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

 

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