Consultant, Audiovisual Collection Assessment and Preservation Planning
Description
AudioVisual Preservation Solutions is seeking interested candidates to join our media archiving and preservation consulting team in the primary areas of collection assessment, inventory, and preservation planning for analog and digital collections. Activities involve onsite assessment of condition and collection makeup, interviews with client staff, generating written reports and worksheets on findings and recommendations, data analysis, and development of work plans and resources to guide clients through reformatting or other preservation activities. Direct assessment experience is not required, but candidates must display applicable skills, be proficient with communication and analysis, and enjoy challenges and learning. Position may be project-based to start but can move quickly to full time with the right candidate. Projects may expand beyond the areas outlined above depending on client needs and candidate skills.
AVPS is a full service media preservation and information management consulting firm providing effective individualized solutions in the areas of collection assessment, metadata management, digital preservation, facilities, workflows, and more. We work with national and international clients in universities, government, broadcasting, cultural arts, museums, and both the corporate and non-profit sectors to help ensure the preservation and long-term access to the valuable media and data they collect or create. AVPS fosters an environment of continuing professional development, creativity, and diversity to best support the goals of our clients and further development of our field.
Skills
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Creative problem solver able to adapt quickly to new situations and environments
- Analytical mind able to be detail-oriented while keeping the big picture in mind
- Background in archives, libraries, media collections, engineering/production, or preservation-oriented reformatting preferred
- Must have expertise with at least one audiovisual media type (film, video, audio) and comfort with the others in at least 3 of the following areas:
o Format identification and history
o Care & handling and inspection for signs of damage and decay
o Production and reformatting workflows
o Library/archive services such as collection management, cataloging, search and retrieval, access, processing
o Advocacy and fundraising
o Distribution
o Metadata development
o File-based storage and asset management
- Interest in history, broadcasting, media production, cultural studies, government, museums, social sciences, history of technology, or other areas that relate to organizations that hold audiovisual archives and the content/creation of those holdings.
- Physically active. May require twisting, bending, climbing, lifting 30-50 lb boxes repeatedly, and standing for long periods on hard surfaces in potentially confined area. May be exposure to dust, particulate, mildew, and decaying media.
- Skilled with Word, Excel, and Access or Filemaker a must. Appreciate experience or familiarity with other database or DAM-type systems, XML, Adobe products, audio and video processing/editing software, and other computing languages or utilities.
- May entail travel for periods of up to one week at a time
Send resume and letter of interest to josh@avpreserve.com
No phone calls please.
AudioVisual Preservation Solutions
350 7th Avenue, Suite 1603
New York, New York 1000
avpreserve.com
