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Employment Opportunity: Media Specialist, White House Historical Association, Washington, D.C.

By David Badertscher, PLL

http://www.lisjobs.com/jobs/item.asp?ID=37652

*Job Title:* Media Specialist

*Organization:* White House Historical Association

*Location:* Washington, DC,

*Description:*

Position: Media Specialist â?" 23-06

Job Description:

Key to this position is an individualâ??s expertise in using a wide range of hardware and equipment, including analog and digital camera equipment, scanning devices, and audio and video software. This employee also will be expected to have experience working with tablished, and cutting-edge trends in, software applications and their programming components, including PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, digital asset management software, sophisticated scanning processes, and audio-video editing.

Knowledge of historical photographic processes, printmaking, and lithography, and the methods of achieving superior digital photo reproductions of images derived from these processes is essential.

Individuals with knowledge of relational database design (including familiarity with SQL) and current and projected data storage and retrieval as utilized in a digital library environment is also desired.

Responsibilities:

 This position reports to the Associationâ??s staff historian and web master (position 21)

 Works as a member of a team under the direction of the staff historian and web master creating and maintaining a digital photographic archives

 Assists the Associationâ??s staff historian and webmaster with content updates and developing web site pages

 Works in tandem with the Associationâ??s Rights and Reproductions Coordinator in image editing and preparation to produce high resolution scans and digital print creations

 Fulfills Associationâ??s staff internal requests, involving photographic copy work, requests for location assignments (WHHA sponsored events) architectural and product photography, and portraiture.

 Assists with special projects as requested involving graphic art or photographic productions

 Works as a member of an Association exhibition team and contributes to the exhibition design and production support of future exhibits at the White House Visitor Center

 Assists the staff historian and webmaster with photographic research as assigned

 Assists in the Associationâ??s online customer services, such as responding to e-mails and developing a more user friendly web site

Job Requirements:

Qualifications: Masterâ??s degree in Art, History, American Civilization, Radio and Television, Digital Communications and Media, or Library Science from an accredited graduate school preferred. Experience working in the public education, museum or public history fields providing photographic and scanning expertise and media services a plus.

Competitive salary to start from low to mid $50K benefits include life, health, and long-term disability insurance, retirement plan, and vacation and sick leave.

Send letter and resume by April 15, 2008 to:

Media Specialist Search Committee

White House Historical Association

P.O. Box 27624

Washington, D.C. 20038-7624

202-789-0440 facsimiles

webmaster@whha.org

No telephone calls

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on March 05, 2008 (boomark / email).