Graduate Internship in Digital Preservation

AMIA | Assn of Moving Image Archivists; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan eligibility

Relocation assistance

Paid vacation and holidays

Research travel support

Job summary

AMIA | Assn of Moving Image Archivists in Los Angeles invites graduate students to join a 12-month paid internship in Digital Preservation. The intern will gain hands-on experience preserving Getty Digital collections, including archives of artists, galleries, art historians, and audio/video works and research data.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting workflows for ingest, developing preservation plans, QA on web archives, assessing technical metadata, and drafting preservation policies.

Qualifications

• Graduate students enrolled in a relevant graduate program or who recently completed one (on/after Jan 1, 2024).

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and test workflows for ingesting content into a managed system.
• Develop preservation plans for file characterization, migration, and normalization.
• Perform QA on web archives and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Assess technical metadata for digital assets.
• Contribute to drafting policies and procedures for digital preservation.

Education

Graduate student in a relevant field

Job description

Position

Graduate Internship in Digital Preservation (internship-paid)

Location

Los Angeles, CA USA

The intern in Collection Platforms & Data (Getty Digital) will gain intensive experience preserving Getty’s unique collections and assets in digital format, which include archives of artists, galleries, and art historians and audio/video artworks and documentation as well as websites, institutional born-digital records, and research data. The intern’s primary responsibilities will include troubleshooting and testing workflows for ingesting content of all types into a managed system, and developing creative ways to archive complex web experiences, with other projects assigned according to the intern’s particular skills and interests. Specific tasks may include developing preservation plans for file characterization, migration, and normalization, performing quality assurance on web archives and troubleshooting technical issues that arise, assessing technical metadata for digital assets, and participating in the drafting of policies and procedures related to digital preservation.

All positions are full-time for 12 months from September 13, 2027 through August 25, 2028. The grant amount is $52,500 for twelve months, plus $1,500 towards relocation expenses. Interns receive seven days of paid vacation and all holidays observed by Getty. Housing is not provided. Support for research travel for up to $3,000 is provided for each participant. Graduate Interns are eligible to enroll in the Getty’s health care plan.

Please note that internships are open to students of all nationalities. Individuals from groups underrepresented in the field are encouraged to apply.

Applicants Must Be

Students currently enrolled in a graduate program in a field relevant to the internship(s) for which they are applying or individuals who have completed a relevant graduate degree on or after January 1, 2024, with postgraduate experience in their field (paid or unpaid)