Digital Audio Archivist & Metadata Specialist

Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid vacation and sick days

401(K) with employer match

Free museum admission

Job summary

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in downtown Nashville seeks an Audio Digitization and Metadata Specialist to organize, digitize, and describe content from the museum’s extensive collection of over 300,000 sound recordings.

This full-time exempt role reports to the Director of Library and Archival Collections and focuses on applying digitization standards, creating precise metadata, maintaining archival practices, and supporting exhibitions, education programs, and online archives.

Qualifications

• 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 production/research capacity
• Knowledge of digitization standards and best practices for recorded sound collections
• Knowledge of current and historic recorded sound processes, signs of deterioration, and their preservation requirements
• Experience with industry-standard digital asset management systems and metadata standards
• Experience with recorded sound digitization hardware
• Experience with recorded sound editing software
• Proficiency with personal computers (including Mac) and software
• Familiarity with the history of country music and key figures within the genre

Responsibilities

• Digitize groove discs and magnetic tape for the online archive
• Create accurate descriptive metadata for records in the archive
• Arrange, rehouse, and describe physical sound formats
• Maintain professional standards for collection processing and storage
• Research, curate, and edit audio content for exhibitions and education programs
• Perform general maintenance and alignment of audio equipment
• Support museum websites and social media with audio material
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Archival processing

Attention to detail

Time management

Verbal and written communication

Education

Degree in Library and Information Science, Archival Studies, Museum Studies, Public History, or Audio Engineering

Tools

Audio editing software

Digital asset management systems

Audio digitization hardware

Job description

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in downtown Nashville seeks an Audio Digitization and Metadata Specialist to organize, digitize, and describe content from the museum’s extensive collection of over 300,000 sound recordings.

This full-time exempt role reports to the Director of Library and Archival Collections and focuses on applying digitization standards, creating precise metadata, maintaining archival practices, and supporting exhibitions, education programs, and online archives.