Multimedia Specialist I

African American Museum of Southern Arizona (AAMSAZ) at the University of Arizona is in search of a Multimedia Specialist I. This position is an essential member of the AAMSAZ team. This role is crucial in engaging visitors, members and our community via digital exhibits and virtual tours. We are focused on ensuring our community is engaged in and understands a progressive historic space. This coordinator will be engaged in all things digital, social media and community outreach.

Our Mission

We are devoted to gathering and sharing stories, images, and artifacts as we document, digitize, and preserve African American and Black life, culture, and history in Southern Arizona to benefit the community.

Our Vision

To serve as a resource and to provide the community with an applied and virtual venue and repository for stories, histories, and cultural contributions by African Americans and Blacks in Southern Arizona.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & responsibilities:

* Utilizes digital skills with museum software to document and curate artifacts while ensuring that museum collections remain accessible and usable to future generations and researchers, regardless of technological changes. Requires skill in search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to improve website visibility and performance.

* Uses fundamentals to update website content, digital displays and regularly performing website security checks to safeguard against potential threats. Uses limited knowledge of job functions, industry practices and standards for building, maintaining, and upgrading museum websites in CMS platforms, including required proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

* Develops collections documentation systems. Assist with archives and is trained in preserving the original material and providing access to the collection. Working with maps, dolls, glass goods, photographs, documents, recordings and computer records.

* Contribute to collection management by designing museum promotions, educational materials, and gifts related to the museum's collections.

* Filming and editing using professional cine camera/camcorder, with the ability to prepare virtual tours as required.

* Additional duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

* Excellent organizational, technical, and computer skills including Past Perfect museum software.

* A detail-oriented, energetic team player with a positive demeanor.

* Addressing copyright and intellectual property considerations to enable lawful and responsible use of digital assets.

* Demonstrative interpersonal skills which build rapport with a diverse audience including internal and external constituents such as board members, donors, and volunteers.

* Ability to collaborate, problem solve and resolve conflicts in a constructive manner.

* Ability to prioritize work, and manage multiple projects, also work independently with minimal supervision.

* Highly professional and ethical conduct; adherence to confidentiality of private information.

* Ability to work a flexible schedule including select evenings and/or weekends in support of special events.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through experience required and a minimum 1 year of relevant work experience required.

• MLS or MLIS degree