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City of New York · 2 months ago

DIGITIZATION TECHNICIAN

All, MO

Part-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$28.05/hr - $28.05/hr

1+ years exp

The City of New York is seeking a part-time, temporary Digitization Technician for a grant-funded project within the Municipal Archives. The technician will be responsible for digitizing a paper-based collection and performing post-production activities under the supervision of the Digital Programs Project Manager.

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Responsibilities

Digitizing a paper-based collection using a DT Rcam digital copy stand system with Capture One and Adobe Creative Cloud software in accordance with Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) standards and the New York State Digital Imaging Guidelines

Photographing the series, ensuring the camera is always in focus and capturing images following FADGI 3.0 standards

Performing post-production activities, including processing RAW files to PDF/As, level u, cropping, embedding metadata, creating access copies, and uploading files to a storage server

Coordinating the transfer to cloud storage

Working under the direct supervision of the Digital Programs Project Manager and coordinating with the Project Support Staff on description work

Qualification

Digital photographyAdobe Creative CloudCapture One softwareArchival digitizationPhysical handling

Required

A Masters degree from an accredited college in Library Science, Archival Science, American History, Political Science, or a related area

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and one year full-time professional experience in archival, records management or library work

Education and/or experience equivalent to '1' or '2' above. However, all candidates must have the baccalaureate degree from an accredited college

The technician will be responsible for digitizing a paper-based collection using a DT Rcam digital copy stand system with Capture One and Adobe Creative Cloud software in accordance with Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) standards and the New York State Digital Imaging Guidelines

The technician will photograph the series, making sure the camera is always in focus and capturing images following FADGI 3.0 standards

The candidate must be able to lift boxes weighing up to 25 lbs

Due to the necessary support duties of this position, the candidate may be required to be on call and/or work various shifts such as weekends and/or evening shifts