Digital Imaging Technician

Princeton University Library seeks a candidate to become a part of our digital imaging studio group, working with a variety of cultural heritage materials to democratize access to PUL's world-class collections. This opportunity to help support academic pursuits of students and scholars from around the globe provides those with digital imaging skills the chance to work on the preparation and photography of manuscripts, artifacts, rare books, and artwork.

Princeton University Library is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and advancing the University's commitment to racial equity within our community and in the world. We encourage candidates from all diverse backgrounds and life experiences to apply for our positions. To find out more about PUL’s work towards greater inclusivity, equity, and diversity, please see PUL’s “About” page .

The successful candidate will principally use a copy camera system, consisting of a copy stand, lights and specialized camera with an attached medium format digital back. Additional work may include working with a bound material copy system, FX DSLRs, mirrorless camera systems, flatbed scanners or a high-production microform scanner. In addition, as a Digital Imaging Technician, you will have responsibility for image processing, editing, and organizing digital files on Macintosh and Windows systems, as well as photographically documenting conservation treatment. The successful candidate will use bibliographic data from catalog/finding aid records to develop directory structure and potentially add structural data to items using customized repository tools.

Digital Imaging Technicians are under the direct supervision of the Library Digital Imaging Manager and work both independently and collaboratively depending on projects. The successful candidate will document workflow, from retrieving and securing materials through image capture, processing, repository ingest and return of materials.

Those invited to interview should be prepared to demonstrate general image editing ability and show photographic skill through a small sampling of photographs, in analog or digital form.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with similar digital imaging systems as described above; high-resolution medium format digital backs, DSLRs, mirrorless digital camera systems, copy stands, photographic lighting
• Familiarity with bibliographic systems to sufficiently identify descriptive elements
• Ability to work for extended periods in a low-light, color-managed work environment

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience handling special collections materials, including bound materials, graphic arts and manuscripts for digital library photography and conservation documentation
• Skill in using Macintosh and Windows desktop computer systems and associated hardware and software, including Capture One, Adobe Creative Suite applications, calibration software, spreadsheet and database software
• Ability to discriminate tonal variations and color fidelity of digital reproductions in relation to original objects
• Ability to work accurately in a detail- and production-oriented environment
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary production team setting as well as independently
• Good decision-making, communication, record-keeping and basic math skills.

 

Additional experience:

• Facilitating preservation assessments and photographic documentation with preservation office staff
• Recording, through an online registry, the incoming and outgoing items from the imaging studio
• Assisting in coordinating with curators and other stakeholders on the organization and preparation of original items for delivery to the digital imaging studio
• Assisting in consultation with stakeholders on the feasibility of digital photography of items approved for digitization

 

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO IS THE LAW

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