Lead, Oral History & Digital Collections

Mjhnyc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Job summary

The Museum of Jewish Heritage seeks a dedicated professional to oversee the Collections & Exhibitions Department’s oral history projects, including translation, transcription, digitization, cataloguing, and digital content creation, working closely with curatorial and collections teams. This grant-funded role runs January 2027 through August 2029, onsite in New York.

The position reports jointly to the Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs; salary is $65,000 per year with a comprehensive

Qualifications

• BA in European History or a related field required.
• MA in Holocaust History, Digital Humanities, Library Science, Curatorial Studies and/or 3-5 years of relevant experience strongly preferred.
• Reading and comprehension of Yiddish and Hebrew required; knowledge of German, Polish, Hungarian, and/or French a plus.
• Ability to discern spoken English with heavy accents or degraded audio quality.
• Knowledge of cataloguing and description methodology.
• Strong historical research and contextualization of people, places, events, and terminology in oral histories.
• Ability to synthesize research findings into clear catalogue descriptions, keywords, metadata, and public-facing content.

Responsibilities

• Watch and listen to first-hand witness testimony to produce comprehensive summaries and catalogue entries for each interview.
• Contribute to overall framing and interpretation of the testimony collection and any digital exhibitions.
• Create relevant keywording and implement keywords for each interview in TMS.
• Convert and compress digital files, maintaining strict organization.
• Upload digital files to TMS platform and related media.
• Coordinate with and oversee work products from translators and transcribers.
• With project team members, propose a sequence for completing the project.
• Present regularly on project progress to supervisors with legible metrics.
• Assist with other and ongoing collections-based projects as needed.

Skills

Yiddish & Hebrew comprehension

Independent work

Attention to detail

Education

BA in European History

MA in Holocaust History / Digital Humanities / Library Science / Curatorial Studies

Tools

TMS platform

Job description

The Museum of Jewish Heritage seeks a dedicated professional to oversee the Collections & Exhibitions Department’s oral history projects, including translation, transcription, digitization, cataloguing, and digital content creation, working closely with curatorial and collections teams. This grant-funded role runs January 2027 through August 2029, onsite in New York.

The position reports jointly to the Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs; salary is $65,000 per year with a comprehensive