Digital Preservation Specialist

Rothe Development Inc; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rothe Development Inc. is seeking a Digital Preservation Specialist to support NASA’s imagery preservation and migration portfolio under the eMITS contract. The role emphasizes metadata creation and validation, archival standards, and long-term digital asset management across multiple systems.

Responsibilities include QA of metadata, coordinating with vendors and teams, and preparing assets for secure storage while ensuring adherence to preservation policies and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Requires BA/BS degree in Digital Media, Multimedia Production, Film/Video Production, Photography, Visual Communications, Information Science, Archival Studies, or closely related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience supporting media asset management, archives, digital preservation, or related environments.
• Knowledge of metadata standards such as Dublin Core, PBCore, MODS, or MARC.
• Experience with XML, CSV data manipulation, or metadata transformation tools.

Responsibilities

• Create, validate, normalize, and maintain descriptive, technical, administrative, and preservation metadata.
• Perform metadata quality assurance and resolve inconsistencies across multiple cataloging systems.
• Execute cataloging processes per metadata standards and archival best practices.
• Prepare migrated assets for long-term archival storage and digital asset management systems.
• Monitor workflow status and provide regular project updates.
• Coordinate with digitization vendors, engineering teams, archivists, and content owners to resolve issues.
• Maintain documentation of migration procedures and processing standards.
• Conduct quality control reviews for file integrity and metadata completeness.
• Support reporting on milestones, asset counts, and processing rates.
• Follow preservation, security, and records management policies.

Skills

Metadata standards

DAM/MAM knowledge

XML

Data manipulation (CSV)

Cataloging

Communication

Education

BA/BS in Digital Media or Archival Studies

Tools

XML tooling

CSV tools

Job description

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Position:Digital Preservation Specialist

Location: Houston, TX

Remote Status: Hybrid

Job Id:646-722

# of Openings:1

Digital Preservation Specialist

Rothe is seeking a Digital Preservation Specialist to support NASA’s imagery preservation and migration portfolio in support of the NASA Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Technical Services (eMITS) contract. eMITS is the Agency’s enterprise-level contract creating and delivering multimedia and technical communications NASA’s OCIO and Office of Communications (OCOMM). From photographing rocket launches and recoveries, producing NASA TV segments, to information technology management, to using social media to share NASA’s message, eMITS integrates services for NASA IT and provides NASA’s communication to the outside world. Come join us in support of NASA’s mission to inspire the world through information and discovery.

Job Description:

The NASA Johnson Space Center imagery collection has over 50,000 video tapes and LTO data tapes that need to be converted to digital files and migrated onto a long-term storage platform. The project is looking to transition to a different storage platform and implement elements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) tools into the workflow. Descriptive metadata from 3 different websites/databases and multiple spreadsheets must be consolidated to ensure the most accurate metadata is attached to the records which will eventually be accessioned to the National Archives.

Functional Responsibilities:

Primary Duties

• Create, validate, normalize, and maintain descriptive, technical, administrative, and preservation metadata.
• Perform metadata quality assurance and resolve inconsistencies across multiple cataloging systems.
• Execute cataloging processes in accordance with organizational metadata standards and archival best practices.
• Prepare migrated assets for long-term archival storage and digital asset management systems.
• Monitor workflow status, identify bottlenecks, and provide regular project status updates.
• Coordinate with digitization vendors, engineering teams, archivists, and content owners to resolve operational issues.
• Maintain detailed documentation of migration procedures, workflows, and processing standards.
• Conduct quality control reviews to verify file integrity, metadata completeness, and successful archival.
• Support reporting on project milestones, asset counts, processing rates, and completion metrics.
• Follow established preservation, security, and records management policies throughout the migration process.

Remote, hybrid, and onsite positions the employee bears travel costs to nearest NASA Center for badging and issue of NASA IT equipment.

Education and Experience:

Minimum Education: Requires a BA/BS degree in Digital Media, Multimedia Production, Film/Video Production, Photography, Visual Communications, Information Science, Archival Studies, or a closely related field.

Minimum Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting media asset management, archives, digital preservation, library services, or related operational environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience working with metadata standards and cataloging practices.
• Experience with audiovisual preservation or media digitization projects.
• Familiarity with digital asset management (DAM), media asset management (MAM), or archival systems.
• Knowledge of metadata standards such as Dublin Core, PBCore, MODS, or MARC.
• Familiarity with digital preservation frameworks and archival best practices.
• Experience working with XML, CSV data manipulation, or metadata transformation tools.Understanding of file formats, codecs, and digital media lifecycle management.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workflows and meet project deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, spreadsheets, and database applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Library Information Science, Archival Studies, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Experience/familiarity with AI/ML tools and functionality in an archival setting.
• Digital Asset Specialist (DAS) certification.

Rothe is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer and complies with E-Verify.

Rothe shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Rothe offices throughout the US and remote locations near NASA and MDA centers.