Project Director

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, United States
Commensurate with education + experience; benefits...
On-site
Collect metadata for digitization vendor
Coordinate work with staff and vendors
Quality review of digital assets
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking a Project Director for the Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP), a role focused on managing the digitization of historic newspapers and collaborating with various stakeholders. The position requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and offers a temporary contract funded through a grant, ending in December 2027

Job Summary

  • The Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP) Director is responsible for collecting metadata and supplying it to a digitization vendor.
  • This temporary full-time position will end in December 2027 and is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  • The role involves managing day-to-day operations to digitize over 100,000 pages of historic newspapers for the Library of Congress Chronicling America site.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking a Project Director for the Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP), a role focused on managing the digitization of historic newspapers and collaborating with various stakeholders. The position requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and offers a temporary contract funded through a grant, ending in December 2027.

Salary

Commensurate with education and experience; Benefits: Yes

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Collect metadata for digitization vendor
  • Coordinate work with staff and vendors
  • Quality review of digital assets
  • Project record keeping
  • Manage day-to-day operations
  • Oversight and review of metadata collection
  • Implement quality review of digital assets
  • Track and manage project transactions and shipments

Nice-to-have

  • Knowledge of Arkansas history
  • Experience with grant management
  • Knowledge of U.S. history
  • Knowledge of Native American history

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in History, English, or related field
  • Two years of archival or library experience
  • Demonstrated project management experience
  • Digitization projects experience
  • Quality control experience
  • Understanding of metadata creation and MARC cataloging
  • Knowledge of OCR output optimization
  • Experience with grant management and writing
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Occasional travel for training
  • Ability to lift 40 lbs.
  • Valid Arkansas driver’s license
  • Pre-employment criminal background check required
  • Subject to drug screening

Work Rights

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Tailored Resume

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