The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world's finest museums, is seeking a
Senior Technical Analyst for Digital Asset Management. This position will be
involved in the administration and oversight of MediaBin, the Museum's digital
asset management system. The Senior Technical Analyst will have a key role to
play in any initiative that involves the management of digitized assets at the
museum, including database design, reporting, digitization procedures, and
cataloguing interface design. Responsibilities include supporting digital
asset management in the Museum, providing technical support for digital asset
management systems, and serving as the primary technical liaison to software
vendors, implementers, and consultants; working with the Database Administrator
to design, specify, execute and monitor data migration/synchronization tasks
between various Museum data repositories; working closely with Museum staff to
understand the needs and to develop technical specifications for
content-related projects; providing technical user training to Museum staff on
content-related applications and prepare written procedures, instructions, and
documentation to assist users with the operation and maintenance of digital
asset management systems.
Successful candidates have had at least three years experience in IT analysis
and must have demonstrated experience with Microsoft SQL (or equivalent RDBMS)
and Visual Basic, .NET, Java, C, or equivalent programming language as well as
demonstrated skill with IIS (or equivalent web service) and PC-based
client-server systems and architectures. Candidates must have strong verbal and
written communication skills and experience with end-user support and service.
Experience with technical implementation and maintenance of digital asset
management systems, knowledge of digitization processes for content along with
experience on Microsoft Project a plus. BS or BA Degree in Computer Sciences
or a related discipline, or equivalent experience is required. Interest in the
arts, photography, art history, museums, and/or cultural affairs is preferred.
Please send cover letter, resume, and salary history as a Word attachment with
the position title in the subject line to employoppty at metmuseum.org.
