Archives and Records Management Intern: Digitization

SFMOMA • South San Francisco, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is seeking an Archives and Records Management Intern to assist with the digitization of archival cultural material. This internship offers an opportunity to learn about the archives and records management profession by working one-on-one with the Associate Records Manager. The intern will inventory, lightly process, and perform holdings maintenance for archival materials in preparation for digitization. Responsibilities include completing scan requests, uploading digitized assets to the digital asset management system (DAMS), and developing procedures related to digitization standards and practices. The intern will also participate in inventory projects to identify collections for processing and digitization, and by the end of the internship, will have completed a metrics report, created/updated digitization SOPs, gained experience in the full lifecycle of digitization, assisted with research requests, and participated in archival inventory and triage.

Requirements

• Must be a current student in or recent graduate of a Masters-level program in library science, records management/administration, museum studies, or related program.
• Detail-oriented and extremely organized.
• Interest in archives and records management, specifically in a museum setting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft 365 (including Teams and SharePoint), and task-management applications such as Asana and Airtable.
• Experience handling fragile objects, particularly paper and audiovisual materials.

Responsibilities

• Inventory, lightly process, and perform holdings maintenance for archival materials in preparation for digitization.
• Complete scan requests for internal and external research requests.
• Upload digitized assets to the digital asset management system (DAMS).
• Develop and improve procedures relating to digitization standards and practices for the Archives and Records Management department.
• Scan material following existing archival digitization standards.
• Upload and input descriptive metadata for scanned material to digital asset management system.
• Track request progress in Asana.
• Deliver completed scans as assigned.
• Participate in SFMOMA Archives inventory projects, assisting with inventorying unprocessed collections such as posters, AV materials, and press materials.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern