Part-Time Digital Collections Assistant

Nycarchivists; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Carnegie Hall seeks a Temporary Digital Collections Assistant for 14 hours per week in the Archives department. The role involves monitoring, quality checking, and cataloging digital assets, handling access requests, and preparing physical media for digitization.

The candidate should be enrolled in or have completed a Master’s in Archival Management or Library and Information Science, with experience in digital asset management systems and metadata standards.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or completed a Master’s program in Archival Management or Library and Information Science.
• Experience with metadata standards, schemas, taxonomies and archival tagging.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a general audience and document clearly.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, quality check, and catalog all incoming digital assets in the DAM system.
• Respond to access requests and provide required materials.
• Inventory and catalog physical media for digitization projects.
• Create authoritative keywords in the internal database following standards.

Skills

Databases

Digital asset management systems

Metadata standards

Communication of technical concepts

File-based workflows

Archival tagging

Data normalization

Education

Master’s degree in Archival Management or Library and Information Science

Tools

Digital asset management systems

Job description

Carnegie Hall seeks a Temporary Digital Collections Assistant for 14 hours per week in the Archives department. The role involves monitoring, quality checking, and cataloging digital assets, handling access requests, and preparing physical media for digitization.

The candidate should be enrolled in or have completed a Master’s in Archival Management or Library and Information Science, with experience in digital asset management systems and metadata standards.