Job Description

The New York State Education Department's (NYSED) Office of Cultural Education (OCE) is seeking candidates for an Archives and Records Management Specialist 2 position in the Archival Services Unit. This Office leads efforts, on behalf of all New Yorkers, to manage, preserve, ensure access to, and promote the wide use of, records that support information needs and document the history, governments, events, communities, and peoples of our State. This position in Researcher Services will supervise our digitization program. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervise the digital copy order process and records digitization projects;
• Participate in the workflow of digitization, including supervision of staff in the creation of digital images and metadata for online delivery and preservation;
• Ensure the creation of appropriate metadata for digital images to ensure the researcher's ability to discover, search and browse digital content;
• Implement quality control procedures relating to data entry and digital images;
• Supervise and evaluate performance of technicians, office assistants, and student interns, as assigned;
• Participate in Researcher Services activities, including providing assistance to researchers onsite, as well as by email or postal mail, and over the phone;
• Assist in the development of outreach tools including electronic publications, web content and social media content to facilitate researcher access to and use of the holdings of the state archives; and
• Deliver presentations to staff, the general public and special audiences on State Archives services and holdings and on specialized research topics

Skills Required