Metadata Operations Specialist, Great Blue Hill (GBH), Boston, MA

Posted February 13, 2023

Job Overview

Under the direction of the Associate Director/AAPB Project Manager, the Metadata Specialist will be responsible for designing, testing, deploying, evaluating and refining tools, processes, guidelines, workflows, and presentation and use of human-generated metadata as well as for metadata generated through CLAMS (Computational Linguistics Applications for Multi-media Services) for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.

Since 2019, GBH has collaborated with the Brandeis Lab for Linguistics and Computation to develop CLAMS. The platform integrates open-sources machine learning tools and algorithms in support of programmatic capture of metadata from audiovisual files, such as speech-to-text transcripts, identification of bars and tone, text on screen (slates, credits, lower thirds), and named entities.

Responsibilities

Creation and upkeep of documentation around CLAMS tools and workflows
Evaluating collections to determine which tools are appropriate to run on them
Developing and overseeing a queue for processing of collections in a prioritized manner
Creating tool chains and deploying pipelines on collections
Overseeing quality control of CLAMS output
Overseeing metadata mapping/delivery to metadata systems and public websites in collaboration with the Archives Technology Manager, developers and systems analyst.
In collaboration with Archivists, evaluating, advising and updating guidelines for inventory spreadsheets, data modeling, human cataloging, and metadata searchability and presentation on the AAPB public website.
Collaborating with other GBH Archives staff and external partners on CLAMS tool and pipeline evaluation and refinement.
Contributing to long-term planning around the incorporation of CLAMS work into core GBH Archives operations
Coordinating work with the Brandeis team for deliverables and timelines

Skill Set

Knowledge of metadata standards including PBCore
Familiarity with Excel spreadsheets and XML
Familiarity with machine learning, artificial intelligence processing multi-media data, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) concepts, tools, and methods
Experience working with the command line and simple scripting/programming
Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills
Comfortable working with technical experts and colleagues in other disciplines (i.e., computational linguistics)
Enthusiasm for public media and its history
Demonstrated interest/investment in audiovisual archives
Experience collaborating with remote partners on projects across multiple institutions

Education

Library and Information Science or computer science degree required

To Apply

To view the full job description and apply, please visit: https://publicmedia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WGBH_Careers/details/Metadata-Operations-Specialist_R002289