The Brigham Young University Library is hiring a new FT Digital Imaging Lab Manager. Any questions can be directed to lindsey_memory@byu.edu. We hope to have someone hired mid-to-late August. Please note that BYU is a private, religious university and strongly prefers to hire faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Job Description Digital Imaging Lab Manager This position oversees all workflows, technologies, and projects associated with the digitization of published and archival manuscript materials in the Library’s Digital Imaging Lab. This position facilitates online access to and preservation of digitized objects. The incumbent directly supervises a FT Digital Initiatives Technical Specialist, and also trains and supervises 10-15 student employees who perform high-level photographic and technical tasks. What you will be doing in this position : Imaging Lab Oversight and Project Management
- Work with curators and librarians to understand digitization’s alignment with library strategic objectives, lab output options, and how to create digitization project proposals
- Manage daily project workflow in the digital imaging lab
Develop timeline and project parameters and instructions
Track the progress and performance of all lab projects through quality assurance and statisticsProvide leadership in adopting new digitization technologies and standards, and continually analyze lab operations in order to optimize, upgrade, and automate when feasibleManage Employees
Supervise the daily work of 1 FTE and 10-15 student employees who perform tasks including imaging, compliance with national digital imaging standards, image quality assurance, and post-scan image processing based on national specifications and guidelinesTechnology Administration and Troubleshooting
Provide support for lab employees’ digital asset management system issues, error messages, and general capture system troubleshooting, in coordination with the Digital Initiatives Technical SpecialistTroubleshoot errors with custom technical applications and scriptsOversee Pre-ingestion and Ingestion processes
Ensure project files are appropriately reformatted by students for loading into one of the library’s digital asset management systems for public access, and provide derivatives for Digital Initiatives Technical Specialist to use for transcription projects as requiredDigital Initiatives Outreach
Report new digital content to Library Marketing, Special Collections Reference team, and other interested partiesPromote digitization work with library, campus, and profession through presentations, guest instruction, or toursUniversity Citizenship and Professional Development
Participate in committee assignments in the library and nationally as appropriateContinually expand knowledge base in principles, trends, and technologies of digitization, digital asset management, and transcriptionPromote positive image of the Digital Initiatives department, the library, and universityAttend division, library, and university meetings at which attendance would be appropriateWith supervisor, determine other position-related professional development activities and the scope of involvement. (Examples are included in the “Guiding Principles and Procedures Related to Staff / Administrative Professional Development” document.)What qualifies you for this role : Minimum education / experience required :
Bachelor’s Degree OR equivalent combination of education and work experience in digitization, photography, digital asset management, and / or project managementPreferred :
MLS with emphasis in digital libraries, archival studies, or emerging technologiesTwo or more years of work experience digitally reformatting archival collectionsSkills, abilities, knowledge, licenses, certificationsRequired :
Excellent verbal and written communication skillsExcellent attention to detailExcellent project management and organizational skillsExcellent supervisory skills and ability to teach adults technical tasksAptitude and inclination for collaboration and diplomacy with stakeholders and patronsUnderstanding of the care and handling of rare documents and books during the digitizing processExperience, knowledge, and ability to implement digitizing and metadata standardsAbility to work with vendors and information technology partners to troubleshoot problems, negotiate standards, and upgrade softwarePreferred :
Working knowledge of digital imaging standards, technologies, and color management theory, particularly for implementation in a digital imaging workflowUnderstanding of bibliographic formats such as MARC catalog records and DACS-compliant finding aidsExperience with digital asset management systems and / or Internet Archive software and hardwareAdditional Comments The digital asset management systems used to host the Digital Imaging Lab’s output are CONTENTdm and OrangeDAM. The lab’s primary digitization hardware includes cultural heritage photography equipment by Digital Transitions, scanning equipment by Epson, and software by Phase One, Adobe, and custom in-house hardware and software. What we offer in return : This position comes with fantastic benefits , including :
401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans)Generous vacation and sick time, plus 13 paid holidaysEmployee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their householdTuition benefits for employees and eligible family membersAccess to athletic facilitiesExcellent medical / dental benefitsShort / long term disability benefitsPaid parental and maternity leaveWellness programFree on-campus parkingFree UTA passes for employee, spouse, and qualified dependentsDiscounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYUJ-18808-Ljbffr
