Organization Overview:

The Workers Circle, a 124-year-old Jewish social justice organization is looking to digitize the Call, a historic Workmen’s Circle publication. We are seeking a detail-oriented Digitization Project Manager with experience in archive cataloging, content management systems and digitization.

Location: Midtown Manhattan.

Essential Function:

Oversee all activities related to the digitization of a historical publication collection.

Scope of Work:

• Be the point person and lead for the project, developing timeline, budget, and deliverables. 
• Work closely with the digitizing vendor and web developer.
• Prepare publications for shipping; monitor outgoing and incoming deliveries by tracking inventory.
• Oversee subcontractor activities and conduct quality assurance. 
• Electronic cataloguing of the publication collection’s records in the content management system. 
• Encode archive catalogue/finding aid in machine readable format, in basic XML, EAD XML, or any format compatible with archive software system. 
• Work with vendor to plan and design web presence for the collection. 
• Work with web developer to create testing criteria for site, quality control, review of website functionalities, and troubleshoot issues that arise. 
• Spearhead implementation and completion of project according to proposed timeline. Work with staff to help plan outreach and promotional activities to publicize the newly digitized collection.

Skills and Education:

• Detail-oriented.
• Customer service and management skills essential.
• Ability to develop and monitor workflows and project schedule; ability to set reasonable deadlines and deliver on time.
• High comfort level and experience working with technology, including database systems, content management systems, document processing and imaging, and XML markup.
• Understanding of archival arrangement and digitization projects.
• BA and/or master’s degree in library and information sciences preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience.

Interested candidates should email a resume with cover letter to Maria Cardoso at mcardoso@circle.org. 

We are looking to start this project immediately for launch during the first quarter of 2025.

Fee: $60,000. Terms to be negotiated.

Submit specified application materials to office@circle.org.