Employment

The Maryland Historical Society offers a wide range of career opportunities, competitive salaries and excellent benefits. The MdHS is an equal opportunity employer. To apply for an open position, please submit a cover letter and resume to:

Maryland Historical Society
201 W. Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Attn: Personnel (unless otherwise noted)
You may submit the resume and cover letter via fax to: 410- 385-2105
or e-mail to: jobs@mdhs.org
No phone calls please.

 

Job Listings:

Imaging Services Technician, Part-time

The Imaging Services Technician assists the Digitization Coordinator with patron and in-house image requests. This position will rely heavily on knowledge of photography, especially in a studio setting. Knowledge of lighting and image editing software will also be paramount to this position. The Imaging Services Technician will manage request paperwork, maintain and update statistics, produce patron invoices/contracts, as well as photograph and scan historic items. The position reports directly to the Digitization Coordinator and works 14 hours per week.

Duties include:

  • Correspond with prospective patrons (e.g. publishers, authors, cultural institutions, etc.)
  • Fulfill patron requests, which involves scanning and/or photographing historic items, as well as drafting invoices/contracts
  • Fulfill in-house requests for scanning and/or photography (in studio) of historic items that have not yet been digitized
  • Assist in digital asset management
  • Support quality control using quality index levels
  • Copy files to an external server as means of image backup
  • Maintain records of imaging projects in the Department of Imaging Services’ database
  • Request items be pulled from both the Library and Museum storage areas in order to scan or photograph them
  • Index and embedding metadata for each digital image
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Enrolled or completed a Bachelor’s Degree program (preferably in Photography, History or archive field)
  • Experience with using Photoshop, digital SLR cameras, studio lighting, object photography, and scanners
  • Acute organizational skills

Valued but not required:

  • Enrolled in or completed a Master’s degree program in Photography, Library Science, History or related archive field
  • Experience working with historic items
  • Archive experience

Additional Information:

  • Portfolio review required
  • Salary: $17 per hour

To be considered for this position, please send a letter of interest and resume, including three references, to the Department of Imaging Services.










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