Archives Librarian
CBS News
Iselin, NJThis was removed by the employer on 6/28/2022 5:08:00 PM PST
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This is a Full Time Job
CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, CBSN, CBSN Local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, CBSN, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations also produces the award-winning 60 MINUTES for Paramount . CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBSN, CBS News Radio and podcasts, CBS Mobile, Paramount and other digital platforms. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast network.
Strong communication and customer service skills are needed to perform work in the CBS News Archive. Archivists will deal with various CBS News Unit’s Producers, Broadcast Associates and outside Sales clients. A strong skill set should include understanding of current events and history. Archivists are required to monitor the Avid Digital Asset Management System for incoming orders from the CBS News Units. Tape orders are physically fulfilled or digitized for use. Existing digital media is restored from the LTO/Cloud archive. The contact person is notified electronically when their order is completed. Strong technical skills are essential to operate and navigate the Ingest Room with various tape formats being digitized. Archivists are also responsible for assisting users with location of reference library materials such as newspapers, microfilm, magazines, journals and books, scanning material when necessary. Archivists must catalogue metadata using keywords for all CBS News footage obtained in the CBS News Archives.
Job Requirements:
Required:
• Experience in either a tape archive or library cataloguing system
• Experience with Digital asset management systems a plus
• Includes Evenings and Weekends
Preferred:
• Experience with file ingest systems and media encoding a plus
• Ability to climb ladders to retrieve material when necessary
• College degree preferred, Library Science degree a huge plus
