The Missouri History Museum in St. Louis is seeking a Digital Assets Manager
The Digital Asset Manager is directly responsible for the evaluation,
selection, implementation, and management of a digital asset management system
as well as the creation and management of the metadata, policies, and
procedures related to digital assets. The ultimate goal of this position is to
ensure that all records are able to be accessed by staff and the general
public. The Digital Assets Manager will:
? Conduct a broad inventory of digital assets stored throughout the Museum.
? Develop detailed requirements for a digital asset management system.
? Train staff on the use of the DAMS.
? Work closely with IT staff to ensure thereliability and security of the
DAMS.
? Following best practices, develop policies for the digitization of the
Museum?s collections in association with other divisions.
? Develop and/or adopt metadata standards for digital assets and train
staff on their proper use.
? Develop policies and procedures for the ingest of digital assets into
the DAMS. Train staff accordingly and monitor compliance.
? Create policies and procedures related to the intake of born digital
collections.
? Develop and implement digital preservation strategies.
? Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualified candidate will have 3-5 years of experience managing digital asset
management
systems. Preference will be given to candidates that have selected and
implemented digital asset
management systems and have experience crafting institutional digital
preservation strategies;
experience and familiarity with a wide variety of DAMS including 2 or more
years of experience managing a DAMS; knowledge of current best practices
related to DAM metadata, processes, and preservationstrategies including 3-4
years working with DAM specific metadata; superiortechnical communication with
staff who have a wide range of technical competence ? a writing sample will be
required. MLIS or equivalent. Background in history a plus.
The Missouri History Museum offers a competitive salary and complete benefits
package. Please submit letter of interest and resume to:
Missouri History Museum
Human Resources
PO Box 11940
St. Louis, MO 63112-0040
Resumes may also be forwarded to hradmin at mohistory.org
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Angela Dietz Director of Digital Initiatives
Missouri History Museum
Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park
Tel: 314.454.3113 | Fax: 314.454.3189
akd at mohistory.org | mohistory.org
