1. [LIBJOBS] Job Announcement:
Lead Archivist Position - Washington D.C., USA
2. [MUSEUM-L] Position Announcement
Lead Archivist
ZAI is looking for an individual who will be responsible for the
preservation, organization and dissemination of artifacts and documents
located in six U.S. locations. This project will be supported and
managed from Washington, D.C. The individual will manage the design
and development of a system to capture, store and manage the project
assets. Responsibilities include the development and implementation of
project timelines; manage workflow; make staffing assignments;
coordinate work team activities; and ensure that work activities are
aligned with the client’s initiatives.
The successful candidate will have proven expertise and leadership
providing access to collections documentation in an archive or museum
environment; including a thorough knowledge of data management, digital
media production, and the ability to initiate, prioritize, manage and
lead a team of technical, production and cataloging staff.
Duties include:
Responsibilities include providing administrative and curatorial
leadership for six separate facilities throughout the country;
overseeing the development and implementation of a database for the
collection; budget management; supervising staff and day-to-day
operations. The individual will need to be willing to travel for an
extended period of time while conducting inventories out at various
facilities throughout the United States, plus conduct routine project
site visits.
Required:
Position requires a Library Science/Archival degree (MLS), Museum
Studies, or other graduate degree along with clearly documented
professional experience and accomplishments; curatorial and
administrative experience equivalent to a degree.
Preferred:
An art background, art history background, or arts administration;
extensive experience with a wide variety of media, approaches, and
historical periods; both a museum background as well as work in
galleries serving an art department; knowledge of historical and modern
American art; record of significant, nationally-recognized scholarship
and/or creative activity.
M/F/D/V and EOE employer
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