Digital Collections Curator
ITHAKA
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $61,000 - $76,000 per year
About the role
- Identify and evaluate primary source materials for inclusion in Reveal Digital collections through independent research and engagement with libraries, archives, and other contributors.
- Serve as a primary partner-facing lead for contributing institutions and individuals, building relationships that support sustained participation, shared expectations, and responsible stewardship.
- Coordinate the acquisition of materials, including rights and permissions documentation as needed.
- Translate curatorial intent into publication-ready plans by partnering with internal teams to move materials through digitization, metadata creation, quality review, and publication; ensure that workflows and outputs align with the collection’s intellectual and ethical goals.
- Contribute to collection descriptions, metadata review, and contextual materials to support discovery and scholarly use.
- Maintain accurate project tracking and documentation, ensuring collection progress, permissions status, and publication readiness are clearly recorded.
- Review digital materials and metadata to help ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project goals.
- Communicate regularly with internal and external partners to support coordination, resolve issues, and maintain project progress.
- Maintain high-level visibility into collection progress and risks, including publication readiness, rights constraints that affect scholarly access, and dependencies across partners; escalate issues that require program leadership decisions.
- Contribute to outreach and field engagement as a curator and program representative, including presentations, partner conversations, and professional convenings that strengthen Reveal Digital’s collaborations and scholarly impact.
Requirements
- 3 - 5 years of experience working with primary source collections, archives, libraries, digital collections, or related cultural heritage materials.
- Experience working with digital collections, metadata, digitization, or related publishing workflows.
- Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to identify, evaluate, and contextualize primary source materials and develop working knowledge of potentially unfamiliar subject areas.
- Strong writing and editorial skills, including experience producing interpretive or contextual materials that support discovery and scholarly use.
- Demonstrated interest in expanding access to primary sources and supporting inclusive, collaborative cultural heritage work.
- Ability to work independently and manage projects of moderate scope and complexity while collaborating effectively with colleagues and external partners.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with contributing institutions and individuals with professionalism and care.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including experience tracking projects and managing documentation.
- Familiarity with copyright, permissions, and rights research practices.
- Facility with Airtable welcomed.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision plans
- employer-paid 10% retirement contribution
- paid parental and caregiver leave
- 22 days of paid time off
- 11 paid holidays
- up to 12 sick days
- wellness benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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