From: Roody Dorsainvil [mailto:Roody.Dorsainvil@liontv.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:20 AM
To: alicia.kubes@nyu.edu
Subject: History Detectives Archivist Job Posting
With an assistant, the Series Archivist is responsible for doing all visual research, acquiring and cataloguing material (still images and moving footage) and licensing archive for broadcast and sale. In addition to obtaining and delivering archive for each story edit, the Archivist is responsible for meeting a high standard for broadcast-quality imagery and ensuring historic accuracy of all archive. The Series Archivist manages a tight budget and must meet hard deadlines – multiple stories are researched and edited simultaneously. The position runs for approximately 9 months during which time 21 twenty-minute stories and 18 ninety-second stories will be completed for PBS.
Candidates must be highly organized, efficient and resourceful. Attention to detail is absolutely critical for this position. A high level of creativity and adaptability are essential to accommodate a limited budget, time constraints and constantsc-ript changes. Candidates must be excellent communicators across all levels of production and editing staff and must be able to foster relationships with archival sources in order to negotiate prices and contract terms.
Roody R. Dorsainvil
Production Manager Jr. – History Detectives
Lion Television
304 Hudson Street (5th Fl.)
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-206-8633 ext. 3859
Fax: 212-206-8636
Email: Roody.Dorsainvil@liontv.us
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Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017
http://aphdigital.org
http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html