Temporary Digital Collections Assistant

Carnegie Hall • New York, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Carnegie Hall seeks a temporary, part-time Digital Collections Assistant in the Archives Department, working 14 hours per week at $25.00 per hour. The position is expected to begin November 16, 2026, and end March 31, 2027; both dates are approximate. The role is in office at 881 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, and reports to the Senior Manager, Digital Collections.

The Digital Collections Assistant monitors, quality-checks, and catalogs incoming digital assets—including images, audio, and video—in Carnegie Hall’s digital asset management system. The role also responds to requests for asset access, processes requests and provides materials, inventories and catalogs physical media for digitization projects, and creates authoritative keywords in an internal database according to library science and archival metadata standards. The position may also involve other projects, including archival processing and cataloging and description of collections in the Rose Archives.

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 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 images, audio, and video in the digital asset management system.
• 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 the internal database following library science and archival metadata standards.
• Potentially assist with archival processing and cataloging and description of collections in the Rose Archives.

What This Job Offers

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