Archival Digital Imaging Specialist, MIT Museum, (Medford, MA)
Posted June 24, 2025
Description
The MIT Museum seeks a digitization assistant to digitize archival materials from the Martin Klein Collection. The assistant will match documents to existing records, scan or photograph materials as appropriate, process images to internal standards, and apply appropriate naming conventions and other descriptive metadata to promote digital access.
The Martin Klein Collection comprises 22 linear feet of research papers, technical literature, equipment manuals, business records, and images related to the development, production, and use of sidescan sonar technology in the second half of the twentieth century. This digitization effort is part of a larger project to create an accessible, engaging online presence for the collection.
This is a temporary position, full time (40 hours a week) for 22 weeks (5.5 months). The Assistant will be expected to work during normal operating hours, Monday-Friday 9-5. Work will be done in consult with the curator for the Hart Nautical Collections and the Digital Archivist. Salary range is $23 to $26/hour.
Responsibilities
- Prepare materials for digitization by separating documents, assigning titles, and marking media for appropriate imaging systems
- Write brief folder-level description of materials for database; rearrange materials within folders if appropriate
- Image materials using photography, scanners, or other appropriate equipment for the media
- Process images, apply OCR, and convert to appropriate file types
- Apply naming conventions and prepare files for upload
- Develop and maintain quality checks on scanning work
- Maintain efficient workflows to process a high volume of materials
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience with archival processing and data management
- Bachelor’s degree. Applicants with a background in digitization, photography, archives management, library science, or other related fields are especially welcome;
- Familiarity with an Apple Macintosh environment, Piction, HubSpot, MimsyXG, Photoshop or Lightroom;
- Interest in underwater exploration technologies and the history of science
Hours and Compensation
This position will be 40 hours a week, scheduled between 9am and 5pm Monday-Friday (some flexibility in scheduling may be possible). Work is generally onsite in Medford, Massachusetts facility with occasional possibility to work from home.
Salary range is $23 to $26/hour.
How to Apply
Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to, Libby Meier, [email protected]. There is no application deadline, but the hope is to be conducting interviews by the end of July 2025.