Digital Imaging Specialist

Smithsonian Institution

Washington (District of Columbia)

Hybrid

USD 102,000 - 133,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and sick leave

Health insurance

Retirement program

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution seeks a Digital Imaging Specialist in Washington, DC to lead and integrate imaging operations within its digital collections workflows. You will apply advanced expertise in cultural heritage imaging, metadata coordination, and workflow analysis to support access and preservation goals.

You will develop scalable imaging processes, document technical standards, and provide guidance to staff across the Museum and archival units.

Qualifications

Experience in professional digital imaging for cultural heritage collections.
Ability to document and improve imaging workflows and standards.
Strong coordination of metadata and metadata quality processes.

Responsibilities

Lead integration of digital imaging operations within digital collections workflows.
Develop sustainable workflows to enhance consistency and efficiency.
Provide specialized imaging services for diverse museum/archival formats.
Act as lead technical contact for imaging workflows and documentation.
Create training and user documentation for imaging and collections workflows.

Skills

Digital imaging

Metadata coordination

Workflow analysis

Quality assurance

Digital asset lifecycle

Enterprise systems integration

Job description

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, Smithsonian Institution (SI).

Key Responsibilities

The Digital Imaging Specialist leads the integration of digital imaging operations within digital collections workflows. This position applies advanced professional expertise in cultural heritage imaging, workflow analysis, metadata coordination, quality assurance, digital asset lifecycle management, and enterprise systems integration.

The specialist develops and implements sustainable, scalable workflows that enhance operational consistency, improve efficiency, support access and preservation objectives, and strengthen the long-term stewardship of digital collections. In this position, you will: Serve as the Museum lead technical specialist for planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating digital imaging activities in support of collections, archives, and public access.

Provide specialized professional digital imaging services for museum and archival collections that require individualized technical approaches based on format, condition, preservation needs, intended use, and institutional standards. Analyze, develop, document, implement, and improve digital imaging processes that support efficient digital collections workflows throughout the Museum.

Serve as the Museum lead point of contact for digital imaging workflows, technical documentation, digital asset lifecycle management, and related operational issues affecting collections stewardship. Develop and deliver technical guidance, training, and user-oriented documentation supporting consistent implementation of digital imaging and digital collections workflows throughout the Museum.

The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options. Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.