Audiovisual Archivist (Contract), JCCC Heritage Department
Duration: 2.25 years
Work Schedule: 9:30am - 5:00pm | Monday to Friday, 7 hours per day
Target start and end dates: September 30th 2024 (with flexibility) to December 31st, 2026
(Note: As this is a grant-funded role, all work must be completed by December 31st, 2026 due to grantstipulations)
Salary: $70,000/year (pro-rated)
Language of Work: English
Work model: Primarily on-site at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (6 Sakura Way, Toronto, ON)

Join the team of the largest Japanese cultural organization outside of Japan!
The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s Heritage Department has an exciting opportunity for anexperienced audiovisual archivist to oversee the preservation of the Sedai Oral History Collection.
About the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Heritage Department
For 60 years, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) has served as the gathering point for theJapanese Canadian community and for those of non-Japanese ancestry who have an interest in things
Japanese in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The JCCC, through its Heritage Department, is committed
to collecting, documenting, preserving, and sharing the history of the Japanese Canadians. The Heritage
Department mandate is to introduce the culture, history, and legacy of Japanese Canadians to all
Canadians while creating a tribute to the history of the Nikkei community and their contributions to thebuilding of our nation.
About the Sedai collection and project
The Sedai Project is the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s oral history collection. It is committed tocollecting, documenting, preserving and sharing the history of the Japanese Canadians. The collection
holds irreplaceable communal and historic knowledge through the testimonies of Japanese Canadiansurvivors of the Canadian government’s policies of internment, forced dispersal, and exile during WorldWar II. It is a critical resource to the heritage and understanding of Japanese Canadian experiences andfosters intergenerational learning and community healing.
From 2024 – 2026, the JCCC Heritage Department is the recipient of a grant from the JC Legacies
Society, which will allow the JCCC to fully digitize, preserve, make accessible, and expand the Sedaicollection. Crucial to this process is the inclusion of an experienced audiovisual archivist to ensure thelong-term care of, and access to, the Sedai collection and its use for future generations of researchers,
educators, and members of the Japanese Canadian community.
Description of Tasks and Responsibilities
The audiovisual archivist will take a lead on the preservation of the Sedai oral history collection. Theirresponsibilities will include:
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•Ensuring archival standards are met for new and existing interviews:
o Arranging for offsite digitization of both existing materials and materials collected fromthe public as part of the project,o Properly storing and caring for physical/analog media,
o Incorporating digitized and born-digital A/V files into the collection and managing
metadata.

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Access and relationships:
o Managing restrictions, redactions, and permissions of oral histories; liaising andmaintaining respectful relationships with interviewees and family members to do so,
o Managing document tracking for past interviewees and ensuring full completion,o Overseeing the generation of transcripts, metadata, and summaries of existing interviews;
tracking and supervising completion of transcription work by contractors.

•Policy and change management:o Creation and documentation of policy and best practices around the acquisition of newinterviews and physical media (in consultation with Heritage Manager and other Sedai
project staff),o Creation and documentation of policy around audiovisual collections management,o Leading the process and providing recommendations on archival management systems
and revamping online catalogue (https://jccc.on.ca/sedai-catalogue),o Making recommendations for increased sever storage space, as needed.

•Communications and other tasks:o Identifying interviews and editing short video clips for public dissemination (e.g.
exhibits, newsletters) as necessary,o Lending support to other Heritage initiatives and all-staff initiatives.

Candidate profile and qualifications:
We are looking for an audiovisual archivist who brings a wealth of expertise, experience, and leadershipto our team to guide the proper preservation of Japanese Canadian oral histories at the Sedai Project forthe future.
Required skills and experience:
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Master of Information Studies with an emphasis on audiovisual collection management (orequivalent education and experience),
Expertise with born-digital and analog moving image materials,
Familiarity with the storage, metadata, and processing of oral histories, according to archival
standards,
Experience with image, video, and audio editing and processing software,
Experience in a community archive setting and the nuances of navigating community
relationships and permissions related to archival material,
Must work well in a diverse, small team environment,
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Ideal candidate has a strong interest in preserving community histories and/or Japanese Canadianhistory,
Must be eligible to work in Canada.

The position is location at the JCCC, 6 Sakura Way, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5.
Cover letters and accompanying resumes are requested via email with a subject line of “Sedai Project –Audiovisual Archivist”, to heritage@jccc.on.ca. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on
September 22nd, 2024.
Please refer to Job Posting#: 400231.
While we appreciate your interest, please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Applications that are not emailed to the above address will not be considered.

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