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Photo/Audiovisual Archivist (Archivist II) | Texas State Library and Archives Commission (Austin, TX)

  • 26 Aug 2022 12:52 PM
    Message # 12897358
    Hannah Wood (Administrator)

    The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has an opening for this full-time position: Photo/Audiovisual Archivist (Archivist II)

    Salary: $3,400-$4,000 monthly

    The Photo/Audiovisual Archivist will be engaged in appraisal, accessioning, processing, description, and digitization for the Prints and Photographs Collection and audiovisual materials at TSLAC, and will also provide reference support. This position requires two years of work experience in appraisal, arrangement, and description of photo/audiovisual materials, and one year of work experience in preparing, digitizing, and adding metadata to photo/audiovisual materials.

    The Texas State Archives Prints and Photographs Collection, https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/pnp, includes over 750,000 original photographs and prints in a variety of processes and formats. Our audiovisual resources include audio/video cassettes, open-reel audiotapes, disc recordings, and motion picture film. These materials document Texas government, history, individuals, and events in a unique way that only these media can capture. Our digitization lab is equipped to handle most formats found in our holdings. We provide access to our digitized collections through the Texas Digital Archive, https://tsl.access.preservica.com/.

    To review this job posting go to https://www.tsl.texas.gov/jobs.

    Closing date is September 13, 2022.

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