Audiovisual Systems Archivist, University of Georgia, (Athens, GA)

Posted March 18, 2025

Job Summary:

The Audiovisual Systems Archivist and Access Coordinator plays a critical role in managing and optimizing audiovisual and oral history digitization, metadata workflows, and system integrations across Special Collections. This position provides strategic leadership in planning and implementing sustainable, efficient workflows for audiovisual digitization, metadata migration, and access to audiovisual materials. Working closely with the Digital Archivist and other colleagues in Special Collections’ Digitization and Data unit and the Libraries’ Discovery and Digital Services unit, the librarian supports system integrations, explores emerging technologies—including AI-based solutions—and leads professional development efforts to enhance audiovisual preservation and access.

Position Duties:

Workflow & Systems Integration

Leads efforts to integrate audiovisual and oral history digitization, processing, and metadata workflows across Special Collections.
Optimizes and streamlines workflows by identifying efficiencies in metadata management, digitization processes, and system interoperability.
Plans and implements system migrations in collaboration with the Digital Archivist and Discovery and Digital Services Unit, including oral history and audiovisual collections content management systems.
Oversees and refines tracking systems, including Airtable, to identify opportunities for automation and increased efficiency in licensing, digitization, and preservation workflows.
Works with colleagues to integrate workflows with other library systems (e.g., Aeon, Digital Library of
Georgia).
Collaborates with the Digital Archivist and other colleagues to implement AI-driven enhancements for preservation and access, such as:
Whisper-generated transcripts and closed captions.
Automated metadata extraction and indexing tools.
Manages and enhances the use of Collective Access for audiovisual materials, including improving website accessibility and incorporating metadata from the Digital Library of Georgia.

Audiovisual Preservation & Digitization Leadership

Oversees media order fulfillment by maintaining audio and video equipment used for digitization, monitoring the queue of digitization requests, and providing quality control checks on digitized files
Manages vendor digitization workflows
Ensures quality control of digitized audiovisual materials

Managing Audiovisual Licensing Workflows

Enhances and streamlines the content licensing process to ensure archival
producers can efficiently license and reuse SCL archival materials.

Professional Development and Community Engagement

Leads workshops and presentations on emerging audiovisual preservation tools and best practices for faculty, staff, and community partners.
Collaborates with the SCL colleagues to grow community-based audiovisual digitization initiatives.
Engages in professional development and contributes to national conversations around audiovisual preservation, digital libraries, and metadata management.

Qualifications:

An ALA-accredited Master’s in Library and Information Science or terminal degree in a related field

How to Apply:

Visit https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/418293 for full job listing and to apply. Applicants should be prepared to submit a 1-2 page letter of interest, a complete CV, and the names and contact information of three references.

Candidates are encouraged to submit their Applications by April 6, 2025, however, the position will remain open until filled.