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Rights And Reproductions Coordinator

Company

Chicago History Museum
Address , Chicago, 60614
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary
Expires 2023-09-12
Posted at 9 months ago
Job Description
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB
TITLE
:

Rights
and Reproductions
Coordinator

DEPARTMENT
:

Curatorial Affairs

FLSA STATUS
:
Non-

Exempt

JOB SUMMARY
:

The
Rights
and Reproductions
Coordinator
supports the activities of the Rights and Reproduction unit within the Curatorial Affairs
department
.
The
Coordinator
is responsible for
facilitating
the delivery of reproductions of CHM collection materials for
internal and external use
;
ensuring adherence to copyright law, contractual agreements, and other legal guidelines
;
creating, evaluating, and improving descriptive and administrative metadata;
and
identifying and
pursuing opportunities to increase the discoverability, accessibility, and revenue-generating potential of CHM’s digital asset
s
.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
:

Receive and prioritize internal and external requests for reproductions and
permissions
, negotiate usage terms and fees
, process
payments, and
coordinate
on-time delivery of reproduction
  • S
  • Or external digitization vendors

Ensur
e
that
original collection materials are handled appropriately
according to safe object handling protocols
and returned to
appropriate storage
locations following
  • Digitization
  • Their visibility
  • And tracking order status and payments
  • And external clients
  • Following national and local metadata protocols and procedures

Lift, carry, or otherwise move
boxes or
objects weighing up to 2
5
  • Articipate in the development of policies, procedures, and strategies governing digitization, order fulfillment, and digital asset management
  • S
  • Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers, interns, and work study students
  • Lbs

OTHER DUTIES
:

If
requested
, p
  • Reproduction requests with short turnaround times
  • Files of reproduction negatives, slides, and transparencies
  • Travel to offsite storage locations to retrieve collections material for digitization
  • Repare financial reports and weekly transmittals to the Accounting Department
  • Procedures

  • Serve on interdepartmental staff committees
  • Other duties as assigned

REPORTS TO
:
Rights
and Reproductions Manager

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
:
The
Rights
and Reproductions
Coordinator
work
s
as part of a team that includes the
Rights
and Reproductions
Manager
and
Photographer
/Imaging Specialis
t
s
, and coordinates
closely
with staff from the
Collections
department
(
Collection Manage
rs
, Archivists,
Registra
tion staff
, and Conservator
(s)) and Curatorial
department
.
The
Rights
and Reproductions
Coordinator
also work
s
with
the d
epartments of Research
and
Acces
s,
Exh
ibitions, Education,
Communications
, and Institutional Advancement
to
support
image
research and
fulfill internal and external reproduction requests
.
Constituents include researchers,
authors,
licensing agencies, publishers, educators, media organizations, and other commercial and non-commercial entities.

QUALIFICATIONS
:

  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work accurately and efficiently in an organized manner to meet expectations in a deadline-driven environment
  • BA in history, library science, art history, museum studies , or related field r equire d ; equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • Tment to excellent customer service
  • Keen attention to detail and ability to follow complicated procedures and workflows

E
xperience
with data entry
and/or
utilizing
databases
; experience
cataloging visual materials and/or creating descriptive metadata according to established standards
is preferred, not
  • Required
  • Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams)
  • Required

Knowledge of digital and analog photographic processes and formats
is
preferred, not
  • Ability to solve technical and procedural problems creatively
  • The mission, values, and programs of the Chicago History Museum
  • And ascend and descend ladders and lifts
  • Istory
  • Required

PLEASE SUBMIT A COVER LETTER AND RESUME BY AUGUST 18, 2023 TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.