Summer Digital Collections Assistant
Summer 2025 Digital Collections Assistant
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Position Summary
The Oberlin Heritage Center (OHC) is seeking an intern to assist with a multi-year collections initiative. This position will support the migration of OHC’s collection database to an online, publicly accessible platform. The intern will work closely with OHC’s Collections Manager to scan historic photographs and postcards and review and edit catalog records for public viewing.
Position Responsibilities
- Scan historic photographs, postcards and other materials in accordance with OHC’s digital preservation guidelines
- Create access copies of scanned images
- Create metadata for scanned images
- Review and edit catalog descriptions for public viewing on a cloud-based collections database
Qualifications
- College level course work and/or hands-on experience in history, public history, museum collections, or archives
- Enthusiasm for digital preservation and community history
- Communicate effectively in writing and orally
- Work well independently and with other staff, interns, and volunteers
- Have a strong attention to detail and demonstrate organizational skills
- Able to climb stairs frequently due to the layout of our historic buildings
- Treat everyone with respect, courtesy, and attentiveness; commit to OHC’s Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion initiatives and values.
Hours: 10 week Internship; 30 hours a week (flexibility on start and end dates)
Compensation: $13.50/hour
To apply by April 1st, send a cover letter, current resume, and contact information for two professional references to oberlinheritagecenter@gmail.com. Please use the subject line “2025 Digital Collections Assistant.” Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
This position was made possible by a gift from David and Eleanor Ignat in honor and memory of Evan Walter Nord.