JOB OPENING at NEDCC Collections Photographer ********************************************** NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center seeks a full-time Collections Photographer to join the Imaging Services department. Founded in 1973, NEDCC is a not-for-profit conservation and preservation services center, supporting the collections of its private and institutional clients through book, paper, and photograph conservation, digital reformatting, and preservation assistance. RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will be joining a team of experienced and productive collection photographers, and will benefit from working alongside conservators and specialists dedicated to the treatment and care of the range of objects the Imaging Services department digitizes, including virtually all photographic media, particularly nitrate, acetate, polyester, and glass-plate negatives and positives; X-ray film; photographic prints; and direct positives like daguerreotypes and ambrotypes; bound and loose manuscript material; rare books and illuminated manuscripts; and oversized items such as maps and blueprints. To this end, the Imaging Services department utilizes PhaseOne medium format and Nikon SLR digital camera systems; copystands; custom stations for imaging oversized, transmissive, and bound materials; Broncolor strobes; a GE X-ray film scanner; Epson wide format printer; Eizo displays; and a color managed workflow. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline; Experience or training in the handling of rare and fragile paper-based materials; Minimum 2 years’ experience digitally reformatting archival and special collection materials or works of art; Proficiency in the use of imaging hardware, particularly digital medium format and SLR camera systems; Knowledge of studio lighting equipment and techniques. NEDCC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. FOR COMPLETE job description, qualifications, and application instructions, visit: https://www.nedcc.org/about/employment-opportunities TO APPLY, please send a cover letter, resume, and names and contact information for three references as a single PDF to: Terrance D’Ambrosio, Director of Imaging Services, at tdambrosio <at> nedcc <.> org. ********************************************** NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center Follow NEDCC Stories to be inspired by your colleagues’ conservation and preservation initiatives. https://www.nedcc.org/about/nedcc-stories/ www.nedcc.org
