Vacancy For Digital Audiovisual Preservation Manager At National Archives Of Australia

Vacancy for Digital Audiovisual Preservation Manager at National Archives of AustraliaDate: 2 October 2023
Location: Sydney, Australia
Type: Fixed Term
The National Archives of Australia's (NAA's) Preservation section requires an Audiovisual Digitisation Specialist to contribute to the preservation of, and access to, the NAA's audio and video collection. The role requires someone with attention to detail, knowledge of historical audio and video formats, and experience with preservation and digital archiving. Further requirements include the ability to manage a small technical team and provide technical assistance as required.
As an Audiovisual Digitisation Manager at the NAA, you will provide oversight for a variety of preservation activities including assessment, handling, and digitisation of fragile historic audio and video items, and ingest of digitised items and files from in-house and outsourcing digitisation projects. You will be required to liaise with clients and stakeholders and provide advice on audio-visual digitisation as required.
Additionally, you will have ongoing responsibility for rare and fragile material and will be required to provide training in complex audio preservation and restoration activities and assist with the development of procedures pertaining to the preservation of the audio collection.
A working knowledge of media asset management systems/databases would assist you in providing better service to colleagues and internal clients. Knowledge and experience in handling and digitising a variety of different audio archival formats is desirable. A working knowledge of various audio software platforms, tools, and monitoring equipment would be an advantage.

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