Resource Management Specialist-Metadata & Digitization

About the role

• Resource Management Specialist-Metadata & Digitization
• Work Days: Monday-Friday
• Shift Start/End Time: 8:30am - 4:54pm
• Hours Per Week: 37
• Weeks Per Year: 52

Pay Status and Classification: Non-Exempt, Regular Full-Time. This position is not eligible for relocation assistance or visa sponsorship.

Work Location: This position is eligible for occasional remote work.

Supervisor: Digital Projects & Metadata Librarian

Position purpose

Performs digitization, metadata services, quality control, and student supervision to ensure access to digitized library materials, born-digital items, openly available materials, and scholarly works created at Union College.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Supervision: Supervises digital lab students. Trains and supervises students for digitization lab tasks. Updates documentation and training materials for student employees. Coordinates students to assist in new digital initiatives and works with librarians to complete experiential learning projects.
• Digital Projects: Participates in optimization of digital project workflows. Assists in the production and description of digital materials for the institutional repository. Collaborates on other projects such as digital scholarship, open access, and open educational resources. Communicates and collaborates with vendors and ITS to troubleshoot equipment or software issues.
• Data Management: Participates in workflow analysis and documentation. Participates in data cleanup, workflow improvements, and testing of new procedures. Helps refine and document current processes and create new workflows for data. Participates in general library and departmental projects. As needed, manage the batch loading and deleting of records, utilizing specialized programs and interfaces to create, manipulate, and transfer files of records for complex maintenance routines on digitized materials.
• Archival Processing: Assists with processing and describing archival collections under the supervision of archivist colleagues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or a combination of relevant education, training, certifications, and/or work experience.
• Familiarity or interest in metadata principles, data manipulation tools, and file management best practices is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) or Google Workspace.
• Ability to analyze data and synthesize best practices, adapting to a dynamic technology and workflow environment.
• Detail-oriented, particularly around descriptive language and handling of materials.
• The ability to foster and enhance a thriving, diverse, inclusive, and culturally vibrant community, while promoting a sense of belonging among students, faculty and staff colleagues, and alumni.
• Prior supervisory or instruction experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of one or more foreign languages is desirable.
• Prior experience working in a special collections, archival, or digital collections environment is desirable.

Compensation

The hourly range for this position is $21.00-$22.50 per hour. Except for roles with a set rate of pay, the wage/salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The stated hiring rate/range represents the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the rate/range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Location: Schenectady, NY

We know some job seekers may not apply for career opportunities unless they meet every qualification in the position description including the preferred qualifications. We are most interested in hiring the best staff and faculty colleagues, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career path. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our preferred qualifications.

We offer exceptional benefits including

• Generous Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time
• Winter Recess Break in Addition to Paid Holidays (in accordance with policy)
• Healthcare: Medical (PPO & HDHP), Dental, and Vision Insurance (Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts)
• Free On-Campus Fitness Facility Access and Discounts for On-Campus Wellness Programs
• Pre and Post Tax participation in a 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Salary Continuation Program in the event of Disability
• Tuition Exchange

Background Checks: In accordance with our background check policy, finalists for hire will undergo a background check that includes education, employment, and criminal convictions.