We have a job opening and would love to talk to anyone at MCN who might be interested in working with us! The position will soon be posted on the University of Tulsa site. Meanwhile, here's a sneak preview of what we need - with a little extra information about the Tulsa area:
The University of Tulsa INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Digital Media/Web Developer Gilcrease Museum POSITION SUMMARY This position serves as the primary developer for Gilcrease Museum¹s web, digitization, digital asset management, and media projects. It also supports web projects for the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR). The incumbent will work on a variety of web projects including oversight of the creation and integration of a robust, database-driven collections research site as a web-based media presentation of the museum and archive collections. This position is part of the University of Tulsa Information Technology department and reports to the Chief IT Services Officer. It is embedded in the Gilcrease Museum with a service reporting line to the Head of Collections Digitization. CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES: · Supports, plans, and develops web and digital media projects ranging from applications within the Gilcrease Museum¹s website to the digital asset management system. · Serves as the primary technical resource for digital development within the Museum and HCAR. · Works collaboratively with the University of Tulsa web services areas to ensure standards in marketing and branding. · Manages and monitors web analytics and site performance data for the Museum. · Works with and becomes skilled in the administration of museum specific software including Gallery Systems TMS museum collections management system and Piction digital image management system. · Develops and integrates database-driven, dynamic site for collections web presentation of digital assets. · Follows best practices in documentation, work flow, and version control. · Follows best practices for web implementation: W3C standards http://www.w3.org/standards/ · Remains current on museum digital technology and researches emerging technology, including Linked Open Data for the semantic web. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: · Bachelor¹s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related technical field. Experience and demonstrated knowledge can be substituted for the degree. · Two to four years¹ experience in digital technologies and user experience design. · Experience with or demonstrated interest in large museum collection digitization efforts and the resulting online research site. · Strong web development skills including HTML5, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript. · Strong skills in importing, exporting and querying databases including transforming data from one format or structure to another (i.e. XML, LOD, csv, JSON) · Experience with web CMS systems such as Word Press and Drupal for dynamic, database-driven research sites. · Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as part of a project team. · Effective oral and written communication skills to a variety of audiences including non-technical staff. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: · Master¹s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Museum Management, or related field. · Previous experience in a museum especially in digitization projects. · Previous experience with Gallery Systems and Piction. · Previous experience with Word Press. --------------------------------------- Gilcrease Museum, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is one of the country's finest facilities for the preservation and study of American art and history. The museum houses the world's largest and most comprehensive Collection of Western American art and artifacts, including an unparalleled Collection of Native American art and artifacts. The new Helmerich Center for American Research on the museum's Campus houses the vast archival collection that Thomas Gilcrease amassed. The collection includes more than 100,000 items that chronical this history from the Spanish exploration and conquest of the Western Hemisphere, to the founding of democracy in the United States, to the American Indian attempts to maintain home territories during the 19th century. Western artists for which Gilcrease is renowned include Albert Bierstadt, William M. Cary, George Catlin, Woody Crumbo, William R. Leigh, Alfred Jacob Miller, Thomas Moran, Frederic Remington (including 18 of his 22 bronzes), Charles M. Russell, Olaf Seltzer, Joseph H. Sharp, Willard Stone, And Charles Banks Wilson. Themed gardens have been developed on 23 of the museum's 460 acres. The Restaurant at Gilcrease is excellent. Gilcrease Museum is owned by the City of Tulsa, which has partnered with The University of Tulsa to steward the museum into a new Era. Tulsa is a vibrant, mid-sized city of rich music and cultural traditions located in green country, Northeastern Oklahoma, within a landscape of rolling hills and rivers. It is part of the emerging cultural corridor stretching between Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, Arkansas to Gilcrease Museum and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Other cultural attractions in Tulsa include: Philbrook Museum, Woody Guthrie Museum, Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Ballet, Cain¹s ballroom, Route 66, art deco architecture and the Brady Street Arts District downtown. Please contact: Diana Folsom, Head of Collections Digitization, Gilcrease Museum, [email protected] If you're attending MCN, please feel free to stop me in the halls to talk about this exciting opportunity! Diana Folsom Head of Collections Digitization Gilcrease Museum 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127-2100 tel: 918.596.2719 [email protected] http://gilcrease.utulsa.edu > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: [email protected] To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/
