Digital Asset Coordinator
| Published | January 6, 2025 |
| Location | 252 Church Street, Middletown, CT |
| Category | Academic |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Apply Here | https://wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/details/Digital-Asset-Coordinator_R100493 |
| Cover Letter Requirements | Required |
| Education Requirements | Bachelor’s degree and at least three years’ related experience with digitization for preservation or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. |
| Minimum Compensation in Local Currency | $50,800 |
| Maximum Compensation in Local Currency | $59,500 |
| Hourly or Salary? | Salary |
Description
The Digital Asset Coordinator oversees preservation-level digitization operations in the Wesleyan University Library. Reporting to the Head of Digital Initiatives, and working closely with the Visual Resources Curator and Metadata Specialist, the Digital Asset Coordinator (DAC) is responsible for performing, supervising, and managing vendor-provided projects that involve photography and complex scanning of rare and unique materials as well as materials for pedagogical use. This position collaborates with colleagues from across the library, especially those in Unique Collections and the Davison Art Collection, to support digital production, use, and management, ensures that digital files meet national standards for digitization of cultural heritage materials, and updates processes as necessary to reflect those standards.