New York Public Library: Moving Image & Recorded Sound Curator
Submitted by:
Richard Ranft on Fri, 22/03/2013 - 00:20 Job ID:
2013-7263 Openings Remaining:
1 Location:
US-NY-Manhattan Type:
Full-Time Regular Department:
Schomburg Center, Moving Image & Recorded Sound Division Responsibilities: Provide senior leadership in the development, management, preservation, and interpretation of the audio/visual collection at the Schomburg Center. Conduct periodic reviews and assessments of the collection, developing strategies for digital preservation and digital public access. Promote scholarly, educational, and general use of the collection in collaboration with other divisions, including Public Engagement and Strategic Initiatives. Actively engage researchers by helping them in their work and exploring opportunities for collaboration. Regularly prepare and update finding aids, e-catalogs, multi-media clips, and other research tools. Identify and prepare grant proposals, applications, and reports. Identify and secure funding from grants and donors, working closely with NYPL Development staff. Identify and build relationships with various communities, including academic, performing arts, and technological communities. Cultivate collectors and donors of new material, and represent the division and the Library at various functions. Promote use of the collection by presenting at conferences and publishing. Curate exhibitions and programming related to the collection. Administer and coordinate intellectual property rights and copyright for loans and usage of materials. Administer the budget. Hire and supervise staff. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Master’s level or higher degree with substantial experience in audio/visual preservation and archiving. Subject area expertise or educational background in African American History/Studies/Literature, Africana Studies, ethno-musicology, music or film history, or cultural studies. Background in archives, research libraries, media collections, engineering/production, and/or preservation-oriented reformatting experience. Knowledge of digitization and metadata standards, technologies, and workflow in a/v material. Successfully demonstrated experience managing and realizing projects. Knowledge of rights issues pertaining to a/v material. Administrative, budgetary, and supervisory experience. Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communications skills. Grant writing and/or proven ability to develop and foster relationships with collectors, donors, and other institutions. Ability to work well under pressure, with judgment, accuracy, and attention to detail. Work Environment:
Office setting. Physical Duties:
Not applicable.
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Submitted by:
Richard Ranft on Fri, 22/03/2013 - 00:20 Job ID:
2013-7263 Openings Remaining:
1 Location:
US-NY-Manhattan Type:
Full-Time Regular Department:
Schomburg Center, Moving Image & Recorded Sound Division Responsibilities: Provide senior leadership in the development, management, preservation, and interpretation of the audio/visual collection at the Schomburg Center. Conduct periodic reviews and assessments of the collection, developing strategies for digital preservation and digital public access. Promote scholarly, educational, and general use of the collection in collaboration with other divisions, including Public Engagement and Strategic Initiatives. Actively engage researchers by helping them in their work and exploring opportunities for collaboration. Regularly prepare and update finding aids, e-catalogs, multi-media clips, and other research tools. Identify and prepare grant proposals, applications, and reports. Identify and secure funding from grants and donors, working closely with NYPL Development staff. Identify and build relationships with various communities, including academic, performing arts, and technological communities. Cultivate collectors and donors of new material, and represent the division and the Library at various functions. Promote use of the collection by presenting at conferences and publishing. Curate exhibitions and programming related to the collection. Administer and coordinate intellectual property rights and copyright for loans and usage of materials. Administer the budget. Hire and supervise staff. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Master’s level or higher degree with substantial experience in audio/visual preservation and archiving. Subject area expertise or educational background in African American History/Studies/Literature, Africana Studies, ethno-musicology, music or film history, or cultural studies. Background in archives, research libraries, media collections, engineering/production, and/or preservation-oriented reformatting experience. Knowledge of digitization and metadata standards, technologies, and workflow in a/v material. Successfully demonstrated experience managing and realizing projects. Knowledge of rights issues pertaining to a/v material. Administrative, budgetary, and supervisory experience. Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communications skills. Grant writing and/or proven ability to develop and foster relationships with collectors, donors, and other institutions. Ability to work well under pressure, with judgment, accuracy, and attention to detail. Work Environment:
Office setting. Physical Duties:
Not applicable.
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