Head Archivist, Ogden and Mary Louise Reid Cinema Archives

These papers are grounded in film and television history and creation, but they also reach out toward other significant cultural and historical events such as Capra’s work as the head of the Office of War Information in World War II, and Kazan’s work with the Group Theatre and his House Committee on Un-American Activities testimonies. Lead the stewardship of the Archives’ forty-two collections by establishing workflows and processes for the arrangement, description, preservation, cataloging, and long-term care of the collections.Accession new acquisitions, coordinate appraisals, oversee all aspects of archival processing including the creation of finding aids, and manage digitization initiatives supporting preservation and access.Respond to complex reference inquiries and assist internal and external researchers wishing to gain access to the collections.Collaborate with University legal counsel to negotiate use fees for individuals and organizations seeking to publish, display, or broadcast images and documents from the Archives, consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Curator.Assist the Curator in drafting and negotiating donor agreements and deeds of gift to the Archives.Assist the Curator in identifying, preparing, writing, and administering grant proposals that support the stewardship of the Archives.Assist the Curator and Director of CFILM with public outreach and special projects, including presentations, lectures, workshops, exhibitions, tours, and community engagement activities using archival collections.Monitor environmental conditions in storage facilities and ensure preservation standards are met within the archival storage areas.Recommend, select, and install archival exhibitions in the Rick Nicita Gallery, Center for Film Studies.Contribute to strategic planning for the continued growth, preservation, and accessibility of the Archives.Support pedagogical use of the Archives by the Film Studies faculty and collaborate with the College of Film and the Moving Image to advance teaching, research, and scholarly initiatives.Develop content for the Archives' website, exhibitions, and other outreach materials, and coordinate updates with the appropriate University staff responsible for website administration.Provide supervision and direction for archival staff, including the Assistant Archivist position as established.Recruit, train, supervise, and assign work to student employees, as necessary.Other duties as assigned. Master’s in Library Science with a concentration in Archives, Museum Studies, Film Studies, or closely related field, and a minimum of four years of progressively responsible experience in Archives, special collections, museums, libraries, or another collection-based cultural institution. Experience with moving image, film, television, media, or other specialized archival collections.Experience with grant writing, grant administration, or securing external funding for archives, libraries, museums, or other cultural institutions.Experience developing or expanding archival collections through donor cultivation, acquisitions, collection development, or the negotiation of donor agreements, rights, and permissions.Experience curating exhibitions, developing public programming, supporting educational initiatives, or promoting the visibility and accessibility of archival collections through publications, partnerships, or other scholarly activities.Experience with digital preservation technologies, digital asset management systems, digital repository platforms, or collection management systems.Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, establish priorities, develop operational workflows, and guide archival initiatives in a collaborative environment.Demonstrated supervisory experience, including the ability to recruit, train, mentor, and evaluate staff and student employees. Copies of Wesleyan University’s Clery Act Report are available on request and online at https://www.wesleyan.edu/publicsafety/clery.html.

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