Collections Specialist

Description:

Plant City Photo Archives seeks a full-time Collections Specialist to oversee its collections' physical care, preservation, and documentation, comprising more than 100,000 digitized images, community papers, and memorabilia.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this position maintains the organization’s special collections, records, and corresponding documentation by adhering to archival best practices.

The Collections Specialist is essential in establishing and achieving goals to improve our collections' care, preservation, and public access.

Job Details:

Salary: $34,000 per year

*This full-time position includes a benefits package, PTO, and paid holidays.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree with a preference for collection management and exhibit experience.
• A firm knowledge of collections management, standards, procedures, accession, and deaccession processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; knowledge of online collection management cloud solutions like CONTENTdm, Omeka, Past Perfect, and Catalog-it.
• A reasonable knowledge of central Florida history is preferable but not required.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Proficient project management, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity, such as climbing ladders, lifting, kneeling, standing, and walking for extended periods.
• Ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours for special events.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Care for the archives’ collection of 3D objects, photos, and paper ephemera while adhering to best practices set by this position regarding acquisition, documentation, housing, and exhibiting.
• Managing all aspects of archival donations, including deeds of gifts, bequests, donations, and deaccessions.
• Carry out and oversee volunteers and interns correctly cataloging, digitizing, and storing artifacts and other items.
• Respond to inquiries and photo and research requests from the public, researchers, and other institutions.
• Serving as a critical contact point between donors, lenders, and the archive.
• Maintaining the collections management cloud-based software, object files, and other essential records.
• Assist with educational and outreach programming.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

*This position is based on a 36-hour work week, four days a week, Tuesday through Friday.

To learn more about our work, visit https://plantcityphotoarchives.org.

To apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter to david@plantcityphotoarchives.org.

Plant City Photo Archives, Inc., is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit Florida corporation in historic downtown Plant City, Florida. Since 2000, the mission of the Photo Archives has been to preserve the history of the greater Plant City community, East Hillsborough County, and West Central Florida, making our special collections accessible to the community.

Plant City Photo Archives, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.