Digital Projects Specialist
Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College - CUNY
Job posted to this site on March 14th at 4:44pm
Application Deadline: April 11th 2024
Full Time
Job Description
Assignments & Supervision: 80% of time the coordinator will be working on approved digital projects in collaboration with the archives team and 20% of time will be working on other projects depending upon library and archives needs. Working under the supervision of the Digital Archivist, the Digital Projects Coordinator may oversee the work of college assistants for specific projects.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
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Coordinate the implementation of assigned digital projects.
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Contribute to the development of digital collections.
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Prepare, digitize and conduct post-processing and quality control of archival material.
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Add metadata to digital objects for access and discovery in Centro's content management system.
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Process digital images for preservation and access.
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Process patron requests for digitization and digital files and coordinate with outside vendors as needed.
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Advises on best practices for processing, quality control, content management, and preservation of digital collections according to national standards.
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Serve as resource person to solve problems, answer questions and provide technical solutions to supervisors and staff.
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Deliver training and provide supervision of other project team members.
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Maintain statistics and prepare official project reports as requested.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree and four (4) years' related experience required; MLS degree or Master's in a related field may be substituted for a portion of the experience requirement.
Location
2180 Third Avenue New York, NY 10035Compensation
$68,004 - $86,645 yearly