Metal Museum

Job Description – Digital Archive Assistant

 

Classification: Part time, temporary

Reports to: Registrar

Start date: 2-year contract beginning in December 2015

 

The Metal Museum in Memphis, TN seeks temporary assistance with a digitization project involving the slide archives of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG). The Digital Archive Assistant will work with the Registrar to upload images and metadata to a digital repository hosted through the American Craft Council’s Library Digital Collections database. Candidates must be available 15 hours per week sometime between 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Prescribing metadata and managing content in the ACC's CONTENTdm digital repository
• Complete and accurate data entry within a pre-defined format and style
• Making use of controlled vocabulary resources to enter data into subject fields
• Communicating regularly with the Registrar as to concerns, issues, and progress on tasks

Application deadline: October 31, 2015