Temporary Digital Collections Assistant at Carnegie Hall

Metro; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Carnegie Hall seeks a temporary, part-time Digital Collections Assistant to monitor, quality check, and catalog incoming digital assets and to manage access requests. The role also involves inventorying physical media for digitization and creating standardized keywords for archival metadata.

Qualified candidates should have a Master’s in Archival Management or LIS, experience with digital asset management, and familiarity with metadata schemas.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in or completed a Master’s degree in Archival Management or Library and Information Science.
• Experience with digital asset management systems.
• Understanding of metadata standards and archival tagging and cataloging practices.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, quality check, and catalog all incoming digital assets in Carnegie Hall’s digital asset management system (images, audio, video).
• Respond to access requests and provide required materials.
• Inventory and catalog physical media in preparation for digitization projects.
• Create authoritative keywords in internal databases following library science standards.

Skills

Database understanding

Metadata standards

Archival tagging

Cataloging

Education

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

Job description

Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, New York, New York, United States of America

Since 1891, New York’s Carnegie Hall has set the international standard for excellence in performance, presenting exceptional concerts by the world’s finest artists on its three iconic stages, from orchestral concerts, chamber music, contemporary offerings, and recitals to jazz, world, and popular music. Complementing its performance activities, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute creates extensive music education and social impact programs that annually serve more than 800,000 people worldwide, playing a central role in fulfilling Carnegie Hall’s commitment to making great music accessible to as many people as possible.

Department: Archives
Title of Position: Temporary Digital Collections Assistant
Reports to Position: Senior Manager, Digital Collections

Start Date: November 16, 2026 (approximate)– End Date: March31, 2027(approximate)
Rate: $25.00 hourly

Carnegie Hall seeks a temporary, part‑time, 14-hours per week Digital Collections Assistant. This position will:

• Monitor, quality check, and catalog all incoming digital assets that are added to Carnegie Hall’s digital asset management system. This includes images, audio, and video files.
• Respond to internal and external requests for access to assets. Process requests and provide required materials.
• Inventory and catalog physical media in preparation for digitization projects.
• Create authoritative keywords in internal database following library science and archival metadata standards.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in or have completed a Master’s degree program in Archival Management or Library and Information Science.
• Understanding databases, working knowledge of digital content formats, and experience working with digital asset management systems.
• Thorough understanding of metadata standards and practices, schemas, taxonomies, archival tagging, cataloging and file formats and experience applying these practices in both historic and current digital asset management environments.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a general audience and create clear, consistent documentation.
• Experience with normalizing large and/or complex data sets.
• Understanding of file-based workflows and working with digital assets.
• Interest in working on other projects including archival processing, cataloging and description of collections in the Rose Archives.
• This position is in office at 881 7 th Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

Carnegie Hall is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Decisions concerning employment are made on the basis of an individual’s qualifications to contribute to meeting Carnegie Hall’s needs, and Carnegie Hall is committed not to discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex (including gender identity, gender expression or status of being transgender), sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, status as a caregiver, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses or stalking, criminal convictions (except where otherwise permitted by law), arrest record, credit history, pregnancy, age, mental or physical disability, veteran or military status, reproductive health decisions, or any other characteristic protected by law.