Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for an Archive Assistant with a major corporation in San Francisco, CA.
This assignment is Onsite Mon-Fri located in Novato, CA, 94945. Public Transportation does not go to this location – will need your own transportation.
Duration: 12 month(s)
Pay Rate: $30 – $36/hr DOE
Must Haves:
- Excellent Communication Skills, Team Player, Ask Questions, Proactive, very Detailed, Interest in movie history and technology, able to Roll up their sleeves and get to work.
- The facilities are climate controlled, bring a jacket/warm clothing.
- Would prefer the following; Masters Degree in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation, MLIS or MARA preferred, or equivalent experience.
Description:
The Film Archives is home to our physical moving image production elements and documents. The collection dates back to the origins of the company and includes over 200,000 film, audio, video, data and non-AV assets. The Archive team acquires, catalogs, safeguards and preserves the company's production and legacy media and works closely with the video archive team to preserve, digitize and migrate the collection for franchise and production use.
The Archives Assistant provides operational support to the Film Archives department. They will primarily be engaged in collection management workflows such as inventory creation and reconciliation, archival rehousing, assigning locations, and cataloging; as well as moving image media handling (such as film inspection, repair, scan prep). This role will also work within the Image Archive to inventory, rehouse physical media, and support general collection management.
- Collection processing, identification, inspection, inventory, and cataloging of archival film, video, documents and still image materials.
- Archival film handling, identification of motion picture film elements, repair and preparation for scanning.
- Support departmental initiatives related to preservation, digitization planning and collection management.
- Collection research utilizing in-house datasets and outside sources.
- Scan Documents, manage digital files and refine metadata within the Film Archives department's digital asset management workspace.
- Attend and contribute to regular archive check-in meetings to coordinate with the Asset teams and provide updates.
Basic Qualifications:
- 2+ years experience with moving image archival collections.
- Proficiency with spreadsheets (Excel and Google Sheets). Applied knowledge of still and moving image collection or digital asset management systems.
- Applied knowledge of best archival practices for moving image media storage, handling, identification and care.
- Working knowledge of digital preservation procedures and workflows.
- Experience with image, document, motion picture ephemera or visual art collections considered highly desirable.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask over multiple projects.
- Demonstrates the ability to work with hands-on delicate tasks.
- Basic knowledge of live action film production.
- Excellent time management and strong organizational skills.
- Works independently as well as take direction from others.
- Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Must sign NDA and follow all security measures to protect company IP and strategy.
Preferred Qualifications:
If they have a Media Preservation Certificate, that would be helpful.
Required Education:
Bachelor Degree
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