Moving Image Digitization and Metadata Specialist

Country Music Foundation • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is hiring a full-time, exempt specialist in its Museum Services department to organize, digitize, describe, and manage access to the museum’s moving image collection. Reporting to the Director of Library and Archival Collections, the specialist works with film and other moving image formats, primarily 16mm and 35mm film, and supports access through the museum’s online digital archive. The role also involves researching, curating, and editing moving images for exhibitions, educational programs, social media, and the museum website.

The Museum Services Department is responsible for the museum’s collections, exhibitions, interpretation, and editorial content. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is a nonprofit educational organization that documents and interprets country music history through its collections, programs, publications, and exhibitions.

Requirements

• Degree in a relevant field, such as Library and Information Science, Archival Studies, Museum Studies, Public History, or Film and Media Studies.
• One year of professional experience working with moving image collections in a museum, library, archive, or in a production or research capacity.
• Knowledge of digitization standards and best practices for moving image collections.
• Knowledge of current and historic moving image processes, signs of deterioration, and their individual preservation requirements.
• Experience with industry-standard DAM systems and metadata standards.
• Experience with moving image scanning hardware.
• Experience with moving image editing software.
• Proficiency and capabilities with personal computers, including Mac products, and software.
• Familiarity with the history of country music and key figures within the genre.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Strong time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
• Respect for country music as an art form and a commitment to continually expand knowledge of country music’s ever-evolving history.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing moving image content for museum exhibitions.
• Working knowledge of country music and its ever-evolving history.
• Knowledge of copyright laws pertaining to moving image content.
• Demonstrated understanding of the scholarly use of archival collections and of current developments in the field.
• Established professional relationships in the library, archives, or museum field.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, rehouse, and describe materials in various moving image formats, primarily 16mm and 35mm film.
• Digitize moving image formats for the online digital archive based on institutional priorities, using a variety of technologies.
• Create accurate metadata for records in the online digital archive.
• Maintain professional best practices for collections processing, storage, and preservation.
• Research, curate, and edit moving images for the museum’s exhibitions, educational programs, social media, and website.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Competitive pay.
• Paid vacation and sick days.
• 14 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays.
• 401(k) with up to 3% employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program with free counseling and legal services.
• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Free 24/7 downtown parking and transit benefits.
• Continuing professional offerings.
• Complimentary museum admission for the employee, family, and friends.
• Reciprocal partnerships with local venues.
• Up to 25% discount in retail stores and onsite restaurant venues.
• Opportunities to attend exhibit openings, concerts, and special events.
• Employee engagement activities and opportunities.
• FSA and dependent care options.
• Dog-friendly work environment.
• Volunteering and community engagement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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