Director of Collections and Digital Asset Management

The Museum⠀of Jewish⠀Heritage⠀– A⠀Living⠀Memorial⠀to the⠀Holocaust⠀seeks a⠀qualified⠀and⠀motivated⠀candidate⠀for the⠀position⠀of⠀Director⠀of⠀Collections⠀and⠀Digital⠀Asset⠀Management⠀to oversee⠀the⠀collection⠀database⠀The Museum⠀System⠀(TMS) and⠀its⠀content⠀and user⠀access.⠀The⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for daily⠀database⠀maintenance⠀to assure⠀high⠀standards⠀of⠀quality,⠀consistency⠀and⠀accuracy⠀across the⠀Museum as⠀well as⠀greater⠀strategy⠀to⠀streamline⠀business⠀processes⠀and⠀increase⠀efficiencies.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the⠀implementation⠀of the new⠀Collections⠀and⠀Digital⠀Asset⠀Management⠀Systems⠀including⠀the⠀forward-facing⠀components⠀– from⠀implementation⠀through to⠀day-to-day⠀support.
• Collaborate⠀across the⠀Collections⠀and⠀Exhibitions⠀team as⠀well as⠀Communications⠀team to⠀manage and⠀organize⠀network⠀image⠀folders,⠀update TMS⠀media⠀records,⠀and assist⠀in the⠀broad⠀alignment⠀of media⠀content⠀across all⠀Gallery⠀Systems⠀platforms⠀(Media⠀Studio and⠀eMuseum).
• In⠀the first⠀months,⠀complete⠀data⠀migration⠀from Mimsy⠀to TMS⠀including⠀mapping,⠀pathway⠀corrections,⠀troubleshooting⠀and the⠀creation⠀of⠀protocols.
• Within⠀the first⠀year,⠀launch the⠀Museum’s⠀online⠀collections⠀portal⠀eMuseum.
• Ensure⠀the⠀functionality⠀and best⠀practice⠀of the⠀Collections⠀and⠀Digital⠀Asset⠀Management⠀Systems,⠀including⠀creating⠀instructional⠀documentation⠀and⠀training⠀manuals,⠀training⠀on system⠀usage,⠀troubleshooting⠀issues,⠀customizing⠀Crystal⠀Reports,⠀and⠀liaising⠀with⠀consultants⠀as⠀needed.
• Manage⠀and⠀monitor⠀data entry⠀and ensure⠀data⠀integrity⠀through⠀review of⠀audit⠀reports.
• Supervise⠀temporary,⠀consultant,⠀and⠀part-time⠀staff who⠀assist⠀with data⠀entry.

Requirements:

• M.A. in⠀Museum⠀Studies,⠀Art⠀History,⠀History,⠀Library/Information⠀Studies or⠀related⠀fields or⠀comparable⠀work⠀experience.
• Minimum⠀3 years⠀experience⠀with TMS⠀and⠀Crystal⠀Reports.
• Proven⠀expertise⠀with⠀Gallery⠀Systems⠀products⠀– The⠀Museum⠀System⠀(TMS),⠀Media⠀Studio and⠀eMuseum.⠀Implementation⠀and⠀migration⠀experience⠀strongly⠀preferred.
• Familiarity⠀with Mimsy⠀preferred.
• Demonstrated⠀familiarity⠀with⠀documentation⠀standards⠀and⠀digital⠀asset⠀management⠀standards.
• Excellent⠀training,⠀management,⠀and⠀interpersonal⠀skills,⠀with a⠀focus on⠀creating a⠀user-friendly⠀experience.
• Strong⠀organizational,⠀research,⠀and⠀analytical⠀skills.
• Must⠀be a⠀self-starter⠀and work⠀independently⠀with the⠀ability to⠀also⠀thrive in⠀team.
• The⠀ideal⠀candidate⠀must be⠀flexible⠀and able⠀to⠀effectively⠀manage⠀multiple⠀projects⠀simultaneously.
• Must⠀be able to⠀maintain⠀discretion⠀related to⠀confidential⠀or⠀sensitive⠀materials.
• Working⠀knowledge⠀of⠀relevant⠀foreign⠀language(s)⠀not⠀required⠀but a⠀bonus.⠀(Polish,⠀German,⠀Russian,⠀Hebrew,⠀French,⠀Yiddish,⠀etc.)

Position Details:

• Reports⠀to: Vice⠀President⠀of⠀Collections⠀and⠀Exhibitions
• Manages:⠀project-based⠀staff
• Salary⠀compensation⠀range:⠀$90,000⠀–100,000with⠀generous⠀benefits
• The⠀successful⠀candidate⠀will⠀expect to⠀work⠀onsite.⠀(Limited/occasional⠀telecommuting⠀arrangements⠀may be⠀considered.)

The Museum⠀of Jewish⠀Heritage⠀is an⠀equal⠀opportunity⠀employer.⠀As a⠀cultural⠀institution⠀that⠀teaches⠀about the⠀dangers of⠀intolerance,⠀the Museum⠀is⠀dedicated⠀to⠀promoting⠀diversity,⠀multiculturalism⠀and⠀inclusion⠀in its⠀hiring⠀practices.