Standards: EAD, Dublin Core, MODS, METS, PREMIS).
Follows established workflows and storage procedures to backup digital content and performs activities in support of controlled vocabularies (such as Getty vocabularies and Nomenclature 4.0) and entity management workflows.
Ingests digital files and their metadata into digital preservation software. (Metadata++ and digital preservation software Preservica.)
Ensures that collection material is physically prepped and archival standards are followed for the proper care and handling of physical archival material.
Verifies proper documentation, metadata, and storage procedures are followed, in accordance with nationally accepted standards.
Contract Term: 20 hours per week, working hours onsite. January 1-December 31, 2026 with a renewable option for up to two years. Stipend is $25 per hour, paid monthly. To submit a proposal for this contract position, Please send credentials to Christine McNulty, Chief Curator at mcnultyc@naperville.il.us.