Ball State University · 12 hours ago
Digital Media Processing Analyst
Ball State University is seeking a Digital Media Processing Analyst to join their Libraries team. The role involves managing the Digital Media Repository by preparing, creating, and codifying primary source materials to support academic research and exploration.
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Responsibilities
Analyze and prepare archival collection artifacts (photographs, text-based materials, maps, architectural drawings, audio, video, realia, or other) for preservation, including the creation of new file-naming schemas which are consistent with current archival collection identification coding; digitize analog materials, normalize born-digital assets, and perform post-digitization processes for accessibility (e.g. optical character recognition, image and video enhancement, quality assurance, versioning, etc.); assist with additional digitization activities both on- or off- site as needed
Organize and codify, content, including the creation of standards-based structural and administrative metadata verify digital collection structures, files, and project completeness in preparation for collection-building, long-term archiving and stewardship
Assign and review work, orient and train student employee(s), and make recommendations as to interviewing and selection, performance appraisal, and discipline; train, coordinate, and monitor special projects staff, including staff from other library units; review and revise digital files and images created by staff and/or student assistants to provide quality assurance
Upload assets to University Libraries’ content management systems and approved external environments (e.g. YouTube); review the quality of new or existing online assets and collections; update, revise, or repair content and metadata as needed
Compile and maintain accurate statistics on these operations; provide regular reports on activities and progress of assigned projects
Maintain essential operations and monitoring of students in Digital and Physical Processing in the absence of the Digital and Physical Processing Supervisor
Perform other related duties as assigned
Maintain regular and predictable attendance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
At least one year of related experience
Working knowledge of basic Microsoft applications
Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite applications (e.g., Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Acrobat, Bridge, etc.)
Strong oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work well with others
Excellent attention to detail
Preferred
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field
More than three years of related experience
Experience with audio and video production and editing
Experience with digitization processes and hardware
Experience with metadata, controlled vocabularies, and/or object description
Benefits
Paid 10 to 24 vacation days
12 sick days
10 holidays a year
Paid parental leave (6 weeks)
Affordable health and dental insurance
Robust long-term disability and life insurance plans
Range of retirement benefits
Cover 90 percent of your child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State
Cover 100 percent of the tuition costs for you to earn your undergraduate degree
Cover 80 percent of your graduate tuition
Company
Ball State University
Ball State University is a public research university offers bachelor's degrees and graduate programs.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$37.13MKey Investors
Ball Brothers FoundationLilly EndowmentU.S. Department of Education
2024-11-02Grant· $0.06M
2023-12-14Grant· $35M
2023-09-12Grant· $2M
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