Job Description

Pixel Acuity, a division of Digital Transitions, provides photo imaging services to clients in the heritage space, including museums, libraries, public archives, and corporate archives.

Job Description

Pixel Acuity is seeking a short-term (3-4 month) Object/Art Handler at the Los Angeles: Culver City location. This role will be primarily responsible for handling nitrate film as part of a medium-scale digitization project. In this position, you will have the chance to learn about historical photographic processes, archival materials handling, and cutting edge instant-capture digitization techniques. Students who are pursuing cultural heritage careers and are looking for experience in a real-world cultural collections environment are encouraged to apply. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Previous exposure to and knowledge of working within museums, libraries, or archives
• Experience with heritage materials including, but not limited to, bound and unbound manuscripts, photographic prints, and positive and negative film
• Knowledge of Mac operating systems and associated software and hardware
• Highly organized, self-motivated with ability to work both supervised and unsupervised
• Experience with photography/image software suites (Capture One, Adobe Lightroom, etc.)
• Great communication skills and ability to work with others
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills 

Project/Service

• Transport, handle, arrange, and dust fragile archival materials 
• Work with a digital imaging specialist to create digital surrogates of archival objects 
• Provide quality control assistance for digital surrogates as necessary 
• Data entry and database cleanup duties as necessary 
• Handle and support objects of varying fragility with care throughout the imaging process
• Track and maintain pace of prepared objects with production rate of the Digital Imaging Specialist 
• Maintain and track systemic organization of material using previously established workflows
• Communicate with the Digital Imaging Specialist throughout the production process
• Align with production expectations throughout the project

Rate:

• Independent Contractor position
• Hourly pay: $20
• Work based on Project/Service estimated 20 hours per week
• Available work hours are between 9:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday

Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift 40 pounds
• Able to work in front of a computer for around 6 hours per day
• Able to walk up and down one flight of stairs multiple times per day

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