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Project Cataloger

Job Details

Becket, MA
Fully Remote
Part Time

Description

TITLE: Project Cataloger
STATUS: Part-Time
DURATION:  January 2025–December 2025
LOCATION: Remote or Hybrid
DEPARTMENT: Archives
REPORTS TO: Digital Archivist
WORKS WITH: Archives Department, Cataloging Project Manager
COMPENSATION: $21.00–$24.00 per hour
HOURS: 15–25 hours per week, flexible schedule
 
POSITION OVERVIEW
Jacob’s Pillow seeks several Project Catalogers to work with the Digital Archivist on a grant-funded project to improve Jacob’s Pillow’s digital infrastructure. Catalogers are responsible for consistently entering accurate metadata into a CollectiveAccess database.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Cataloging digital objects, primarily audiovisual and photographic materials, in CollectiveAccess—Jacob’s Pillow’s content management system. Cataloging will consist of both creating new and updating existing records.
  • Quality control checking catalog records generated by other project catalogers.
  • Maintaining cataloging standards as well as efficient and accurate data entry on a daily basis.
  • Maintaining a safe, healthy, and inclusive work environment at all times.

Qualifications

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • Extended periods of working on a computer
  • Primarily working independently
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION
  • One year of cataloging experience or equivalent coursework
  • Graduate degree in library or archival science earned or in progress
  • Familiarity with metadata and cataloging standards including FRBR and Dublin Core
  • Experience with CollectiveAccess
  • Experience with Asana and Google Workspace
  • General knowledge of dance, dance history, and/or Jacob’s Pillow history
  • Active commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility
  • Excellent critical thinking, organizational skills, and attention to detail
 
*We believe that no one meets 100% of the listed qualifications. We are less concerned about whether you’ve done everything on a laundry list of specific things and more interested in cultivating a pool of candidates who want to join a connected, mission-driven, hard-working team driven by creativity, curiosity, inclusion, integrity, flexibility, and partnership.
 
APPLICATION PROCESS
Apply: Interested individuals are encouraged to send a cover letter, resume, and references by submitting an application using the “Apply” buttons below. Video and/or audio applications are welcome (though not required) in addition to written expressions of interest.
Interview: Two rounds of remote interviews with the Hiring Manager and relevant staff.
 
If you need accommodations to make this application process happen, please connect with us at hr@jacobspillow.org. We will work to support you through the application process via email, phone call, and/or video chat.
 
 
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