Skip to main content
Metropolitan New York
Library Council

Main navigation

  • Join
  • Services
  • Portfolio
  • Events
  • Grants
  • Jobs

Digital Projects Coordinator (UPDATED)

  1. Home
  2. Jobs
  3. Digital Projects Coordinator (UPDATED)
Content

Digital Projects Coordinator (UPDATED)

Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College - CUNY

Job posted to this site on September 29th at 3:53pm
Application Deadline: October 29th 2022

Full Time

Job Description

 80% of time the coordinator will be working on a large scale NEH digitization project grant and 20% of time will be working on other projects depending upon library and archives needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate the implementation of assigned digital projects.
  • Contribute to the development of digital collections.
  • Prepare, digitize and conduct post-processing and quality control of archival material.
  • Add metadata to digital objects for access and discovery in Centro’s content management system.
  • Process digital images for preservation and access.
  • Enforce best practices for processing, quality control, content management, and preservation of digital collections according to national standards.
  • Solve problems, answer questions and provide technical solutions to supervisors and staff.
  • Oversee training and supervision of other project team members.
  • Maintain statistics and prepare official project reports as requested.

Qualifications:

  • A Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent. Any combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities may be considered such as a Bachelor’s degree plus two years’ experience involving digitization in a library, archives, or museum environment.
  • Experience with digitizing archival material.
  • Knowledge of archival encoding and descriptive standards (EAD, METS, MODS, Dublin Core, DACS, etc.)
  • Proven ability to learn new technologies and adaptability to master and manage multiple workflows.
  • Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, make constructive recommendations, interpret and apply policies and procedures, and perform work in various situations where numerous and diverse demands are involved.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze, prioritize, problem solve, delegate, and monitor project cycles.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications; meticulous and accurate recordkeeping; track record of meeting deadlines consistently.
  • Experience with databases and software, such as Adobe Photoshop and Bridge, ArchivesSpace, and CollectiveAccess or other CMS / DAMS.
  • Familiarity or knowledge of digital preservation best practices and experience handling rare and delicate archival and library materials.
  • Working knowledge of copyright law and fair use.
  • Knowledge of Puerto Rican history and culture preferred.
  • Spanish language skills preferred.

Location

New York

Compensation

$54,600 yearly

Application URL or Email

Apply online here

Submit specified application materials to aa3260@hunter.cuny.edu.

Subscribe to our Newsletter

About

  • Log in
  • About
  • Staff
  • Code of Conduct
  • Board of Trustees
  • Members
  • News
Home
Metropolitan New York Library Council
P.O Box 2084
New York, NY, 10108
USA +1(212)228-2320