Project Technician, JDC Archives Oral History Project (NYC)

International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent archival institution is seeking a Project Technician for a part-time role focused on the JDC Archives Oral History Project. The position involves digitization and cataloging tasks to enhance access to historical audio resources. Successful candidates will possess digital audio editing skills and a passion for Jewish history. This is a limited-term position lasting 6-12 months, providing an opportunity to engage in meaningful archival work.

Qualifications

• Experience with digital audio editing software (WaveLab, Logic, ProTools, Cubase) is required.
• Interest in and knowledge of Jewish history preferred.
• Library/archival cataloging and database management skills are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Ingest files from digitization vendor and ensure quality assurance of audio materials.
• Edit audio recordings and prepare materials for sharing.
• Assist project archivist with cataloging and metadata preparation.

Skills

Digital audio editing

Library cataloging

Database data entry

MS Office

Education

MLS/MLIS with archival concentration

Advanced training in audio engineering

Database management training

Job description

Project Technician, JDC Archives Oral History Project (NYC)

Submitted by aaronrosenblum on Tue, 16/04/2013 - 19:35

See the listing below for a part-time, limited-term opening at the JDC Archives in New York, assisting with an oral history digitization and access project. If you have any questions about the position before applying, feel free to contact me off-list.

INSTITUTION: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives
POSITION TITLE: Project Technician
DEPARTMENT: Archives
REPORTS TO: Aaron Rosenblum, Processing Archivist
DATE: April, 2013

As part of a collaborative venture between JDC and the Memorial de la Shoah in Paris to preserve and provide access to the JDC Oral History Collection, the JDC Archives seeks a project technician to join the New York archives staff for a 6-to-12 month, half-time position.

I. RESPONSIBILITIES
- ingest of files from digitization vendor,
- quality assurance of the audio material received from the vendor,
- edit audio recordings and audio recording excerpts,
- prepare materials for resource sharing,
- aid the project archivist in cataloging items in archival database,
- aid the project archivist in preparing item-level metadata.

II. JOB SPECIFICATIONS

SKILLS NEEDED:
- digital audio editing experience required (WaveLab, Logic, ProTools, Cubase)
- library or archival cataloging experience preferred
- database data entry experience preferred
- experience with MS Office required

EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- MLS/MLIS with archival concentration preferred
- advanced training in audio engineering preferred
- database management training preferred
- interest in and knowledge of Jewish history preferred