Job title: Digitization Project Management Consultant
Company: Metropolitan New York Library Council
Job description: The Workers Circle, a 124-year-old Jewish social justice organization is looking to digitize the Call, a historic Workmen's Circle publication. We are seeking a detail-oriented Digitization Project Manager with experience in archive cataloging, content management systems and digitization.Location: Midtown Manhattan.
Essential Function:Oversee all activities related to the digitization of a historical publication collection.
Scope of Work:
- Be the point person and lead for the project, developing timeline, budget, and deliverables.
- Work closely with the digitizing vendor and web developer.
- Prepare publications for shipping; monitor outgoing and incoming deliveries by tracking inventory.
- Oversee subcontractor activities and conduct quality assurance.
- Electronic cataloguing of the publication collection's records in the content management system.
- Encode archive catalogue/finding aid in machine readable format, in basic XML, EAD XML, or any format compatible with archive software system.
- Work with vendor to plan and design web presence for the collection.
- Work with web developer to create testing criteria for site, quality control, review of website functionalities, and troubleshoot issues that arise.
- Spearhead implementation and completion of project according to proposed timeline. Work with staff to help plan outreach and promotional activities to publicize the newly digitized collection.
Skills and Education:
- Detail-oriented.
- Customer service and management skills essential.
- Ability to develop and monitor workflows and project schedule; ability to set reasonable deadlines and deliver on time.
- High comfort level and experience working with technology, including database systems, content management systems, document processing and imaging, and XML markup.
- Understanding of archival arrangement and digitization projects.
- BA and/or master's degree in library and information sciences preferred.
- 3-5 years' experience.
Interested candidates should email a resume with cover letter to Maria Cardoso at .We are looking to start this project immediately for launch during the first quarter of 2025.
Expected salary: $60000 per year
Location: Midtown, Manhattan, NY
Job date: Fri, 24 May 2024 07:36:34 GMT
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