The Media Preservation Associate conducts the Media Preservation Unit's motion picture film preservation activities. They inspect, assess, repair, rehouse, reformat, and document films held by NYU Special Collections and train and supervise a team of student workers and interns to support that work. They collaborate to develop and maintain the Media Preservation Unitâ™s workflow documentation, with particular responsibility for documenting procedures for film operations. The Media Preservation Associate also collaborates with other unit members to solve problems, conduct quality control, and assist as needed with audio, video, and digital preservation issues. They keep abreast of the changing landscape of tools, technologies, and practices specific to moving images and sound preservation and archiving processes to address the needs of the Librariesâ™ collections.

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Bachelor's degree in film, cinema studies, or media production or equivalent experience.

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree Masterâ™s degree or professional certificate in film preservation or moving image preservation

Required Experience:
2+ years Handling assessment, inspection, rehousing, and repair of archival motion picture film.

Preferred Experience:
3+ years Handling, assessment, inspection, rehousing, and repair of archival motion picture film.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Strong abilities in film inspection, repair, and condition assessment. Knowledge of film bases and issues of film deterioration and decay, and of best practices for film preservation. Understanding of analog to digital reformatting workflows. Ability to cooperate and collaborate with professional colleagues within and across departments. Ability to maintain appropriate professional relationships and lead a small team. Ability to understand and execute complex workflows. Ability to gather and report data in a systematic fashion. Knowledge of basic office computing applications.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Familiarity with legacy film element types, specific film stocks, and other technical issues related to film collections. Knowledge of film scanning and/or color grading practices.

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $70,000.00 to USD $80,302.80. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

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New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and NYU Tandon School of Engineering traces its roots back to 1854, building on an illustrious past as Brooklyn Poly and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Our mission is to excel in research, teaching, and entrepreneurship and inspire and educate engineers for the 21st century — backed by an historic commitment of $1 billion to recruit new faculty, fuel groundbreaking basic and applied research in key areas, and expand the Downtown Brooklyn campus. NYU Tandon faculty are world renowned leaders in science and technology, with a strong commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. We lead and have ties to multidisciplinary centers in wireless technology, cybersecurity, urban informatics, data sciences, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and health, among others. Our faculty and students are part of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and in downtown Brooklyn, and we support three “future lab” business incubators that connect our students and faculty to today’s innovation economy. We are deeply committed to teaching and le...arning, and with NYU's unrivaled global network of campuses, we promote a truly global engineering education. NYU Tandon is committed to substantially increase the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and we encourage candidates from such groups to apply. We aspire to create a climate where diversity and inclusion are not only appreciated but considered an asset for creativity and innovation, and we seek faculty who have a real passion for a culturally diverse environment. We take pride in our high numbers of female students and students who are the first in their family to go to college. NYU belongs to the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), which assists with dual-career searches, and our faculty are supported by a range of work-life balance programs provided by the NYU Office of Work Life

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