Processing Archivist, South Side Home Movies Project

University of Chicago; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

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Benefits package

Job summary

The University of Chicago's South Side Home Movie Project seeks a part-time Processing Archivist to support digitization, description, and access to Ramon Williams Collection materials. Working under SSHMP leadership, you will ensure archival standards and community-centered stewardship guide processing and public-facing outputs.

The position runs January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, focusing on digitization and digital preservation, with collaboration across staff and partners to broaden

Qualifications

• Education: college or university degree in related field.
• Work Experience: < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Certifications: ---

Responsibilities

• Inspects, cleans, repairs, digitizes, and creates access files for Ramon Williams films.
• Creates, edits, and manages metadata records for audiovisual materials.
• Researches people, places, events, and cultural references depicted.
• Ingests digitized files into SSHMP’s digital archive.
• Enhances discoverability through subject tagging and descriptive annotations.
• Performs quality control on digitized files and metadata.
• Maintains documentation of processing workflows and outputs.
• Contributes to collection-level resources like finding aids and exhibits.
• Supports community-informed archival practices and public programming.
• Participates in regular project meetings and grant reporting.
• Assists with documentation required by the CLIR grant.
• Supports SSHMP’s anniversary initiatives.
• Performs routine assignments in a library unit and resolves processing problems.

Education

College or university degree in related field

Job description

The University of Chicago's South Side Home Movie Project seeks a part-time Processing Archivist to support digitization, description, and access to Ramon Williams Collection materials. Working under SSHMP leadership, you will ensure archival standards and community-centered stewardship guide processing and public-facing outputs.

The position runs January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, focusing on digitization and digital preservation, with collaboration across staff and partners to broaden