Digital Archives Volunteer, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Wellesley, MA

Posted October 22, 2014

Title: Digital Archives Volunteer

Job Description: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is seeking a Digital Archives Volunteer that will be an important part of the Company’s 20th anniversary season. Duties include: scanning photographs, press clippings, playbills, marketing materials, and other physical materials, using content standards to describe items, importing images and data to a content management system, and create a guide to finding materials physically and digitally. This is an excellent learning opportunity for a library or archives pre-professional seeking to gain hands-on experience.

Job Qualifications: Must be professional, detail-oriented, and computer-savvy, with excellent knowledge of archival records management. A demonstrated interest in theatre and/or performing arts is preferred, though not required. Must have ability to meet a high standard of quality of work independently and expeditiously. This is a semester-long position starting immediately and ending when the project is completed. Ideally, the volunteer determines a block of time, one day a week for the semester, where he or she is committed to working.

Transportation: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is the theatre-in-residence at Babson College.  Applicants must provide their own means of transportation to and from Wellesley.

About CSC: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is dedicated to performing the works of William Shakespeare in vital and contemporary productions that are presented free of charge to Boston’s diverse community, including an annual production of a Shakespeare work on Boston Common. CSC is the professional resident theater at Babson College.

How to Apply: To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with Digital Archives Volunteer in the subject line no later than November 1.  No phone calls, please.