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Fine Art Photographer, Full-Time Start Date January 2019 Applications will not be accepted after October 4, 2019 An Albright-Knox Art Gallery team member with high-level technical planning and oversight responsibilities in creating digital images that are compliant with preservation-quality museum standards in order to correctly represent the objects from the museums’ Collection(s). Duties and Responsibilities: * Responsible for the actual digitization of the physical Collection(s) using industry-grade equipment and digitization workflows. This includes both acquisition and installation photography of fine art and final AK Public Art Initiative projects. * Maintain and develop skills in the use of professional digital capture systems, both hardware and software, according to current museum best practices. * Helps translate overall strategic digitization plans into specific imaging workflows for entire photography team for maximum productivity. * Works with members of the team to produce written and visual documentation of studio projects and workflows as part of a standard operating procedural document. * Along with the assistance of the Photography Studio Manager and Technician, manages the quality and control processes, and handles calibration and maintenance tasks. * Tests new equipment and technologies. Make recommendations on equipment purchases and repairs to keep studio updated and functioning. * Maintain and/or oversee maintenance of studio and imaging equipment. * Consult with curatorial department to determine views, appropriate setup, and lighting for museum objects. Works with collections management staff to ensure safe handling of works of art. * Process digital files to match original art objects, maintaining industry standards for color managed workflows. Conduct and/or supervise color correcting, retouching, and processing of raw digital files. * Prepare Photoshop scripts to automate file processing and to develop efficient workflows tailored to specific projects. * Provide technical guidance to other AK staff and collaborate with colleagues at other institutions on the production of images. * Other related photography duties will be assigned as necessary. * Under the direction of the Digital Assets Manager, basic management, organization, and ingestion of digital assets into the museum’s digital assets management system, Piction. Basic Qualifications: * BA in photography or related field preferred; * 5+ years of professional digital photography experience in a museum, library, archive, or similar setting required. Additional Qualifications: * Experience with digital assets management systems preferred. * Proficiency with studio cameras, lenses, and other necessary equipment * Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, other graphic arts applications, and museum software applications visual sensitivity to a wide range of 2D and 3D objects; demonstrated skill with color-correcting image files; * Advanced knowledge of lighting techniques and sources; knowledge of large and medium format cameras; demonstrated ability to learn and to adapt to advancements in digital imaging technologies; * Working knowledge of contemporary art and art history, excellent problem solving; * Excellent written and verbal communication skills; * Ability to work under tight deadlines; strong time and project management skills; * Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently; * Experience handling art preferred. Kelly Carpenter Digital Assets Manager Albright-Knox Art Gallery 1285 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, New York 14222-1096 716.270.8235 kcarpen...@albrightknox.org<mailto:kcarpen...@albrightknox.org> www.albrightknox.org<applewebdata://8BDBBEC8-D89A-4904-BE59-E0625C5F0CD6/www.albrightknox.org> _______________________________________________ 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: mcn-l@mcn.edu 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://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
