Media Archivist, Modern Culture & Media, Brown University, Providence, RI
Posted July 26, 2018
Media Archivist
Dept. of Modern Culture and Media
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
The Media Archivist will maintain the Department of Modern Culture and Media’s collection of 16mm films, DVDs and digital media (including cleaning, upkeep, and arranging for proper storage for our celluloid and other media collections), as well as expand and diversify the collection to support both continuing and new research/teaching interests in the department and new and emerging media technologies.
This position involves researching offerings in both media texts and technologies, purchasing media holdings for the archive, and organizing and maintaining these holdings. The Archivist will co-supervise the MCM Events and Screening Assistant and student Projectionists with facilitating the use of the Archive in courses and in departmental and university film festivals, screening series, and other events.
The Archivist will teach one course an academic year on matters relating to media archiving to support students’ understanding of media formations, as well as develop valuable expertise in an emerging profession of media archiving, curation, conservation, and exhibition.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years of related experience in film, video, and digital media archiving, curation, and/or film preservation maintenance or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred: Master’s degree in a field such as Archive Science; Museum Studies; Film and Media Studies; Moving Image Archiving and Preservation; Digital Curation; or Library and Information Science.
- Demonstrated knowledge of film and media history and experience working with media archives, including experience in curation and media material maintenance.
- Demonstrated teaching skills for instructing students in areas of archival and media studies.
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