Digital Archivist and Information Systems Coordinator is responsible for
leading the development of digital content and web-based delivery systems and
for coordinating with curatorial staff and contractors to implement the
Archives' information systems. The archivist for this area
will collaborate to manage the organization's electronic records for Church-
wide access, preferably in open source formats. The individual will also
define and develop industry standard descriptive data and metadata for
archival preservation, document conversion, and digital data
persistence. The Digital Archivist assists in shaping the
Archives' online presence and strategic marketing to Church audiences.

  
The candidate must have a solid knowledge of existing industry trends, best
practices, and archival standards to develop native approaches for preserving
archival records and their representations in electronic form, including the
use of digital forensics and preservation
processes. Requires a knowledge or
familiarity with standard document encoding languages and data formats such as
XHTML/CSS2, XML, PDF/A; open source tools using the LAMP platform,
particularly Drupal and Alfresco; web
authoring and common scripting languages, repository
software such as Archivematica, DSpace, and metadata integration standards and
tools such as Fedora, METS and PREMIS. An exemplar project
sample (e.g., project specs, RFP, systems architecture design, project report)
would be expected. Knowledge of common archival descriptive tools such as
DACS, EAD and EAC, and familiarity with standard CMS and cataloging software
are preferred. A solid theoretical understanding of
archives will be expected to guide strategic planning in the adoption of
appropriate technology solutions for institutional
archives. For more information, please
consult
http://www.episcopalarchives.org/DigitalArchPost_06-01-2013.

  
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Additional Salary Information: Minimum of salary range at $61,200; benefits
are highly competitive.

The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree and certification in a
relevant field of information management; 2 years of related professional
archival work experience and up to 2 years additional experience in
collaborative work groups with peer professional
colleagues. One is not expected to be proficient in all
areas of information management and technology; however, the preferred
candidate will be competent in a majority of the following areas: archival
resource management, information systems competence, project management,
documentation analysis, web content management and design, business process
and systems analysis, and authentic data transfer and storage protocols.
Management skills in areas of strategic goal setting, benchmarking, quality
measures, time and resource allocation, and output evaluation are highly
valued as are persuasive communication skills.



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