Ngs

Sr. Manager, Digital Operations, CHHC Project (Storytelling) Fixed - Term

Washington, DC · Senior

No sponsorship$100k-$105kDetected 11 days ago

Project ManagementProcurementPhotographyResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingOrganizational Skills

About the role

How You'll Contribute The Storytelling team works to expand the organization's impact through journalism, photography, film/video, web content, mapping, and data visualization.
As one of the largest funders to individual storytellers in this work, it also identifies key grantmaking, and fellowship opportunities with creative talent.
Special Collections shares the story of National Geographic Society's past and present by expertly managing its unique archival, media, and information resources.

With the CHHC Project Director and team, plan a strategy and develop written guidelines for digital asset assessment and management, and the digitization of analog items, that incorporates the participation and consent of communities represented in archives.
Advise on the design of a digital asset survey instrument or method, collection management and digital asset management system enhancements, and discovery interfaces that enable shared stewardship.
With the CHHC Project team, develop an approach for gathering and managing restrictions and access to collections and other community-defined prerogatives for the management of cultural collections.
Create, and oversee the creation of work flows and project plans.
Maintain relationships with professional and peer organizations undertaking similar initiatives.
Knowledgeable about digitization methods for multiple formats of material, including text-based documents, photographic and AV material.

Some Resident staff must be at Base Camp every day to do their jobs, while others may only need to be physically present onsite some of the time to meet looming deadlines or to get work done and may require a unique schedule.
As such, this category has been revised to provide maximum flexibility depending on what's required for each individual role.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Bachelor's Degree preferred
Experienced with using and designing survey instruments, workflow trackers, digital asset management systems and discovery interfaces.
Experience with OrangeDam is a plus.

Our compensation structure and transparent pay philosophy are based on industry-specific market data for similar-sized nonprofit organizations.
The salary range for this position accounts for a wide range of factors including but not limited to organizational need; specific skill sets; experience and training; certifications; and more.
At the National Geographic Society, individuals are typically hired at or near the starting point of the salary range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
The salary range for this position is $99,750.00 - $105,000.00.

Educational Background
The National Geographic Society offers a competitive and holistic total rewards package.

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