Hands-On Audio-Visual Metadata & Data Internship

WGBH Educational Foundation; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

GBH is offering a part-time paid internship in the Aspire Works program at the GBH Archives. The role focuses on cataloging videos for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, testing cataloging software, and improving tooling.

You will learn archival principles, gain mentorship from staff, and contribute to large-scale metadata projects. This paid internship runs during the Aspire program with a hybrid work location in Boston, requiring on-site days and a personal computer with wifi access.

Qualifications

• Experience with asset management systems, databases, and/or cataloging.
• Knowledge of archival principles for arrangement, description, and access.
• Name authority control experience is a plus.
• Interest in data processing or software development.
• Knowledge of Bash and Python is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform item-level cataloging of videos.
• Test, compare, and evaluate new cataloging software and workflows.
• Explore large scale authority control related to crediting contributors.
• Become acquainted with the PBCore metadata schema.
• Meet and receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff.
• Develop and improve Python-based tooling for viewing and analyzing catalog data.

Skills

Asset management

Databases

Cataloging

Name authority control

Python

Bash

Attention to detail

Data processing

Tools

PBCore

Job description

GBH is offering a part-time paid internship in the Aspire Works program at the GBH Archives. The role focuses on cataloging videos for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, testing cataloging software, and improving tooling.

You will learn archival principles, gain mentorship from staff, and contribute to large-scale metadata projects. This paid internship runs during the Aspire program with a hybrid work location in Boston, requiring on-site days and a personal computer with wifi access.