Temporary Digital Collections Assistant

Carnegie Hall • New York, NY

5d • $25 • Onsite

About The Position

Carnegie Hall seeks a temporary, part-time Digital Collections Assistant in its Archives department, working 14 hours per week. The position monitors, quality-checks, and catalogs incoming digital assets—including images, audio, and video—in Carnegie Hall’s digital asset management system; responds to internal and external asset-access requests; inventories and catalogs physical media for digitization; and creates authoritative keywords in an internal database using library science and archival metadata standards. The role may also support archival processing and cataloging and description of collections in the Rose Archives.

The position is in office at 881 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019. The approximate start date is November 16, 2026, and the approximate end date is March 31, 2027. The hourly rate is $25.00. Applicants should submit a cover letter with their resume.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in or have completed a Master’s degree program in Archival Management or Library and Information Science.
• Understanding of databases, working knowledge of digital content formats, and experience working with digital asset management systems.
• Thorough understanding of metadata standards and practices, schemas, taxonomies, archival tagging, cataloging, and file formats, with experience applying these practices in historic and current digital asset management environments.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a general audience and create clear, consistent documentation.
• Experience normalizing large and/or complex data sets.
• Understanding of file-based workflows and working with digital assets.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in working on other projects, including archival processing and cataloging and description of collections in the Rose Archives.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, quality-check, and catalog incoming digital assets added to Carnegie Hall’s digital asset management system, including images, audio, and video files.
• Respond to internal and external requests for access to assets, process requests, and provide required materials.
• Inventory and catalog physical media in preparation for digitization projects.
• Create authoritative keywords in an internal database following library science and archival metadata standards.
• Potentially contribute to archival processing and cataloging and description of collections in the Rose Archives.

What This Job Offers

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