Digital Asset Management Intern

Description

Who We Are

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past” through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia’s colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301-acre restored colonial capital with 88 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life. The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.

Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today’s evolved tastes. Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.

About the Position

Digital Asset Management (DAM) is foundational to the effective functioning of a museum library. In Media Collections at the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, interns will learn about and contribute to the ongoing efforts to preserve and share cultural heritage in the digital realm. Interns will organize, catalog, and provide access to diverse digital collections in collaboration with library staff. Interns will also learn how to digitize primary source materials according to existing digital standards and under the supervision of the library photographer

Essential Functions:

1. Assist in the organization and cataloging of digital collections, including images, documents, and multimedia materials.
2. Test the different types of metadata and assist staff in cleaning up existing metadata to improve searchability and facilitate accurate information retrieval.
3. Learn about and apply digital preservation best practices to ensure the longevity and authenticity of digital assets.
4. Digitize primary source materials according to existing digital standards and under the supervision of photography staff.
5. Conduct inventory of audio tape collection.
6. Monitor climate in storage vaults and file collection assets as needed.
7. Answer, research, and fulfill internal and external media requests.
8. Opportunity to create social media posts highlighting ongoing digital projects.

Qualifications:

• Punctuality
• Critical Thinking
• Time Management
• Passionate
• Strong written skills
• Effective communication
• Collaborative