FTVA17

Film and Television Archive

09/30/2024

UCLA Film & Television Archive, PHI Stoa, Santa Clarita

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Flexible; ideally two days at 8 hours a day from 9AM-5PM but shifts can be split across M-F from 9AM-5PM to accommodate student's schedule

End of Academic Year

STDT3

Library Assist. I

$18.75/HR

Brendan Lucas

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The UCLA Film & Television Archive (FTVA), a division of the UCLA Library, is internationally renowned for rescuing, preserving, and showcasing moving image media and is dedicated to ensuring that the visual achievements of our time are available for information, research, education, and enjoyment for now and future generations. Radio Project staff are responsible for the inventory and metadata entry of the Radio Collection.

Under the supervision of the Radio Project Manager, the Radio Project Inventory Assistant will assist with photography for inventory, and reorganizing, re-housing, scanning, and assigning locations to radio collection holdings. The Radio Project Inventory Assistant will also be able to sort, identify, inspect, and assess Radio Collection items.

The Radio Project Inventory Assistant will be trained in the basics of photography for inventory, vault organization, and logistical planning as well as radio disc handling, including condition checks. Project tasks include photographing radio discs, and physically moving and organizing discs between vaults and workrooms. Some tasks include reviewing disc labels to obtain metadata and reviewing and entering information into internal databases and asset management database(s) utilizing established archival protocols. Data logged by the Radio Project Inventory Assistant will be used to facilitate cataloging and eventual online public access to collections information.

1. Ability to get to work reliably and on time.

2. Ability to be present in the workplace during normal working hours.

3. Ability to initiate and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and managers.

4. Ability to work with co-workers, supervisors, and managers harmoniously and cooperatively and as a team player.

5. Ability to follow directions from supervisors.

6. Manual dexterity and ability to lift and carry boxes weighing up to 50 lbs

7. Experience with data entry and database use.

8. Careful attention to detail and ability to work independently when necessary.

1. Familiarity with archival radio formats.

2. Knowledge of moving image and general cataloging practice and familiarity with descriptive standards.

The Radio Project Inventory Assistant position is open to  UC and Non – UC  undergraduate and graduate students.

If you are not a UCLA student, please enter all 0’s in the UCLA Student ID Number field in the application.

Resume and cover letter required.