>X-CAA-SPAM: 00000 >Thread-Topic: Imaging Production Supervisor at ARTstor >Thread-Index: Acs7CgM3joL0SmotQ4Kzr6CjXkRWlQABrA3g >X-Sophos-ESA: [mx6.uark.edu] 3.6.2.0, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.1390750, > Antispam-Data: 2010.8.13.181517 >Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:40:07 -0400 >Reply-To: Visual Resources Association <VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >Sender: Visual Resources Association <VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >From: Johanna Bauman <Johanna.Bauman at ARTSTOR.ORG> >Subject: Imaging Production Supervisor at ARTstor >To: VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >List-Help: <http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=VRA-L>, > <mailto:LISTSERV at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU?body=INFO VRA-L> >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:VRA-L-unsubscribe-request at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >List-Subscribe: <mailto:VRA-L-subscribe-request at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >List-Owner: <mailto:VRA-L-request at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >List-Archive: <http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=VRA-L> > >ARTstor is recruiting for an Imaging Production >Supervisor. Nominations and applications, >including a cover letter, resume and salary >history should be emailed to: ><mailto:imaging at artstor.org%20>imaging at artstor.org >Applications will be accepted until the position >is filled. No telephone calls please. > >Imaging Production Supervisor >Production Department >ARTstor >New York, NY >The Imaging Production Supervisor oversees the >development, review, production, and quality >control of imaging projects for collections >released in the ARTstor Digital Library and >related projects. The Imaging Supervisor will >also be responsible for supervising and >scheduling the work of a team of Imaging >Associates. The Imaging Production Supervisor >reports to ARTstor's Senior Production Manager. >This position is based in New York. >ARTstor is a nonprofit organization that >assembles and makes available a growing digital >library of images, along with the software to >actively use and share those images, for >noncommercial educational and scholarly uses. >ARTstor collaborates with museums, higher >education institutions, artists, scholars, >photographers and others in obtaining content >for the ARTstor Digital Library. For more >information about ARTstor, see our website at ><http://www.artstor.org>www.artstor.org. >Responsibilities: > >Evaluate and maintain imaging needs and >standards for potential and ongoing projects and >ensure that documentation of imaging standards >is maintained according to community standards; >Effectively communicate ARTstor's imaging >policies and specifications to partners, >contributors, and vendors, as well as providing >ongoing guidance to internal stakeholders as >necessary; >Oversee and manage in-house and vendor scanning, >image quality control projects, and track status >of imaging projects in the production tracking >system; >Prepare large numbers of image files using batch >conversion tools and scripts for multiple >purposes, including ingest into ARTstor's >digital asset management system, release in the >ARTstor Digital Library, and return to >contributors and partners, as well as responding >to internal communications requests; >Keep track of image error requests as they are >received, make corrections, and coordinate the >ingest and release of updated images; >Collaborate with other members of the Production >Department and the Technology Team in developing >and upgrading in-house image management tools >and systems; >Advise colleagues and contributors about new >digital photography and other multimedia >technologies; >Ensure that optimal conditions for image quality >control are maintained at imaging workstations; >Train, schedule, and supervise Imaging Associates; >Work on image quality control projects as necessary. >Qualifications: >ARTstor seeks an individual with a strong >background in all aspects of digital imaging, >analog and digital photography, and management >and preservation of digital images. The >candidate must have excellent written and oral >communication skills and be able to interact >with ARTstor users, contributors, subscribers, >and staff in a diplomatic and professional >manner. MLS or equivalent experience in a >research library, museum, or visual resources >environment strongly encouraged. >Candidate must have demonstrated experience with >and an excellent knowledge of: >? Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Bridge; >? Operating and maintaining digital >capture devices, such as scanners and digital >cameras; >? Microsoft Excel and FilemakerPro, or Microsoft Access; >? Overseeing the production and >management of large numbers of digital images; >? Community-based best practices for >digital photography and capture and color >management and profiling; >? All aspects of technical, >administrative, and descriptive image metadata, >including among others XMP, EXIF, and IPTC; >? Digital asset management and tracking systems; >? Training and supervising staff. > >Preferably the candidate will also have a working knowledge of: >? Bibliographic control issues and >information management within museums, >libraries, or visual resources collections and >including among others such metadata standards >as VRA Core, Dublin Core, and CDWA Lite; >? Analog formats such as 35mm slides, >4x5" transparencies, lantern slides, prints, etc. >? Audio, video, and such 3-d file >formats as QTVR, as well as other multimedia >file formats and web applications; >? Creating and implementing custom panels in Adobe Photoshop CS; >? Bulk image processing programs and shell scripting. >About ARTstor >ARTstor is an equal opportunity employer. >ARTstor offers a competitive salary based on >experience, excellent benefits, and a collegial >working environment. Nominations and >applications, including a cover letter, resume >and salary history should be emailed to: ><mailto:imaging at artstor.org%20>imaging at artstor.org >Applications will be accepted until the position >is filled. No telephone calls please. > >:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >Johanna Bauman >Senior Production Manager >ARTstor >120 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor >New York, NY 10011 >Tel: 212.229.6837 Ext: 106 >Email: johanna.bauman at artstor.org >On the Web: <http://www.artstor.org>www.artstor.org >On Facebook: <http://www.facebook.com/ARTstor>www.facebook.com/ARTstor > > >Sign up for ARTstor News to receive updates on >new collections, features, and upcoming events! >Send a blank email to ><>join-artstor-announce at lists.artstor.org ><<mailto:join-artstor-announce at >lists.artstor.org>mailto:join-artstor-announce at lists.artstor.org> > >
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