Head Metadata Strategy

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Job Summary

The Getty Research Institute (GRI) seeks nominations and applications for a creative, collaborative, and experimental manager to serve as the inaugural Head of Metadata Strategy. This position is an excellent opportunity for a thoughtful, pragmatic, and technologically-savvy administrator who will work across the GRI on born digital content, digitized content, and various metadata projects and systems.

The GRI plays a premier role among cultural heritage institutions, with one of the largest art libraries in the world, and extensive and growing archival collections. These resources serve an international community of researchers and provide avenues for the creation of new advanced knowledge about the visual arts. The GRI is dedicated to developing and fostering professional and technological capacities in the world of libraries, archives, and museums.

The GRI is now at a crucial stage in its development, with a new digital infrastructure to process, preserve, and present its archival collections and a recently adopted institutional approach to metadata strategy. The inaugural Head will have the opportunity to impact world-class services in support of research at the Getty and around the globe. This section will consolidate a shared body of expertise and play a shaping role in steering metadata strategy across the GRI and in partnership with Getty Digital.

In addition to managing and overseeing this new team devoted to metadata operations at GRI, the inaugural Head will work across divisions and programs to assess current metadata practices, steer the development of a durable vision for institutional metadata standards, and assist staff in implementing them. The role will require expertise in metadata management, awareness of current and evolving schema for various materials, excellent diplomatic and communication skills, a willingness to think creatively and strategically, and a dedication to excellence in librarianship and information science.

Major Job Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage metadata strategy
• Consensus building
• Workflow assessment and modification
• Staff management and development

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will embody an energetic, creative, collaborative, and forward-thinking approach to the future of systems and metadata at the GRI. The Head of Metadata Strategy will possess an accredited Master’s degree in library or information science from an ALA-accredited institution (or international equivalent), plus a minimum of seven years of experience in a library, archives, museum, or research environment related to art or cultural heritage. The selected candidate will also have the following experiences and skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Familiarity with managing metadata and facilitating major system migrations and workflow changes preferred
• Experience in assessing skills and administering professional training preferred
• Supervisory experience and experience in institutional change management preferred
• Technical expertise in metadata, data skills, and engagement with linked data

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert knowledge of established standards and best practices relevant to library and archival practice, systems, and metadata
• Expert-level facility with systems and computational techniques required to perform work duties
• Advanced knowledge and engagement with new developments in library, archival, and research metadata
• Demonstrated systems experience with Alma and ArchivesSpace
• Comfort in technical report writing and in working with technical documentation
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in assessment and data-driven decision making
• Ability to conceptualize work within broader GRI and Getty goals and strategies
• Ability to partner and work in team-based environments
• Familiarity with FAIR, CARE, and LOUD data principles
• Knowledge of bias in metadata standards and awareness of personal experiences in description
• Familiarity with or willingness to develop knowledge in anti-racist and reparative description and DEAI principles
• Interest in or willingness to develop knowledge regarding intersections of art history, digital technologies, and data science

Benefits and Perks

Here are just some examples that Getty offers for full-time employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverage, starting on date of hire. Getty pays 75%-95% of the premium, depending on the plan selected.
• 403(b) Employee Investment retirement plan – with up to 5% Getty Match
• Getty contribution of 6%, on behalf of employee, to 401(a) retirement account
• Educational Assistance and professional development
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Personal Days
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Many positions have bi-weekly Off-Fridays
• On-Site Fitness Center at Getty Center
• Community service opportunities

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits and long list of perks, go to Getty HR .

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