APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS:
"E-mail required cover letter and
résumé with salary requirements directly to employment@sfopera.com or fax to (415) 551-6297. No phone
calls please. San Francisco Opera only retains résumés that are sent in
response to specific, posted job openings."
PURPOSE: To provide leadership while ensuring
the preservation and availability of San Francisco Opera Archives
REQUIREMENTS:
·
Master’s
Degree in Library Science with a concentration in archives management
·
Preferred
degree in history
·
Minimum
ten years archiving management experience
·
Certified
Archivist preferred
·
Superior
project management and organizational skills
·
Excellent
computer skills required, including strong familiarity with Microsoft Office
applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop and Outlook
·
Outstanding
interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with all artists, staff,
public, and volunteers in a professional, confidential and tactful manner
·
Ability
to apply good judgment, creative thinking to all strategic planning activities
·
Ability
to work independently; prioritize tasks
·
Ability
to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
·
Knowledge
of opera and classical performing arts preferred but not required
·
Reliable
daily attendance and punctuality
·
Must
perform the functions of the position in a safe manner
·
Detailed
understanding and experience with the most current archival/records management
technology
ESSENTIAL
JOB FUNCTIONS:
·
Provide
professional archive leadership to continue the development of the Company’s
Archive across all departments
·
In
accordance with accepted standards and practices, preserve important objects
and documents, including works of art, transcripts of meetings, photographs and
historic objects, production elements (costumes, props, renderings, etc.),
electronic media in different formats and traditional paper records of San Francisco
Opera and its affiliate organizations
·
Plan
and oversee the Archive arrangement and cataloguing of collections
·
Provide
archive protocols to Senior Staff members on how to identify and implement
respective department’s archive
·
Collect,
organize and maintain control over a wide range of information deemed important
for permanent safekeeping
·
Develop
a comprehensive plan for public access to the Archives in the soon-to-be-open
Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera
·
Collaborate
with IS and Communications on the process by which the online archive will be
maintained and continued
·
Recommend,
implement, and manage the integration of sophisticated archival/records
management technology
·
Determine
the education and public outreach programs such as tours, presentations, and
lectures relating to the Archives
·
Develop
and responsibly manage the Archives budget
·
Provide
leadership and manage employee relations with all assigned staff and archive
volunteers
·
Collaborate
with the SFO Media Department on the preservation of existing and upcoming
video/radio broadcasts
SECONDARY
FUNCTIONS:
·
Provide
a detailed audit of the current Company Archive and develop a comprehensive
operational plan
·
Direct
the acquisition, storage and exhibition of collections, including negotiating
and authorizing in collaboration with the Director of Communications on the
purchase, sales, exchange, or loan of collections
·
Participate
in fund raising for the Archives, which may include the writing and reviewing
of grant proposals, journal articles, publicity materials as well as attendance
at meetings, conventions, and civic events
·
Develop and
implement a plan to integrate the Opera’s archival materials stored at the
Museum of Performance and Design with the Wilsey Center for Opera Archives
·
Prepare
archive materials for the Company’s Centennial Celebration, beginning with the
2022 season
·
Pursue
alternative storage possibilities
·
Performs
other job-related duties as assigned
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