The National Hispanic Cultural Center – Archives & Special Collections is looking to fill its temporary Archives Digitization Assistant Project Manager position.
Dates of Project: September 2024 – August 2027.
Pay: $25 per hour
Benefits: Contract positions are not eligible for benefits or paid leave
Description: The National Hispanic Cultural Center is seeking a contract Assistant Project Manager for a three-year digitization project starting June 2024 through May 2027. This temporary position is funded by a congressional grant through the National Archives and Records Administration. Approximately 30 hours per week for 3 years. This project is funded by a congressional grant and is temporary in alignment with the terms of the grant. The Assistant Project Manager reports to the Project Manager and NHCC Archivist.
The Assistant Project Manager will work closely with the NHCC Archivist and Project Manager to:
- Implement project work flow
- Provide ongoing feedback on project work flow and other processes
- Care for project equipment and assist with maintenance as needed
- Process items for digitization
- Implement the digitization schedule
- Follow naming project conventions
- Implement a metadata system
- Assist with the photography schedule
- Implement the scanning schedule
- Assist with data storage and retrieval for project photographs and scans
- Assist with rehousing items properly after digitization
- Assist with maintaining a clean and safe photography space on the NHCC campus
- Provide feedback on the digitized materials and user experience for the revised website.
- Assist with other aspects of project as needed
Qualifications: 1 to 2 years of experience in digitizing processes, scanning, and/or archival work Bachelor’s degree history, Chicano/Chicanx studies, or related field.
Additional qualifications include:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Organized and detail oriented
- Dependable and punctual
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Suite
- A working knowledge of various descriptive standards and digital asset management software, such as ArchiveSpace or CONTENTdm, is preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish or familiarity with Spanish language preferred.
Other Requirements: Ability to lift 30 lbs, sit for extended periods of time, perform repetitive physical tasks
To Apply: Email your resume/CV and references to Robin Moses, Robin.Moses@dca.nm.gov