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About the Role

This internship offers hands-on experience in archival processing, preservation techniques, and archival management software, providing a better understanding of professional archival work. It involves processing the Michael Shorrock papers and digitizing VHS cassettes from the 1UP collection, with a paid stipend.

Responsibilities

• Process 3.0 linear feet of audiovisual materials, game design documentation, and artwork of Michael Shorrock.
• Digitize 15 VHS cassettes of video game event coverage.
• Perform an initial inventory of the Michael Shorrock papers.
• Create a processing plan.
• Physically arrange and re-house materials.
• Perform preservation tasks.
• Describe the collection using ArchivesSpace.
• Digitize, create metadata, and upload the 15 cassettes to Preservica.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university graduate or undergraduate program and in an associated internship/practicum.
• Must fully adhere to all requirements for credit-bearing internships, including specific procedures required by the intern’s college/university.
• Must work well in a team setting.
• Must be reliable, flexible, organized, and self-motivated.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must consent to a criminal background check and a drug screen.

Skills

• Familiarity with basic archival theory.
• Demonstrated interest in archives, public history, or museum studies.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.
• Prior experience with archival processing.

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• Internship
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Internship

Education Level

• Graduate student
• Undergraduate student

Salary/Compensations

• Paid stipend

About the Company

• The Strong is a museum dedicated to the history and exploration of play.

Equal Opportunity

• The Strong is an equal opportunity employer.
• It is the policy of The Strong to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to gender, sexual preference, age, race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, disability, military, or marital status.
• This policy of nondiscrimination applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including but not limited to recruitment, selection, advancement, compensation, benefits, layoff, recall, transfer, and termination.