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Rights Researcher - LAC Group

Location: USA - DC - Washington DC

LAC Group is seeking an experienced Metadata Librarian to work as a Rights Researcher for a major Federal Museum in Washington, DC. The selected individual will lead efforts in researching, organizing, and updating existing media and corresponding rights and restrictions media. They will also provide guidance for using the system to streamline workflows. This is a 3-months full-time (40 hours a week; Monday to Friday) benefitted contract position with potential to extend contract pending budget allocation. Due to COVID-19, this position will be remote initially with plans to be on-site to be determined at a later date.

Responsibilities:
  • Research possible legal, ethical, and policy restrictions for access and use of the Museum's digital assets
  • Review existing object photography collection and identify public domain assets
  • Record research findings in spreadsheet form;
  • Apply rights/restrictions information to previously catalogued and newly created digital
  • assets, making sure the information is accurate across systems
  • Ensure digital assets contain appropriate descriptive metadata, rights clearance, and credit information for online distribution
  • Attend meetings that facilitate project communication as identified and approved by the
  • Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR)
  • Set up workflows to facilitate or automate the creation, ingestion, management, and distribution of information
  • Establish and enforce institutional guidelines for asset and metadata management in the DAMS.

Qualifications:
  • MLIS from an ALA-accredited program
  • 2+ years of practical experience in a museum or library, including database management, software administration, rights management, metadata standards and practices, file formatting, and data migration.
  • Relevant experience in developing, managing, and stewarding digital collections in a museum, library, and/or archives environment.
  • Knowledge of museum registration systems and digital asset management systems is strongly preferred.
  • Knowledge of rights management preferred.
  • Knowledge of metadata standards for cultural objects and images, such as CDWA and VRA Core, and a general understanding of other metadata schemas such as Dublin Core, XML, MODS, etc.
  • Excellent technical and interpersonal skills, including the ability to foster a collegial work environment that encourages trust and innovation.
  • Excellent organizational and follow-through skills.
  • Excellent communication skills, including writing procedures and documentation.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others as part of a team as well as independently.
  • Solid computer skills and the ability to learn new software.
  • Solid analytic skills to improve processes.

LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer who values diversity in the workplace.