Digital Logbook Archivist & Scanning Specialist

Mystic Seaport Museum; Mystic (CT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Mystic Seaport Museum is seeking a part-time digitization assistant to scan and transcribe manuscript logbooks with care for fragile materials.

This grant-funded role runs about 17 hours per week for roughly one year. You will evaluate documents for scan readiness, operate an overhead book scanner, ensure image quality, perform basic post-processing, and upload files to the digital access repository.

Qualifications

• Scanning experience preferred.
• Familiarity with archival handling and digitization best practices.
• Proficient with file management and common software.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Ability to handle repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate documents for scan readiness and flag repairs.
• Safely handle potentially fragile materials.
• Operate an overhead book scanner to digitize manuscript logbooks.
• Ensure image quality and perform basic post-processing (crop, rotate, rename).
• Transcribe scanned logbooks using machine-assisted tools.
• Upload completed files to a digital access repository.
• Track daily scanning progress and update project logs.
• Perform basic maintenance on scanning equipment and report issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Productivity targets

Repetitive tasks

Scanning

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

IrfanView

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Mystic Seaport Museum is seeking a part-time digitization assistant to scan and transcribe manuscript logbooks with care for fragile materials.

This grant-funded role runs about 17 hours per week for roughly one year. You will evaluate documents for scan readiness, operate an overhead book scanner, ensure image quality, perform basic post-processing, and upload files to the digital access repository.