MHS Job Announcement

Title:	Image Services Coordinator
Position Status:  Part-time, 20 hours per week
Pay Rate: $12 per hour
Hire Date: ASAP

The Image Services Coordinator fulfils orders for reproductions of
historic items, including photographs, paintings, maps, manuscripts, and
museum objects. Responsibilities include customer service, billing,
marketing, order fulfillment, tracking order details, and both financial
and mission-related decision-making.

Orders originate from phone call inquiries, library walk-ins, and from our
website (www.vintagemaineimages.com).  Some orders are filled in-house
whereby the Coordinator scans or photographs items, edits them with
Photoshop, and either prints or sends files electronically to the client.
Some orders are filled out-of-house whereby the Coordinator contracts with
and supervises photographers, or out-sources scans or print jobs to local
vendors. At all times, the Coordinator ensures the safety of the Society’s
historic collections.

The Coordinator handles and tracks all licensing agreements and permission
to publish requests.  The Coordinator is also responsible for increasing
awareness of MHS Image Services to target audiences through a marketing
campaign and through our website, VintageMaineImages.com.

Qualifications:
?	Experience safely handling historic objects
?	Customer service experience, including phone etiquette and customer
relations
?	Strong verbal and written communication skills
?	Good organization abilities, including attention to detail
?	Ability to work productively and cooperatively with co-workers
?	Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel, internet and
email, Adobe PhotoShop, scanning and digital photography (we will train
also)
?	Familiarity with copyright law and fair use
?	Knowledge of Past Perfect preferred

To apply, send a resume by email to:

Kathy Amoroso, Director of Digital Projects, [log in to unmask]

Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101

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