National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Job Posting POSITION: PHOTO ARCHIVES ASSISTANT JOB SUMMARY: Photo Archives Assistant provides support to the Photo Archive Manager for all of the core functions of the department. REPORTS TO: Photo Archive Manager DAYS/HOURS SCHEDULED: 5 days/approx 35 hours a week PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS: * Assists the Photo Archive Manager in the care, management, and description of photographic collections. * Accessions and processes new acquisitions. * Provides access to the photograph collection through the creation and maintenance of inventories, finding aids, and catalog records in accordance with professional standards (AACR2/RDA, MARC, MODS, Dublin Core, EAD), using the institution's Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). * Researches provenance and conducts historical reviews of photographs in the collection. * Houses collections in appropriate enclosures. Assists in the maintenance of the stacks and other storage areas. * Digitizes photographic collections in accordance with established standards. * Contributes to the institution's outreach efforts by providing images and content for exhibits, online and printed publications, the website, and social media sites. * Responds to image research and reproduction requests assigned by the Coordinator of Rights & Reproductions. * Other related duties as assigned. SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS: * Assists with exhibitions curated by the Photo Archive Manager. * Serves as event staff at Hall of Fame's Induction and Classic weekends, or other events as needed. * Other related duties as assigned. JOB QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION - Bachelor's degree in humanities, arts or social sciences. Master's in public history or library/information science, with a concentration in archives, preferred. EXPERIENCE - 1-3 years' experience in working with photographic collections in a museum, archive or library. ABILITIES - * Knowledge of basic photographic collections management practices. * Ability to work with collections databases, cataloging software, and Photoshop. * Familiarity with professional metadata standards (AACR2/RDA, MARC, MODS, Dublin Core, EAD). * Knowledge of and passion for baseball and baseball history preferred. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires excellent eyesight with or without corrective lens. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Some bending and lifting. TYPICAL EQUIPMENT USED: Computers, scanners, photograph printers, and other typical office equipment. If you are interested in a position please send your resume to: Office of Human Resources National Baseball Hall of Fame P.O. Box 590 Cooperstown, NY 13326 http://baseballhall.org/employment Or e-mail to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).