Metadata Coordinator

Job description

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meaningful change in the world. Learn more about American University Department: Technical Services Time Type: Full time Job Type: Regular FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Work Modality: Hybrid 01 (On Campus 3-4 Days/Week) Union: Excluded Summary: The Metadata Coordinator manages the creation, enhancement, transformation, and loading of descriptive metadata for digitized resources in the university library’s digital collections platform and other library platforms to enable the discovery of digital collections. In cooperation with the Director of Technical Services and Head Archivist for Special Collections and Digital Initiatives, the incumbent manages metadata description projects for digitized materials in Archives and Special Collections. The Metadata Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining project documentation, workflow assessment, training, review, and quality control of Resource Description staff participating in these projects. The incumbent also Collaborates with relevant...