Opportunity Notice - Digitization Assistant

Posting Date:                  January 13, 2023

Job Type:                         Full-Time, Fixed-term (until approximately March 31, 2024)

Work Location:               Arnprior & District Museum

Hours:                               30 hours per week

Wage:                                $15.53-$18.27 / hr

As part of the Arnprior & District Museum’s “The Next Step to Accessibility” project team, this Assistant position will be responsible for photographing and scanning the Museum collection while overseeing image quality and digital organization. This position will handle collection items following conservation guidelines established by the Museum’s Collections Coordinator, take and store multiple digital images, and inform Museum staff of record errors and object duplication.

This position is funded by a successful application to the Canadian Heritage Museum Assistance Program in support of digital access to heritage. The position is dependent on funds received from that agency.

The Digitization Assistant will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:

• Practice careful handling of Museum collection items under the direction of the Museum Curator in consultation with the Collections Coordinator.
• Oversee the compete and detailed digitization of collection items, opting to record 2 to 8 images for each item as the complexity and size of the piece demands and according to guidance from Museum staff.
• Work independently at time in storage locations (i.e., the Museum’s attic, basement, and off-site storage location). 
• Record and report label and location errors and object duplication.
• Observe and record possible conservation concerns.
• Support project team efforts to update existing database records and completion of a digitization log that tracks errors and missing information.
• Familiarize themselves with Museum’s collection and 19^th and early 20^th century rural life in the Ottawa Valley.
• Change work location and focus quickly as project activities shift.
• Collaborate with the Digitization Project Manager, Collections Coordinator, and Curator for the efficient and careful digitization of approximately 7000 items.
• Prioritize extremely high quality collection images through the judicious use of camera and photographic equipment (such as backdrop paper/cloths and lighting)

The successful candidate will have as a minimum the following qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Some knowledge of Canadian/North American History.
• Careful and systematic in the execution of tasks.
• Experience with collaborative, team-based work environments.
• High attention to detail.
• Experience with computers.

Asset Qualifications

• Experience with museums or museum collections will be considered an asset.
• Experience with photography or scanning considered an asset.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume by 3:00 PM (local time) on February 3, 2023, attention the Human Resources Officer by:

Mail: Town of Arnprior ,105 Elgin Street West, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada K7S 0A8

E-mail: hr@arnprior.ca

If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email the Human Resources Officer at hr@arnprior.ca The Town of Arnprior thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Information collected will be used in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of candidate selection. The Town is committed to maintaining an equitable work environment and welcomes submissions from all qualified applicants.