Digital Asset Specialist
About The Position
The Digital Asset Specialist is an integral part of the Digital Archives workflow at Waters Library. The Digital Asset Specialist oversees the management and preservation of digital assets, tracks usage of the archives to inform digitization projects, and provides research assistance to users in the Archives. As a proud member of the third-largest institution in The Texas A&M University System, ETAMU fosters a strong professional environment that supports career growth and academic excellence. ETAMU is a fast-growing public university with a strong reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and student success. With over 140+ degree programs, a 20:1 student-to-faculty ratio, and nationally ranked online and graduate programs, ETAMU is committed to transforming lives through quality education. Our employees benefit from a collaborative community, cutting-edge research opportunities, and outstanding resources.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- One (1) year of related experience in a public or academic library or archives.
- Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
- Knowledge of email and complex and varied library online research database searches and/or processing.
- Ability to: Multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to adjust priorities, manage time wisely, and make quick effective decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work beyond normal office hours (evenings, nights, and weekends) as needed.
- Ability to move medium weight (20 pounds) boxes, books, heavy book truck or similar items.
- Ability to handle material which can contain dust or microscopic mold spores.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with digital asset management and digital archives in academic libraries.
- Experience with large-scale metadata remediation and transformation.
- Demonstrated experience with taxonomy development and metadata standards (DACS, Dublin Core).
- Demonstrated experience with various file formats (tif, jpg, mp3,mp4, m2ts, jp2, wav), file editing, and file conversion.
- Demonstrated experience with Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience with multiple metadata schemas.
- Knowledge of digital resource management standards and best practices.
- Experience with collection management systems/institutional repositories (ArchivesSpace, Digital Commons).
- Experience with developing, preserving, and managing digital resources in an academic library.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates the lifecycle of digital assets within the digital asset management system and establishes metadata standards according to best practices.
- Establishes institutional standards and guidelines for creating, managing, preserving, describing, and delivering digital resources.
- Records and maintains statistical information for department.
- Reviews, evaluates, and updates complex, non-routine unit-specific and other databases as well as specialized applications.
- Contributes to the ongoing creation, migration, quality control, and assessment of digital resources and their associated metadata.
- Manages and maintains all taxonomy and metadata, including keywords, file names, and image rights.
- Manages and coordinates the development, implementation, maintenance, and preservation of future digital projects, associated databases, and born digital records.
- Curates digital collections and exhibits featuring materials from Archives or campus and community partners.
- Provides customer service support for the Archives including virtual reference.
- Responds to complex, non-routine resource questions as a subject matter expert.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
