Digitization Specialist

Digitization Specialist - Short-Term Employment Position

Job Description

Pixel Acuity, a leading heritage digitization company, seeks a short-term Digitization Specialist to work onsite in Washington, DC, from April 2024 to approximately mid-November 2024, depending on the project duration and needs.

Introduction

Pixel Acuity, a division of Digital Transitions, is a small, dynamic company with offices in NYC and LA. Pixel Acuity provides photo imaging services to clients in the heritage space, including museums, libraries, public archives, and corporate archives. Like our parent company, which is world-renowned for providing best in class imaging solutions to the Heritage and other photographic markets, we hold ourselves to a very high standard. We are a person-focused organization that embraces a long-term, sustainable work-life balance. Our positive work environment, strong management, and amazing clients have led to consistent growth, high talent retention, and market success.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• BFA in photography, imaging, or related field, and/or equivalent related work experience
• Previous exposure to and knowledge of working within museums, libraries, and archives.
• Expertise with photography software suites (Capture One, Adobe Creative Cloud), as well as experience with post-production and digital asset management systems
• Expert knowledge of Preflight Calibration and RAW imaging processing
• Knowledge of non-destructive editing, current imaging and heritage technologies, standards, and best practices (specifically FADGI)
• Knowledge of Mac operating systems and associated software and hardware
• Ability to maintain and report end-of-day progress notes and tracking on spreadsheets
• Highly organized, self-motivated with the ability to work both supervised and unsupervised
• Possess strong communication, problem-solving, and collaborative skills

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Goals:
• Complete capture-qc-processing workflow of 2,500 files per one 5-day work week with less than 2% error rate
• Using Phase One iX Series camera systems, the successful candidate will primarily be responsible for imaging heritage materials and utilizing target validation tools to ensure archival and preservation-grade digital images.
• The successful candidate will perform post-capture editing adjustments and processing and review image files using Capture One software and other applications.
• The Digitization Specialist will be skilled in organizing files on MacOS computers, updating progress tracking and production reports daily, and monthly summary reports.
• Continually gaining knowledge to master advanced Capture One concepts, scripting, and capture technologies and to troubleshoot Phase One and Digital Transitions hardware.
• Collaborating with colleagues to improve efficiency while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Communicate with PA/DT’s Project Managers about imaging requests, send results for feedback and approval, make adjustments as needed, and upload final results to the server
• Track throughput and align with production expectations throughout the project
• Other Duties as assigned

Supervision

The Digitization Specialist will directly report to the Project Manager and Digitization Services Manager and work independently and collaboratively. Imaging instructions and digitization standards will be provided at the beginning of the project, and oversight will be conducted throughout the duration. The work of a Digitization Specialist requires close attention to detail and close following of imaging instructions. Additional training on technical and specific tasks for this position will be provided on-site.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift 50 pounds
• Able to work in front of a computer for around 6 hours per day
• Able to work with strobe lights that may cause eye strain for those with blue or light eyes

Work Schedule

• Hourly: $28.00
• Work: Monday to Friday, 8:30 - 4:30 (1 hour unpaid lunch)

Will Receive Applications until Tuesday, March 26th (11:59 pm EDT)

If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@pixelacuity.com

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Washington, DC: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person