ARCHIVIST
Sterling Ruby Studio
Sterling Ruby Studio, located in Vernon / Los Angeles, CA, is seeking a full-time Archivist to join our team.
Hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Salary is commensurate with experience. Excellent health and benefits package.
Asset Management Workflow
With Admin Team, manage studio documentation processes
Work directly with photographer to ensure standards are communicated and maintained
Perform color-correction/image retouching
Processing and image selection with the artist
Ingests all studio assets and organizes per studio standards
Assets include: images, video, documents, project files
Organization includes: server, cloud storage, DAM, Artlogic, custom databases
Standards include: filing, key-wording, permissions/usage, metadata, and related internal notifications
Fulfills internal and external asset requests and distribution
Database Management
Ability to modify and maintain customized databases; and/or liaise with developers for customizations and maintenance
Works with Admin Team to:
Maintain the Collections Database
Onboard and train additional personnel in database use
Catalogue Raisonné
Comprehensive record-keeping related to:
Exhibition history (CV)
Literature references (Bibliography)
Provenance: Collections, auctions
Procedure/Standards for Organization
With Admin Team, maintain artwork categories, and dates and update the artist as necessary
Maintain and update the artist biography and bibliography as necessary; familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style
Archival Practice
Update and continue to establish standardized archival procedures within the studio
Oversee the long-term preservation, through appropriate and practical archival standards, of archival studio materials
Manage and maintain a physical and digital archive of artworks including videos, exhibition ephemera, and catalogs
Manages organization of studio library and database of books
Extensive experience in digital asset and collections management
High level of proficiency in specifying and maintaining relational databases
At least 3-5 years experience in a similar role at a gallery, museum, studio, or adjacent environment
Ability to manage simultaneous workflows in a demanding, fast-paced environment
Image retouching experience strictly required
Please send a brief cover letter and resume to: jobs@sterlingrubystudio.com