Digital Asset Management Metadata Intern

Huntington Public Library•San Marino, CA

2d•$18•Onsite

About The Position

The Digital Asset Management Metadata Intern position, funded by the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Science Initiative, offers students aspiring to work in museums hands-on experience. Interns will work with professionals in Digital Asset Management on an asset metadata analysis project to enhance the search capabilities of the museum's Digital Asset Management (DAM) system. This 9-week, part-time opportunity is ideal for individuals interested in Digital Asset Management and metadata specialties within collections data development for archives, libraries, and museums. The role requires a proactive, organized individual comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The internship runs from June 1 to July 31.

Requirements

Must be a current university student or recent graduate (1 year max).
Strong ability to work independently.
Strong communication skills using Microsoft Teams, Outlook or equivalent programs.
Excellent documentation abilities.
Familiarity with the concepts of technical and descriptive metadata used in library, museum or archival settings.
Ability and willingness to apply analytical skills related to metadata and image assets.
Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students (minimum age 18) whose field of study aligns with the internship opportunity.
This internship is available to Los Angeles area residents.

Nice To Haves

Have an interest in cultural heritage and research organizations.
Have an interest in collections of metadata and/or digital asset management.
Experience with programs like Excel or equivalent software programs.

Responsibilities

Participating in Internship programming led by the Internship Coordinator.
Creating and presenting a final project based on the work done during the 9-week Internship.
Assessing digital asset metadata in relation to search accuracy of the digital asset management system.
Exporting search data from the digital asset management system for analysis and documentation.
Reviewing system metadata as it applies to asset discovery.
Examining best search practices for Huntington staff users.
Testing new and existing search tools and methods for increasing search efficiency.
Identify assets in need of improvement in terms of metadata enrichment for specified sets of assets.
Assist the Collections Data and Digital Assets Manager in adding to existing end-user documentation.
Reformat and “clean” data exported from DAM in CSV/Excel file formats.
Test and assess search tools and methods for successful search in the DAM.
May perform other related duties as assigned.