Senior Content Management Spec-Latin American & Benson Rare Books Collection, UT Libraries

Purpose: As a part of the Content Management unit within UT Libraries, the Senior Content Management Specialist for Latin American and Benson Rare Books Collections is responsible for contributing and coordinating the description and cataloging operations of the Latin American and Benson Rare Books digital and physical collections. This position reports to the Head of Outsourced and Strategic Resources.

Responsibilities

• Manages the day-to-day description and cataloging work of the Latin American and Benson Rare Books digital and physical materials including coordinating communications with the Benson staff to establish priorities and ensure access to the Latin American and Benson Rare Books content via the timely creation of metadata in accordance with established methods and procedures.
• Establishes priorities and goals to ensure effective workflows and outcomes in a positive, productive, and efficient work environment.
• Recommends and implements new initiatives for describing and providing access to Latin American and Benson Rare Books content in all formats.
• Establishes and maintains excellent working relationships with other units and departments to resolve issues related to the description and/or access of digital and physical Latin American and Benson Rare Books materials.
• Creates, transforms, reviews, and manages descriptive metadata for digital and physical Latin American and Benson Rare Books content, and participates in the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Program (PCC) by adhering to NACO (Name Authority Cooperative) standards. Catalogs using non-MARC metadata: Creates descriptive metadata in Dublin Core and/or other non-MARC metadata schemas for Latin American and Benson Rare Books content being submitted to the UT digital repository.
• Participates in department meetings. Serves on committees, task forces, and working groups related to departmental responsibilities. Attends training initiatives as directed by supervisor or Head of Content Management.
• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED.
• Four years of library-work experience in an academic, special or research library, or institution with a substantial Latin American collection.
• Professional working proficiency in Spanish, including written and verbal communications skills.
• Experience working with Latin American library materials in Spanish.
• Familiarity working with MARC records.
• Experience working with an integrated library system/library service platform.
• Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy in performing tasks.
• Enthusiasm for delivering high quality service.
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to manage workflows and problem solve creatively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain complex concepts to a wide range of users in individual and group settings.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as a member of a team in ways that contribute and support a welcoming and collaborative work environment.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Professional working proficiency in Portuguese and/or a Latin American indigenous language.
• Experience working in an academic library in a Technical Services environment.
• Experience with Alma library services platform.
• Familiarity with archival collections and best practices related to their description.
• Experience working with non-MARC metadata in a library environment.
• Knowledge of current standard cataloging practices and guidelines, such as RDA, AACR2, LCSH, LC Authorities, and PCC.
• Experience working with OCLC Connexion cataloging tool.
• Knowledge of Library of Congress classification scheme.
• Ability to contribute to a thoughtful, expressive environment, with a group of team leaders working together to create a constructive, open-minded, and innovative learning community.

We want to emphasize that the preferred qualifications are not required and that we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop these preferred skills.

Working Conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Typical office environment.
• Lifting, bending, kneeling, walking, standing.
• Typical library conditions.

Work Shift: Flexible work arrangement available between the hours of 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday-Friday, with up to 2 remote days per week after onboarding period.