*A**V Preservation Coordinator Position*
Full-Time
Immediate opening
Post will remain open until filled; will close as soon as filled
Salary commensurate with experience
Eligible for companyʼs benefits package, including company-sponsored medica
l; voluntary SIMPLE-IRA contributions and PTO, as well as company holidays
Company background:
George Blood Audio/Video/Film is a leading provider of audio and moving imag
e preservation digitization. At our studios in Philadelphia, every month we
digitize over 10,000 hours of AV recordings in decaying and obsolete formats
to a variety of digital formats, according to the needs of our various clien
ts in libraries, museums, archives, corporations and private collections acr
oss the country.
AV Preservation Coordinator Duties:
• Assess and process client-provided object and metadata inventory, as
assigned
• Oversee the shipping and receiving of original materials and their d
igital surrogates
• Perform a brief preservation assessment of original materials upon t
heir arrival at George Blood Audio/Video/Film
• Monitor and resolve any process failures throughout all stages of wo
rkflow
• Direct staff on monthly maintenance tasks and maintain disaster pr
eparedness documents
• Track materials as they go through the digitization workflow
• Coordinate media preparation with production manager
• Inventory project originals prior to shipping back to the client
• Manage Safe Sound Archive permanent storage materials
• Lead creation and testing of internal wiki articles
Education, Experience & Skills:
• Prior experience with A/V materials required
• Background in metadata and archival processing and/or cataloging is
preferred
• A master's degree in library or information science, or comparable w
ork experience, is required
• Ability to work independently and follow instructions required
• Time-management and stress-management skills required
• Excellent communication skills and ability to coordinate with staff
from all departments required
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. required
• Effective organizational and spatial reasoning skills required
• Ability to rapidly change between tasks and environments required
• Experience with FileMaker Pro preferred, but not required
• Mac users preferred, but not required
This is a full time position that will initially cover the Registrar’s dutie
s while she is out for maternity leave. It begins immediately in order to
overlap with the Registrar for training purposes and will continue after he
r return and grow in scope. This position reports to Biz Maher Gallo, Manage
r of AV Preservation.
Application Instructions:
Please send cover letter, resume and three references with contact informati
on via e-mail attachment to *Ch**ristina Fisher, *Office Manager at christi
[log in to unmask] with subject line: Audiovisual Preservation Coordi
nator: *You**r Full Name. *
Please mention that you are responding to the listing on the ARSCLIST
Listserv in your email.
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Christina A. Fisher | Office Manager
George Blood Audio/Video/Film
21 W Highland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
215.248.2100 | fax 215.242.2177
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