Heritage Ambassador Archive Digital Asset Manager
Contracted Opportunity Description:
Join the Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) Outreach Services team! Outreach Services is seeking a
contracted Digital Asset Manager to work with its Heritage Ambassador program digital
archives collections.
It is the mission of Brooklyn Public Library to ensure the preservation and transmission of
society's knowledge, history and culture, and to provide the people of Brooklyn with free and
open access to information for education, recreation and reference. BPL provides a democratic
space where patrons of all economic standings can avail themselves and their children of
cultural and educational programs in a broad range of disciplines.
The Heritage Ambassador Program works to foster storytelling, cultural documentation, and
knowledge-sharing for and by Brooklyn’s vibrant immigrant communities. Ambassadors are a
cohort of artistic leaders in their communities who work alongside the library to build
understanding of traditional arts within a local community. They attend workshops to develop,
share, and preserve their cultural traditions and foster a deeper understanding of traditional
arts. Heritage Ambassadors create public programs and make contributions to the Heritage
Ambassador archive housed at BPL’s Center for Brooklyn History and the New York Living
Traditions archive housed at City Lore.
The Heritage Ambassador Digital Asset Manager will work closely with Heritage Ambassadors
to collect, submit, and create metadata for materials in submission to the two archival sites
that host material from the program. The Digital Asset Manager will also maintain and make
necessary updates to the existing Heritage Ambassador digital collections.
Responsibilities:
• Upload Assets and enter metadata required for Center for Brooklyn History Heritage
Ambassador Digital Archive collection and City Lore Living Traditions portal.
• Connect with Ambassadors to help them select and describe documentation of their
work including images, documents, audio recordings or videos.
• Collect any necessary acquisition and permissions of use documents.
• Support Heritage Ambassador Team on media related projects, where Ambassador
images and statement will be needed.
• Interview Ambassadors for their Artist Statement. Engage with staff members in the
Outreach Services department and Center for Brooklyn History about the project.
• Upload and edit the Heritage Ambassadors page on the Living Traditions website.
• Organize new and existing digital files for easy accessibility.
• Be committed to making sure the Ambassadors are best represented in the archives.
• Other duties.
Required Skills:
• MLIS or relevant degree preferred. Students of Master’s Degree in Library/Information
Science with relevant experience also encouraged to apply.
• Must be able to work well independently and in collaboration with others.
• Must be reliable, patient, and persistent in communications with artists and partners.
• Approachable, positive, friendly manner and the ability to interact well with diverse
artists, communities, and colleagues.
• Interest in strengthening access to cultural assets and traditional arts.
• Experience working in a library, archive, or cultural heritage organization.
• Ability to commit to ten to twelve hours per week.
• Interest in learning about Metadata and digital asset management.
• Interested in learning about oral history practices and preserving folk arts.
• Ability to navigate through different platforms like Microsoft and MacOS.
$35-40/hour contracted position. This position is hybrid and has an end date of 12.31.24.
Submissions:
If you believe that your experience and services are aligned with our project needs, please
submit a CV/resume to Eva Raison (ERaison@bklynlibrary.org) and Janel Peterson
(JPeterson@bklynlibrary.org).
