Archivist for Digital Content & Information Management
Archives of the Episcopal Church
Austin
We seek an individual who relishes the challenges of building solutions and
managing risk in innovationin an information-intensive
business environment. The Archivist has primary responsibility
fororganizing digital assets and their metadata;
coordinating website maintenance and custom
content;implementing digital acquisition and preservation,
conducting due diligence for information systems;
andsecuring internal audit and quality control processes.
We offer a supportive and enjoyable professionalenvironment
where creative problem solving and true collaboration are valued. The
archivist will workwith the current systems administrator
to monitor in-house computer systems and assist in
implementingnew technologies.
The archivist will assist in shaping the Archives' online presence and
strategic marketing to targetedaudiences and lead the
Archives in constructing a durable and authentic electronic archiving system
anddigital repository. To that end, the candidate should be
knowledgeable of existing industry standards,best
practices, and coming trends that frame the evolving field of digital content
stewardship andpreservation of archival records.
The job requires knowledge or familiarity with standard document encoding
languages and data formats;open source tools using the LAMP
platform, particularly Drupal; web authoring and common
scripting familiarity with repository software
and metadata integration standards, and data capture
anddistribution tools. Candidates will be asked to provide
an exemplar project sample (e.g., project specs,RFP,
systems architecture design, project report) to demonstrate experience and
inform a generaldiscussion of project planning and
execution. Knowledge of common archival descriptive
standards,content management systems, and cataloging
software applications is preferred.
Qualifications
We seek a person who has solid work experience within a range of possible
vocations in the broadinformation field. The ideal
candidate will have an advanced degree or certification in a
relevantdiscipline of information management. Though not
expected to be proficient in all areas of
informationmanagement and technology, the preferred
candidate will be competent in many of the following
areas:archival resource management, information systems
competence, project management, documentationanalysis, web
content management and design, business process and systems analysis, and
authentic datatransfer and storage protocols. Management
skills in areas of strategic goal setting,
benchmarking,quality measurement, time and resource
allocation, and output evaluation are highly valued as
arepersuasive communication skills.
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