Archives Processing & Digitization Assistant

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation; City of Mount Vernon (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement match

Tuition reimbursement

Charitable giving matching

Job summary

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Mount Vernon, NY seeks an Archives Assistant to support processing and digitizing archival collections across formats, including paper, photographs, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and born-digital records.

Under supervision of the Assistant Archivist and Director of Archives, you will survey, arrange, describe, preserve, and digitize backlog materials, helping to create DACS-compliant finding aids and ensure accessibility for scholars, students, and the

Qualifications

• Significant coursework towards or completion of an ALA-accredited Masters Degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a related field with a concentration in Archives.
• Demonstrated understanding of archival collections and principles of arrangement and description.
• Familiarity with standard archival metadata schemas (DACS, Dublin Core, EAD) and controlled vocabularies.
• Effective oral and written communication skills; attention to accuracy and detail.
• Strong organization and time-management skills; ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Coursework and/or familiarity with 20th Century Art History.

Responsibilities

• Conducts research on assigned archival collections including reviewing existing materials.
• Surveys the collection and drafts processing plan.
• Assists in arrangement and description of archival and manuscript collections of varying formats.
• Perform basic rehousing and apply basic preservation techniques to archival records, as assigned, including enclosing fragile and oversized material.
• Responsible for following local and national best practices to create DACS-compliant finding aids for collections in ArchivesSpace.

Skills

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Independent and team work

Education

MLS/MLIS (ALA-accredited)

Tools

ArchivesSpace

FileMaker

ResourceSpace

Job description

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Mount Vernon, NY seeks an Archives Assistant to support processing and digitizing archival collections across formats, including paper, photographs, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and born-digital records.

Under supervision of the Assistant Archivist and Director of Archives, you will survey, arrange, describe, preserve, and digitize backlog materials, helping to create DACS-compliant finding aids and ensure accessibility for scholars, students, and the