Digital Projects Coordinator

Summary

The Library of Congress shares its vast collections of books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, audiovisual materials, and priceless artifacts to cultivate curiosity and spark imagination. We engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. We seek highly talented professionals to join a vibrant and collaborative community. Your work here will have lasting impact on the Library and its users well into the future.

Duties

This position serves as a Digital Projects Coordinator. This position is located in the Digital Collections Management and Services Division, Digital Services Directorate, Discovery and Preservation Services. The Digital Collections Management & Services Division is part of the Digital Services Directorate in Discovery and Preservation Services at the Library of Congress. The division is responsible for providing support for the full lifecycle management of Library Collections & Services Group's digital collections. Digital Collection Management & Services staff collaborate with LCSG curatorial units, technical staff and cross-service unit organizations to establish policies, implement new and streamline existing digital workflows, identify digital content management problems and propose solutions, provide training, and communicate best practices. As the Digital Project Coordinator, you will: Serve as an expert in the organization, development, and implementation of multiple complex projects involving the lifecycle management of digital content. Serve as a project leader or team leader for working groups, task forces, or ad hoc groups which have been assigned responsibility for specific digital media content development and/or lifecycle management projects or tasks. Coordinate the details involved in special projects, defining tasks/assignments. Identifies, develops, and implements options for improving the performance of the plan/projects. Communicate orally and in writing to both technical and non-technical staff concerning the management of digital collection activities. Work with staff to develop solutions for transfer, processing, and managing a wide variety of digital content from varied acquisitions sources. Serve as product owner and/or subject matter expert for development projects to support the lifecycle management of digital content. Work collaboratively inside and outside the project team and program areas to facilitate and encourage the development and implementation of institution-wide and national best practices and standards. Provide expert guidance in the resolution of complex problems or issues impacting the lifecycle management of digital content. Troubleshoot problems with existing and proposed workflows for content managed throughout curatorial units or within the division. Analyze and participate in the development of appropriate guidelines, standards and mechanisms for setting program priorities. Create innovative tools/approaches to digital preservation lifecycle implementation within the broad framework of program strategies and goals. Advise top management on major issues related to the acquisition and lifecycle management of digital content. Applying broad knowledge of digital libraries and technical solutions, provide expert analysis and advice and develop solutions to solve complex issues and problems associated with digital lifecycle management across the agency. Develop specialized knowledge in digital formats as needed in order to support digital library programs. Identify and apply new analytical techniques to address situations that are unique or not previously encountered. Research new developments in library and information technologies, particularly as they apply to digital content preservation and lifecycle management. Based on digital library trends, operations, and changing program requirements, identify relevant issues to management. Collect, analyze and evaluate input from stakeholders and make authoritative recommendations to management. Direct studies and testing of digital library best practices and standards. Develop cost estimates and IT investment packages to support digital content acquisition and curation programs. Serve as advisor and liaison to the Chief, Digital Collections Management & Services on matters pertaining to digital collections lifecycle activities. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Library staff at multiple levels and across service unit lines and industry professionals on digital collections management. Participate in internal and external collaborative efforts focused on the management of digital content. Initiate, establish, and maintain professional relationships with librarians, IT, digital acquisition specialists and industry professionals in order to share resources and information. Perform other duties as assigned. The position description number for this position is 360416. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. The incumbent of this position will work a Flexitime work schedule. This is a supervisory, bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

Qualifications

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. Knowledge of digital collections management principles and practices. ** Ability to perform project management functions. ** Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and develop solutions to plan and carry out digital collections management programs and initiatives. ** Ability to interact collaboratively with others at all levels. Ability to communicate in writing. Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.