Photo Archives Processor

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

54d • $53,000 - $58,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Describe, preserve, and promote photograph archives according to archival standards.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Information Science, Information Studies, Museum Studies, History, Photography, or a related field.
• Minimum of two years of experience processing or managing collections for long-term preservation, writing descriptions for archival materials in finding aids or collection management systems, and working with materials in an archival, museum, or library setting.
• Familiarity with metadata and descriptive standards relevant to archival collections, such as, DACS, EAD, or similar.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively, in a team environment, while managing and taking on tasks independently.

Nice To Haves

• Enthusiastic and professional demeanor.
• Skilled at maintaining positive working relationships across varied personalities, and in a public-facing capacity.
• Knowledge of photographic formats and historic processes.
• Knowledge of archival preservation standards and best practices for the stewardship of a variety of archival formats.
• Experience processing large archival collections.
• Experience making selections for digitization projects or for general curation purposes.
• Knowledge of digitization technologies, digitization standards, and best practices.
• Experience with ArchivesSpace or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Describe and preserve photographic archival collections according to archival standards and the needs of the Center.
• Participate in other Briscoe Center projects as needed, including events, presentations, updating the Briscoe Center wiki and associated documentation, large-scale collection stewardship projects, finding aid review, and more.
• Collaborate with other photography archives unit staff, digitization unit staff, and digital archives staff.
• Provide photo archives and general reference services to patrons of the Briscoe Center as needed.
• Work in the reading room regularly.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees