Audio Digitization and Metadata Specialist

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• Audio Digitization and Metadata Specialist / The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum

Audio Digitization and Metadata Specialist

Starting at $48,000;
Salary commensurate with experience and education.

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has an opening in the Museum Services department for a full-time, exempt audio digitization and metadata specialist to digitize, describe, and manage access to the museum’s recorded sound collection.

Company Overview:
Located in the heart of downtown Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum documents and interprets the history of country music-a musical genre and culture central to the identity of the city, the state, and the nation. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the museum proudly combines subject expertise, ambitious research, and preservation of an unparalleled collection with expressions of creativity in music, art, and history.

The museum collects artifacts that illustrate the evolving history and traditions of country music and provides diverse learning opportunities through educational programs, publications, and exhibitions. The core exhibit follows the story of country music from its folk beginnings through its evolution as a commercial art form. Rotating exhibits examine a broad range of topics, from country classics to contemporary and emerging artists in American Currents.

The museum owns Hatch Show Print, a letterpress print shop opened in 1879, and it operates Historic RCA Studio B, where Elvis Presley and many others recorded.

What We Offer for Full-Time Staff:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance Options

Competitive Pay

Paid Vacation and Sick Days

Paid Holidays (13) and Floating Holidays (2)

401(K) with Up to 3% Employer Match

Employee Assistance Program (Free Counseling and Legal Services)

Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness

FREE 24/7 Downtown Parking and Transit Benefits

Continuing Professional Offerings

Complimentary Museum Admission (For Yourself, Family, and Friends)

Reciprocal Partnerships with Local Venues (The Nashville Zoo, Dollywood Theme & Water Parks, National Museum of African American Music, tours at The Opry and The Ryman Auditorium, and more)

Up to 25% Discount in Retail Stores and Onsite Restaurant Venues

Opportunities to Attend Exhibit Openings, Concerts and Special Events

Employee Engagement Activities and Opportunities

FSA and Dependent Care Options

Dog Friendly Work Environment

Volunteering and Community Engagement Opportunities

Position Overview :

Reporting to the Director of Library and Archival Collections, the audio digitization and metadata specialist organizes, digitizes, and describes content from the museum’s collection of over 300,000 sound recordings.

Specific

Duties Include:

Digitize recorded sound formats (primarily grooved discs and magnetic tape) for the online digital archive based on institutional priorities

Create accurate descriptive metadata for records in the online digital archive

Arrange, rehouse, and describe various physical recorded sound formats

Maintain professional standards and best practices for collection processing, storage, handling, and use

Research, curate, and edit recorded sound content for the museum’s exhibitions, educational programs, social media, and website

Perform general maintenance and alignment of audio equipment

Other duties as assigned

Degree in relevant field (Library and Information Science, Archival Studies, Museum Studies, Public History, Audio Engineering)

One year of professional experience working with recorded sound collections in a museum, library, archive, or in a production/research capacity

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