One Orlando Oral History Archivist

Job Title: One Orlando Oral History Archivist

Job ID: 28692

Location: Regional History Center

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Contract with possibility for renewal

Overview:

The Orange County Regional History Center is seeking a highly qualified individual to fill the position of One Orlando Oral History Archivist. The History Center is a national multi-award-winning, AAM accredited, and Smithsonian affiliated institution centered around its mission: to serve as the gateway for community engagement, education, and inspiration by preserving and sharing Central Florida’s continually unfolding story.

The History Center is seeking a contract Oral History Archivist to work with the One Orlando project by cataloging and preserving oral histories from the Pulse Nightclub shooting that took place on June 12, 2016. This is a full-time contract position within the collections department of the Orange County Regional History Center. This position will report to the Curator of Collections and work closely with the Center’s other One Orlando Staff.

Representative Duties:

Processes oral history interviews, according to standard museum practices, including recording field notes, preparing audio logs, cataloging oral histories, and preparing interviews for transcription.
Works with the One Orlando Digital Archivist to plan and manage a digital oral history archive with knowledge of current trends, tools, best practices, metadata standards, policy development, and issues with electronic records.
Communicates and works with a variety of organizations, institutions, and individuals to collect materials related to the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Assists in the creation of an online memorial website encompassing all collected materials.
Maintains knowledge of copyright, donor restrictions, and permissions issues related to processing and access of digitized materials.
Works with the marketing department to enhance awareness of the museum’s digital collections with both internal and external audiences.
Assists with special events at the museum.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor degree from an accredited institution (in history, museum studies, library sciences, anthropology, or a closely related field) AND (2) two years of experience working in a museum, archive, library, special collections, digital humanities, public history, or closely related area) OR an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience. Must have excellent interpersonal, communication, and organization skills.

Preferences:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in library science, public history, museum studies, history, or a closely related field
Effective and exceptional written and verbal communication skills with both internal teams and external stakeholders and donors, as well as in public speaking
Possesses a strong working knowledge of museum best practices
Audio and/or video editing experience
Familiarity with Proficio and Preservica databases
Fluency in Spanish and English
Historical anthropological knowledge of Florida and American material culture

Application Deadline: March 27, 2022

Salary: $19.50/hour

Hours Per Week: 40 Hours

Schedule: Generally, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, evenings and weekends may be required.

Primary Work Location: Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32801 with portions of time spent at the offsite facility located approximately 30 minutes from the museum.

Apply at the Orange County Careers website.