Digital Collections Intern
The Digital Collections Intern will collaborate with our Archives and Technology division to assist with the ongoing management of the Rock Hall’s Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). Under the mentorship of the Rock Hall’s Digital Asset Manager, this position offers opportunities to understand the unique challenges of managing different types of digital assets; exposure to the Museum’s rich collections chronicling the history of Rock & Roll and popular music; provide hands-on experience working in two database systems, OrangeDAM and Axiell Collections; and engage with staff across divisions for a wide range of professional experiences.
Tasks & Duties
- Increase the discovery of assets by enhancing descriptive metadata
- Run machine learning services in Microsoft Azure to support transcription and tagging of assets
- Attend meetings and collaborative discussions
Possible Projects
- Work with staff across divisions on ingesting department records and creating associated metadata and rights information
- Connect assets between our DAMS and Collections Management System
- Link related assets, like performance photography and video to legal performance release
- Data clean-up and creation for legacy assets [ET1] [GU2] [GU3]
Requirements & Qualifications
- Understanding of archival arrangement and description[ET4] [ET5]
- Familiarity with metadata standards and copyright/intellectual property rights
- Ability to learn and navigate database systems
- Attention to detail and good organization skills
- Willingness to collaborate with Rock Hall staff from across divisions
- Microsoft office suite (specifically Excel)
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Preferred Experiences
- Experience using asset or collections management software – OrangeDAM or Axiell Collections is a plus
- Experience working with audio-visual materials
- Ability to conduct independent research
- Historical knowledge of rock & roll and related music genres strongly preferred
- Boolean operator searching
- Adobe Photoshop/Bridge/Premier
ELIGIBILITY
Intern applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate program[ET6] [GU7] .
Details
- Rock Hall internships are paid positions and for enrichment purposes must be willing to work within other departments. This may include working shifts with the Fan Engagement and Museum Retail teams.
- The internship is onsite, starting May 28th and ending August 8th. Exact end dates could be later with some internships.
- Estimated weekly hours for this internship: 35 – 40 hours
Rock Hall Internship Experience
The Rock Hall is a world-renowned institution and a pillar in the museum and music industries. The internships we host are no different. Not only will all interns get an in depth, project-based learning and working experience, but all interns will also participate in an organization wide internship experience. Weekly career development sessions and or panels with Rock Hall staff will ensure you are getting the most out of your time at the Rock Hall and completing the summer with new tools and resources when it comes to beginning your career. All intern positions will get a chance to work on the floor of the museum to learn firsthand how we create the world class guest experience for our visitors from around the globe. Lastly, all our interns will get to experience summer at the Rock Hall and Cleveland, getting to know the city that helped build Rock & Roll, and all of the events and excitement we curate each summer.
Employer’s Rights:
This job description does not list all the duties of the position. You may be asked by supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.
The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.
[ET1]Jennie, I could use your help with these two sections. Are these still relevant or have some of these already been completed?
[GU2]Feel free to keep/delete/edit any suggestions!
[GU3]This would include Inductions assets
[ET4]This is vague…we could be more specific if we identify specific projects/tasks the intern will be working on.
[ET5]I think metadata should be in here somewhere…knowledge of or experience creating and editing metadata.
[ET6]Should we specify preferred graduate programs, such as MLIS, Information Science, Museum Studies, Conservation Studies?
[GU7]This is what our intern description says as well. We often get folks from Public History and sometimes unexpected programs that can do the work, so this seems to cut it.