Digital Projects Specialist I

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 54,000 - 74,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Georgia Tech is hiring a Digital Projects Specialist I in Atlanta, GA. The role focuses on creating and maintaining digital image archive databases, handling documents, photos, drawings, and paper records, and collaborating with faculty, management, staff, and vendors.

Requirements include a technical diploma or associate degree with 1–2 years of related experience, on-site availability, and travel as needed.

Qualifications

Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Overnight travel required; on-site daily service delivery hours may vary.
One to two years of job-related experience.
This role is not supervisory and has no financial responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Use specialized software to maintain a database of photographic resources.
Research, test, install and maintain digital image databases.
Monitor and report digital image data needs; anticipate future needs.
Provide database availability to qualified users.
Perform document and image editing and quality control.
Maintain database related inventories and tracking.
Update logs and records related to imaging systems.
Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Photography basics

Library processes

Database maintenance

Archival practices

Organization skills

Verbal/written communication

Attention to detail

Specialized software

Education

Technical diploma or associate degree

Bachelor's in Graphic Arts / Photography / Library Science

Tools

Database software

Imaging software

Job description

Digital Projects Specialist I

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 302748

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Create and maintain digital image archive databases including document scanning, control and filing of images. Documents processed may include electronic text, photos, drawing and paper documents. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: faculty, management, staff, vendors.

Responsibilities

Use specialized software to maintain a database of photographic resources.
Research, test, install and maintain digital image databases.
Monitor and report digital image data needs; anticipate future needs.
Provide database availability to qualified users.
Perform document and image editing and quality control.
Maintain database related inventories and tracking.
Update logs and records related to imaging systems.
Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications

Overnight travel required for project delivery; flexibility in on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client shift schedules or project requirements)

Required Experience

One to two years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Arts, Photography, or Library Science

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

This job requires basic skills in photographic methods and media, library processes, database maintenance and photographic archival practices. Organizational skills, excellent verbal and written communications skills, attention to detail are required as is the use of specialized computer systems and software.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

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