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Digital Projects Archivist, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA

Posted May 30, 2018

Digital Projects Archivist, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA

 

The Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) team at New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is seeking a full-time Digital Projects Archivist. The JHC Digital Projects Archivist will be responsible for managing and implementing a variety of digital projects, with an emphasis on metadata enhancement and the digitization of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Boston Port collection. This is a highly collaborative position that works closely with archivists and librarians from the JHC, Special Collections, and Collections Services teams at NEHGS. The potential applicant will be proactive, comfortable taking initiative, and have experience and interest in archival processing, digital asset management, metadata and digitization best practices, and content creation for social media.

 

Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Manages and coordinates digitization projects with primary focus on the HIAS digitization project.
  • Modifies and documents, as needed, digitization procedures and workflow based on standards to improve quality and productivity.
  • Communicates with digitization vendors to ensure project is scanned within budget and per instructions.
  • Works with other members of the JHC team to identify, prioritize and develop plans for digital projects.
  • Digitizes, creates metadata, and uploads materials to the digital archives, while providing quality control of images and process.
  • Edits and enhances current metadata and create controlled metadata vocabulary for digital content.
  • Works with JHC Collections Archivist and Special Collections team on born digital materials workflow, preservation, and access.
  • Works with synagogue archives to promote digitization of records through institutional memberships.
  • Develops reference tools for using the digital archives and provides reference services as needed, including instruction on using collections and/or digital archives.
  • Contributes to Vita Brevis and The Weekly Genealogist on a periodic basis to inform on new content in digital archives.
  • Responsible for content creation for JHC social media platforms, and maintaining JHC homepage and landing pages on digital collections site.
  • As part of a team, actively participates in the strategic development of the Jewish Heritage Center.
  • Trains and supervises digitization project interns and volunteers.
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications 

  • ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library and Information Science with a concentration in archives, digital curation, or Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) certification.
  • Working knowledge of professional metadata standards, particularly DACS and Dublin Core.
  • Computing and technical skills (Microsoft office, scanning software, photo editing software, Cloud-based storage, XML, HTML.)
  • Experience processing analog, analog-to-digital, or born-digital collections.
  • Experience working with digital asset management and digital repositories, particularly CONTENTdm.
  • Knowledge of digital preservation systems, standards, best practices, and OAIS reference model.
  • Experiencing working with various social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
  • Demonstrated project management experience.
  • Interest in Jewish history, family history, and genealogy.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

 

The Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) at NEHGS is a resource for exploring and preserving the histories of Jewish families and institutions in New England and beyond. With the archival collections as its cornerstone, the JHC engages historians, genealogists, youth, and the general public in programming and research to advance the study of the history, culture, and institutional legacies of Jewish families in New England by educating, inspiring, and connecting people through scholarship, collections, and expertise while serving as an archival and educational resource for other Jewish organizations and institutions. For more information, visit www.jewishheritagecenter.org.

 

To Apply:

Please email resume and cover letter to: 
Michelle Major, Director of Human Resources 
[email protected]

Please include your last name and the position title in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.

 

Apply by June 15, 2018

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