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Moving Image Cataloger 

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DEADLINE TO APPLY: DECEMBER 1, 2017

The Moving Image Cataloger works in the Academy Film Archive under the supervision of the Head Cataloger. Primary duties include reviewing, indexing and approving records of recently processed items, developing cataloging policy, collaborating with other staff to process and describe collections.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Perform descriptive cataloguing, subject indexing and authority control using a relational database
• Enter basic data and clean up legacy data
• Work in teams with archivists, preservationists, curators and interns to process collections.
• Create data reports for archive staff
• Develop and maintain professional skills by participating in continuing education and professional activities such as conferences, workshops and committee work

 
Position Requirements

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other staff, visitors and catalogers at other archives.
• Previous experience working with relational databases and familiarity with new technologies
• Experience cataloging moving image material in a library or archival setting.
• Familiarity with controlled vocabularies such as Library of Congress Subject Headings, Thesaurus for Graphic Materials, and Getty Art & Architect Thesaurus.
• Knowledge of cinema history and current archival and library cataloging practices and standards.
• Masters in film and/or library studies
• Excellent attention to detail
• Familiarity with Adlib Archive/Library/Museum collections management software is a plus
• Minimum of two years professional experience preferred.

 
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Position Moving Image Cataloger  
Location Hollywood  
About the Organization The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 10,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film. In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the art and science of the movies, including public programming, educational outreach and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
 
EOE Statement The Academy is committed to equal opportunity in employment and to creating and valuing diversity in its workforce. Maintaining a diverse workforce is important to the Academy. The Academy enforces a strict policy that prohibits discrimination in hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, or termination, whether on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or genetic information. This includes a workplace that is free of all forms of harassment. Also, to help foster diversity, the Academy uses programs that ensure fairness of opportunity, pay, and growth to all applicants and employees. Every employee of the Academy is required to follow this policy and to preserve the Academy’s commitment to diversity.  

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