Collection Information Assistant [Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY]

Description

DEPARTMENT:        Registrar’s Office

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Daily updates to object and location information in the collections database per the  Museum’s format guidelines
• Data clean-up projects to standardize information per format guidelines
• Entry of exhibition checklists and new object information from a variety of sources and documents
• Media linking and Metadata standardization
• Basic office tasks such as filing, photocopying, email correspondence and answering phone calls when related to data entry tasks
• Other database-related projects to be performed as assigned

REPORTS TO:          Senior Manager of Collections Records and Review

WORK SCHEDULE:  35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, until June 30, 2017, with the possibility of renewal

STARTING DATE:   Immediate

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS:

• Previous experience with The Museum System, or other collections database experience
• Bachelor’s degree in art, art history, or related field
• Ability to perform accurate data entry; meticulous attention to detail, and excellent organizational and recordkeeping skills
• Experience handling media and updating metadata
• Visual acuity, including an ability to read a variety of handwriting and typewritten documents
• Ability to meet deadlines, follow editorial and format guidelines, and focus on detailed work in a fast-paced open office environment
• Excellent grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Ability to work well independently, and with others, on complex research projects and object numbering issues
• Knowledge of MS Access and Excel preferred