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About Jazz at Lincoln Center:

The mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc. (“JALC”) is to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. From college students to young stars, from working professionals to celebrated masters, we present quality jazz for an ever-increasing audience in an unprecedented range of activities and a variety of venues. We are dedicated to lifting audiences and bringing people together with substance and with integrity. JALC has created a dynamic platform where our key constituents – jazz artists (beginner to grizzled veteran), fans (casual listeners to advanced scholars), educators (local band leaders to leading artist-educators) and advocates (local community advocates to important national promoters) – can meet, engage, learn, and work towards common objectives.

Position Overview:

Jazz at Lincoln Center is seeking a part-time Archival Digitization Intern for a 3-month term to support the Music Library & Archives team. This internship is ideal for current students or recent graduates in Archival Studies, Library Science, or related fields who have previous digitization experience and a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in archives.

The intern will focus on creating archival-quality digital scans of printed materials, photographs, and negatives from the JALC collection for ingest into the organization’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) system. This role offers hands-on experience with archival digitization workflows, digital file preparation, and collection management within a nonprofit arts organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create archival-quality digital scans of printed materials, photographs, and negatives using Epson flatbed scanners
• Create PDFs and contact sheets for archival assets
• Perform minor image editing tasks, including cropping and resizing images
• Prepare and organize digital files foringestinto the DAM system
• Assistwith organizing andmaintainingarchival records and digital assets
• Participate inadditionalarchival projects and departmental initiatives as needed
• Fulfill tasks assigned by a supervisor

• Perform administrative duties as needed

Qualifications:

• Excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow detailed instructions and established workflows
• Ability to perform focused and repetitive tasks with accuracy
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment
• Basicproficiencywith Microsoft Word and Excelrequired
• Experience using Epson flatbed scanners or similar scanning equipment
• Experience creating PDFs and contact sheets
• Basic Photoshop or photo editing skills, including Adobe Acrobatproficiency

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current enrollment inorrecent graduation from a Library Science, Archival Studies, or related program
• Previousarchival digitization or scanning experience
• Demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in archives or collections management
• Experience working with photographs, negatives, or special collections materials

What We Offer:

• Hands-on experience in a non-profit, arts, and educational organization
• Technical skills related tothe industry
• Mentorship from experienced staff and educators

• A supportive andcollaborativework environment
• Opportunity for continued project involvement or internship extension based on departmental needs

Schedule & Commitment

• Hours: 15 to 20 hours per week
• Duration: 3-month internship
• Flexibility: Interns will collaborate with their supervisor toestablisha schedule that balances departmental needs with their personal or academic calendar
• Location:This is a fully in-person role. Staff work on-site ateitherJazzat Lincoln Center’s administrative offices (3 Columbus Circle) in New York City.

Jazz at Lincoln Center is an equal opportunity employer that affords equal opportunities to all applicants, employees, contractors, and other covered persons, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Jazz at Lincoln Center is committed to creating an inclusive, open, and respectful culture that reflects and embraces diversity.