Special Collections Archivist I

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The Getty Research Institute (GRI) is seeking a limited-term Archivist I to facilitate description and access to the GRI’s unique materials. The focus of this position will be to enhance description of the Photo Archive, a collection of over 2 million documentary photographs of western art from antiquity through the early 20th century, organized by chronology, medium and culture. This is a fifteen-month limited-term position.

Reporting to the Special Collections Archivist III who will oversee the project, the Archivist I will concentrate on issues of arrangement and discovery in several large painting and drawing collections, especially Italian and French. They will provide folder-level description of sections of the archive, finalize DACS-compliant finding aids for those sections, and update MARC records in the repository’s catalog and in OCLC. A substantial element of the position involves identifying works of art depicted in the photographs. The archivist should be able to visually classify paintings and drawings by national/regional schools and chronological periods.

Major Job Responsibilities:

• Arranges, processes, and re-houses collection materials
• Creates new metadata of advanced complexity based on standards, best practices, research, and review
• Identifies and interfiles material from the backlog into the main collection
• Applies advanced knowledge to edit, aggregate, enhance, transform, and disseminate existing metadata
• Makes judgments regarding storage and preservation of collection materials in consultation with others
• May contribute to documentation of procedures
• May conduct historical research on collections
• May train, supervise and/or provide guidance to others; may review the work of others
• Maintains current knowledge in standards, best practices, and specialized subjects, formats, and systems
• Undertakes special projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in appropriate discipline, History of Art preferred
• 0-2 years related professional experience
• May require related supervisory experience and/or project management experience
• May require advanced subject, language, and/or technical expertise

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated subject knowledge in European painting and drawing of the fourteenth through early twentieth centuries, with a concentration on Italian painting, preferred
• Knowledge of standards such as DACS, EAD, MARC and RDA preferred
• Basic knowledge of late nineteenth/early twentieth-century photographic printing techniques and other image reproduction processes preferred
• Experience with systems required to perform work duties. These may include systems designed for collection management, digital materials management and transformation, digital forensics, data management, digital asset management, communications, resource discovery, and social media
• Ability to meet deadlines, apply policies and procedures consistently, conduct research, and present recommendations
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with a wide variety of audiences
• Ability to work in partnership in team-based environments
• Ability to lift and move 40 pounds
• Ability to climb ladders

Benefits and Perks:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverage, starting on date of hire. Getty pays 75%-95% of the premium, depending on the plan selected.
• 403(b) Employee Investment retirement plan – with up to 5% Getty Match
• Getty contribution of 6%, on behalf of employee, to 401(a) retirement account
• Educational Assistance and professional development
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Personal Days
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Many positions have bi-weekly Off-Fridays
• On-Site Fitness Center at Getty Center
• Community service opportunities

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