Lead Digitization Archivist

MD; Maryland; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland State Archives seeks a dedicated Digitization Specialist to independently manage day-to-day digitization of materials at the Annapolis facility, focusing on patron and agency scanning requests. You will consult with the Director on best practices, operate digitization equipment and editing software, and prepare deliverables for patrons or the permanent repository.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, about six years of archival work, and a Bachelor's with related experience;

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• Six years of professional archival work with public records.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university plus two years of professional archival experience.
• Academic credit from an accredited college or university at the rate of thirty credit hours per year of required experience.
• Two years of experience in the Archival Assistant series classification instead of required education and up to four years of the required experience.
• U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Archivist classifications or Archivist specialty codes in the Library and Archives field on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform the day-to-day digitization of materials at the Annapolis facility, with a focus on patron and paid agency scanning requests.
• Consult with the Director to determine best practice for digitization requests.
• Utilize a variety of digitization equipment and editing software to create images for delivery to patrons and/or upload to the permanent electronic repository.
• Maintain appropriate care and maintenance of digitization equipment.
• Prepare images using editing and renaming software for delivery to patrons and/or upload to the permanent repository in accordance with Department policies.
• Provide regular updates on scanning projects to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Review completed scanning jobs and update Servicewise tickets.
• Lead scanning projects that are being completed in the Annapolis facility.
• Prepare images for oversized printing using commercial printing equipment.
• Attend scanning project meetings with outside organizations to collect necessary information for calculating time and cost estimates.

Skills

Digitization equipment operation

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years archival experience

Academic credit 30 credit hours per year of required experience

Experience in Archival Assistant series (2 years)

Tools

Photoshop

Job description

Maryland State Archives seeks a dedicated Digitization Specialist to independently manage day-to-day digitization of materials at the Annapolis facility, focusing on patron and agency scanning requests. You will consult with the Director on best practices, operate digitization equipment and editing software, and prepare deliverables for patrons or the permanent repository.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, about six years of archival work, and a Bachelor's with related experience;