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Director, Archives and Rights Management (AJC)
Atlanta, GA
Job Description
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), a leading metro news organization with a rich journalism history, seeks a Director of Archives and Rights Management . The AJC's mission is to be the most essential and engaging source of news and information for the people of Atlanta, of Georgia and the South. To achieve that mission, we will transform ourselves from a storied daily newspaper into a modern media company. This important leadership role will help drive key priorities in that transformation.
This director will be responsible for building and organizing our archival collections and overseeing Rights & Clearances on behalf of the organization. The Director will report to the Head of Standards & Practices and be responsible for creating and maintaining AJC's standards and practices around archival activity of text, photo, video and audio in accordance with national standards. This role will also be responsible for overseeing and implementing rights and clearances policies across the AJC including the use of AJC material by other organizations and the use of 3rd-party material by the AJC.
The director will develop tactics and workflows to ensure our archives are easily accessible and useful for editorial teams and, over time, positioned for wider public and commercial use, possibly developing new revenue streams for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This will involve using contemporary tools such as Encoded Archival Description and Metadata and partnering with editorial teams to ensure finding aids they create are uniform, consistent, and of high-quality. Additionally, the director will liaise with our third party archival partners, owning our relationships with Georgia State, ProQuest, NewsBank, and others and maximizing their value to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The director will also develop tactics and workflows to guide editorial teams in use of 3rd party material, including obtaining licenses and clearances, ensuring such use of materials is appropriate and coordinating when legal consultation is required. The role will include developing training, documentation and systems to track rights we obtain. Creating essential Rights & Clearances guidelines that satisfy the evolving needs of the AJC's content and editorial strategy will require deep, on-going partnership with the newsroom and content creators across the organization.
The director will be the first point of contact for researchers and editorial staff in need of archived and external materials to supplement articles, videos and podcasts. An ability to collaborate effectively and respectfully with all teams across the organization is essential.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution serves a growing, vibrant, and diverse metro area in one of the country's most influential states, both politically and culturally. If you believe in the power of journalism to shape a better society, and you want to join a mission-driven team, please apply.
Please note: This person must be based in Atlanta, GA.
In this position you will:
Archive Management Oversight & Responsibilities
Rights & Clearances Oversight & Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Preferred Experience in one or more of the following:
USD 117,300.00 - 195,500.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $117,300.00 - $195,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .
Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Statement to ALL Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Cox accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Cox employees, Cox hiring manager, or send to any Cox facility. Cox is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
This director will be responsible for building and organizing our archival collections and overseeing Rights & Clearances on behalf of the organization. The Director will report to the Head of Standards & Practices and be responsible for creating and maintaining AJC's standards and practices around archival activity of text, photo, video and audio in accordance with national standards. This role will also be responsible for overseeing and implementing rights and clearances policies across the AJC including the use of AJC material by other organizations and the use of 3rd-party material by the AJC.
The director will develop tactics and workflows to ensure our archives are easily accessible and useful for editorial teams and, over time, positioned for wider public and commercial use, possibly developing new revenue streams for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This will involve using contemporary tools such as Encoded Archival Description and Metadata and partnering with editorial teams to ensure finding aids they create are uniform, consistent, and of high-quality. Additionally, the director will liaise with our third party archival partners, owning our relationships with Georgia State, ProQuest, NewsBank, and others and maximizing their value to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The director will also develop tactics and workflows to guide editorial teams in use of 3rd party material, including obtaining licenses and clearances, ensuring such use of materials is appropriate and coordinating when legal consultation is required. The role will include developing training, documentation and systems to track rights we obtain. Creating essential Rights & Clearances guidelines that satisfy the evolving needs of the AJC's content and editorial strategy will require deep, on-going partnership with the newsroom and content creators across the organization.
The director will be the first point of contact for researchers and editorial staff in need of archived and external materials to supplement articles, videos and podcasts. An ability to collaborate effectively and respectfully with all teams across the organization is essential.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution serves a growing, vibrant, and diverse metro area in one of the country's most influential states, both politically and culturally. If you believe in the power of journalism to shape a better society, and you want to join a mission-driven team, please apply.
Please note: This person must be based in Atlanta, GA.
In this position you will:
Archive Management Oversight & Responsibilities
- Create a centralized approach to archives and rights and clearances management across the AJC organization, acting as internal expert, facilitator, and partner.
- Develop, arrange, and describe archival collections such as text, photo, video and audio in accordance with accepted standards and practices.
- Work with Head of Standards & Practices to author, develop and implement policies. Determine standards around what IP gets archived.
- Refine and update guidelines on acceptable public and commercial use of our material, how we handle requests and how we license and value our material.
- Establish practices for addressing misuse of our IP, escalating to legal when misuse cannot be informally resolved.
- Advise and assist researchers in the use of archival materials for content, interpreting requirements and providing solutions.
- Create finding aids using contemporary tools in accordance with national standards and ensure the quality of finding aids created by other staff.
- Develop and implement procedures for the acquisition, processing, digitization, and preservation of archival materials.
- Act as the central expert to the organization for rights and clearances questions and analysis of risks for use of material. Elevate questions appropriately to legal when required.
- Manage relationships with our third-party archive partners, ensuring effective communication and outreach.
- Continue to monitor industry best practices for archival management.
- Identify partnerships and determine if external archival partnerships would benefit AJC's needs. Interact with donors of archival collections both internal and external to the organization.
- Provide guidance in identifying and soliciting funds, including grant opportunity researching and proposal writing, as appropriate.
- Promote collections through activities such as online exhibits, publications, presentations, and instructional sessions, when necessary.
Rights & Clearances Oversight & Responsibilities
- In close partnership with the Head of Standards & Practices, editorial stakeholders, and Legal, author policies and protocols for rights and clearances that satisfy the evolving needs of the AJC.
- Oversee the implementation of rights and clearances policies across the AJC's newsroom and content teams including: Editorial, Programming, Revenue, Video, Audio, Photography, etc.
- Partner with organization stakeholders across editorial, video, audio, legal, etc. to understand the organization's needs in regards to usage and library needs to ensure relevant supporting materials and practices are aligned (ex: employment contracts, third-party agreements, freelancers, etc.).
- Partner with Strategic Finance/Business Development team to support content syndication and licensing deals.
- Review and advise on incoming requests from outside organizations for the use and distribution of AJC content and IP.
- Partner with legal in researching and/or the facilitation of documenting necessary rights and clearances activities.
- Responsible for liaising across the organization to facilitate the acquisition of third-party clearances.
- Create and maintain a rights database.
- Own the identification of need for, and the development of, staffing plans related to overseeing and supervising rights and clearances staff, including clearances specialists and researchers.
- Hire, supervise and train staff, including volunteers and/or interns, as appropriate. Inspire team to work effectively under tight deadlines.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree preferably in a related field
- With a Bachelor's degree must have at least ten (10) years of experience with at least 5 in a leadership type role; May have a Master's degree with at least eight (8) years of experience or Ph.D with at least five (5) years of experience or without a degree must have at least 14 years of total experience in relevant fields.
- Previous experience in a news organization strongly preferred
- Knowledge of archival and perseveration concepts and methodologies
- Previous experience overseeing or directing rights and clearances activity including risk analysis and clearance requests preferred
- Ability to develop and maintain finding aids using contemporary tools, such as Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and Metadata
- Ability to interpret and evaluate client needs and determine solutions
- Organized and process-oriented, meticulous with a keen eye for detail
- Self-motivated leader who can perform well within tight deadlines, prioritize effectively and make sound judgements
- Knowledge of archival ethics and laws relating to archive management
- Excellent communication skills, with an ability to communicate technical information to non-technical staff
- Knowledge of automated storage and retrieval systems, electronic records, and electronic publications
- Deep understanding of journalism industry and domestic and international news, pop culture, tech and politics
- In-depth knowledge of journalistic ethics and best practices a plus
- Strong team building and leadership skills, with an ability to inspire and motivate team members while organizing workflow around meeting deadlines
Preferred Experience in one or more of the following:
- Leadership in a fast-paced organization
- Newsroom or experience in a news organization
USD 117,300.00 - 195,500.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $117,300.00 - $195,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .
Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Statement to ALL Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Cox accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Cox employees, Cox hiring manager, or send to any Cox facility. Cox is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
USD 117,300.00 - 195,500.00 per year
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
10 years
Security Clearance Note
Business Operations
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