Digital Media Processing Analyst

Ball State University•Muncie, IN

9d•$17 - $18

About The Position

Join Ball State University Libraries and become a catalyst for academic excellence and community growth. We are looking for a technologically skilled collaborator to help manage our ever-expanding Digital Media Repository—a premier collection of over 260,000 digital assets. In this role, your responsibilities will include preparing, creating, describing and codifying primary source materials that directly impact the success of our students and faculty, providing them with the essential tools for groundbreaking research and creative exploration. By making these resources accessible, you aren't just managing data; you will be enriching the social and economic vitality of our community and empowering our graduates to lead meaningful lives. Join a team dedicated to lifelong learning and help us share our world-class collections with the world. The new hire rate for this position is $16.70. Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
At least one year of related experience.
Working knowledge of basic Microsoft applications.
Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite applications (e.g., Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Acrobat, Bridge, etc.)
Strong oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work well with others
Excellent attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
More than three years of related experience.
Experience with audio and video production and editing
Experience with digitization processes and hardware.
Experience with metadata, controlled vocabularies, and/or object description.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, prepare, and perform digitization processes for creation of digital content that supports teaching, learning and research
Transcode, normalize, and enhance the quality of audio, video, and multimedia assets
Identify, describe, and codify digital and web-based information materials for inclusion in the University Libraries’ online digital resource collections, to support user discovery of digital content
Supervise student employees and perform quality reviews of their work
Maintain essential operations and provide oversight of Digital and Physical Processing in absence of the Digital and Physical Processing Supervisor
Compile statistics
Support a collaborative work environment and service culture in order to advance the strategic direction of the University Libraries
Analyze and prepare archival collection artifacts (photographs, text-based materials, maps, architectural drawings, audio, video, realia, or other) for preservation, including the creation of new file-naming schemas which are consistent with current archival collection identification coding
Digitize analog materials, normalize born-digital assets, and perform post-digitization processes for accessibility (e.g. optical character recognition, image and video enhancement, quality assurance, versioning, etc.)
Assist with additional digitization activities both on- or off- site as needed.
Organize and codify, content, including the creation of standards-based structural and administrative metadata verify digital collection structures, files, and project completeness in preparation for collection-building, long-term archiving and stewardship.
Assign and review work, orient and train student employee(s), and make recommendations as to interviewing and selection, performance appraisal, and discipline
Train, coordinate, and monitor special projects staff, including staff from other library units
Review and revise digital files and images created by staff and/or student assistants to provide quality assurance.
Upload assets to University Libraries’ content management systems and approved external environments (e.g. YouTube)
Review the quality of new or existing online assets and collections
Update, revise, or repair content and metadata as needed.
Compile and maintain accurate statistics on these operations
Provide regular reports on activities and progress of assigned projects.
Maintain essential operations and monitoring of students in Digital and Physical Processing in the absence of the Digital and Physical Processing Supervisor.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Benefits

At Ball State University, we understand the importance of balancing professional responsibilities with personal well-being. That's why we offer paid 10 to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 10 holidays a year.
Plus, our paid parental leave (6 weeks) is there for life's most significant moments.
We offer affordable health and dental insurance, robust long-term disability and life insurance plans, as well a range of retirement benefits to provide financial security to you and your family.
These benefits ensure that you can focus on your work and personal growth without worrying about the unexpected.
When you work for us, you are family. And to show our support of your family, we will cover 90 percent of your child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State.
We do the same for you. In fact, we'll cover 100 percent of the tuition costs for you to earn your undergraduate degree and 80 percent of your graduate tuition.
This offer is good from the very first day you start.
It's just one way we do our part to uplift you.
Let's fly together toward a secure and prosperous tomorrow.
Curious about our excellent benefits package? We have developed a calculator that show you the value of our core benefits.
Select the Total Compensation Calculator - Staff (Exempt) and download our calculator spreadsheet.
Goodness requires action to grow. We're dedicated to doing our part to keep goodness growing in Muncie, at our university, and as far beyond as possible.
That's where you come in. When you join our team, you become part of goodness in action.
Our main priority: uplifting students so they can discover their full potential. This is how we fly.
There are about 3,000 full-time faculty and staff in the Ball State University work family. Each brings unique gifts to help us be the kind of institution we want to be.
In return, we do our best to take care of them through comprehensive medical and dental plans, a Health Savings Account (which we contribute to), and a whole range of wellness, retirement, and other benefits like covering the cost of tuition at Ball State for you and your family.