Processing Archivist; Audio and Text), JDC Archives; NYC

Submitted by aaronrosenblum on Thu, 09/05/2013 - 17:17

See the listing below for a full-time opening at the JDC Archives in New York, managing an oral history digitization and access project and also processing text collections. If you have any questions about the position before applying, feel free to contact me off-list before May 24th, 2013. This position replaces me, and supervises the recently posted Project Technician position.

INSTITUTION:
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (JDC)

POSITION TITLE:

Processing Archivist

DEPARTMENT:
Archives

REPORTS TO:

Assistant Executive Vice President of Global Archives

The JDC Archives seeks a processing archivist with text and multimedia archives experience to join the New York archives staff and to take on several ongoing projects, including an oral history digitization and access project.

I. RESPONSIBILITIES
-processing and cataloging large text collections
-processing and cataloging multimedia collections
-managing oral history digitization and access project
-supervising project technician during oral history project
-creating web-based feature highlighting oral history collection
-contributing to departmental web publications, exhibits, etc.

II. JOB SPECIFICATIONS

A. SKILLS NEEDED:
-experience processing and cataloging textual collections required
-experience processing and cataloging multimedia collections required
-digital audio editing experience preferred
-experience with MS Office required

B. EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE

REQUIRED:

-MLS/MLIS with archival concentration required
-advanced training in audiovisual archives preferred
-audio editing experience required
-database management training preferred
-interest in and knowledge of Jewish history preferred