McGreal Center Undergraduate Sacred Spaces Assistant
Dominican University•River Forest, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
The McGreal Center at Dominican University is seeking an Undergraduate Sacred Spaces Assistant to support its initiatives in preserving the history of the Dominican family. The role involves assisting with the Sacred Spaces project, a digital archive of Dominican Family architectural and culturally significant spaces in the Chicago area. The assistant will work with a small team on research, outreach, digital capture, tour creation, and digital asset management.
Requirements
- Demonstrated interest in digital exhibitions or archives, digital humanities, and/or digital curation
- Willingness to learn and troubleshoot complex VR software, camera equipment, and drone photography
- Comfort with troubleshooting, using software documentation to address issues
Nice To Haves
- Experience in photography, film, programming, architecture, or library/museum work
- Interest in architecture, Chicago history, or religious communities
Responsibilities
- Assist the Sacred Spaces team in capturing digital footage of interiors and exteriors of sacred spaces sites using drones, panorama cameras, and phone cameras
- Create digital tours of spaces using Pano2VR software
- Conduct research about individual spaces and communities
- Assist the Sacred Spaces facilitator in identifying new sites of interest, corresponding with representatives of communities
- Assist the archives assistant with selecting content for permanent retention, describing in ArchivesSpace, and ingesting into Preservica
Benefits
- Learning opportunities with software programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Pano2VR, PTGui, Preservica
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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