Archives & Collections Assistant
Job Description
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:
The Community, Alumni, and Player Relations department at the Boston Red Sox oversees community outreach for the club, and in particular its players, coaches, alumni and front office, by connecting them with the local community and charitable causes. In addition, this department manages and highlights the club’s historic collections.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Archives and Collections Assistant is a part time position which will be crucial in assisting the Team Curator with the club’s artifact collection to help to tell the story of the Red Sox & Fenway Park’s rich history. This position will assist and be responsible for inventorying recent acquisitions as well as preserving existing collections. The Archives and Collection Assistant will also assist in overseeing and creating exhibits to display and highlight the archives and it’s collection. The ideal candidate is independent, mission driven and enthusiastic about baseball history and collections.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support Curator with collections management, data entry, exhibit preparation/ installation and administrative assistance
- Assist with day-to-day collections tasks including filing and rehousing
- Assist staff with additional projects as determined
- Occasionally serve as support educational programming and outreach
- 15 hours/ week, paid. Additional hours may be available
- Regular hours between 9-5 on weekdays. Some weekends and special events as needed
CHARACTERISTICS/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Public History, Archival Science)
- Facility with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) is essential
- Cataloguing and database experience a plus (PastPerfect)
- Knowledge of/ or interest in baseball history
- Individual should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, must be organized, flexible, detail-oriented
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively on various projects simultaneously
Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap, disability, military/veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or protected genetic information.
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10/28/2023
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