[Asis-l] Job Opportunity at NEDCC - Manager of Audio Preservation Services

[Julie Martin]

Employment Opportunity:

NEDCC SEEKS MANAGER OF AUDIO PRESERVATION SERVICES

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The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) seeks an experienced audio preservation professional to lead its expanded Audio Preservation Services program.  The new Manager of Audio Preservation Services will manage the day-to-day operations of the Center's Audio Preservation Services department.



EXPANDING AUDIO SERVICES:

NEDCC is expanding its digital audio preservation service for libraries, archives, and museums.  This service will build upon NEDCC's successful implementation of "IRENE," the IMLS-funded optical scanning technology developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Library of Congress for digitizing grooved audio carriers.



NEDCC will now offer reformatting of audio content on magnetic, DAT, and other obsolete media using more traditional approaches. NEDCC acknowledges the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for underwriting the implementation of its expanded audio preservation service.



QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants should have: 1) detailed knowledge of, and hands-on experience in, all aspects of digitally preserving audio collections; 2) strong communication skills in listening to clients' needs and clearly articulating proposed specifications; 3) excellent relationship-building skills; 4) strong production, management and supervisory skills to lead the staff in achieving the highest quality results in strict accordance with the best practices for digital audio preservation; and 5) a solid educational and/or experiential foundation related to digital reformatting in general and audio preservation in specific.



FOR COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION and Application Instructions, visit:

https://www.nedcc.org/about/employment-opportunities



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Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA

Preserving Cultural Collections Since 1973

www.nedcc.org<http://www.nedcc.org>

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