Archivist Librarian Resume Example Dreamworks Animation

ARCHIVIST LIBRARIAN

Summary

Archivist with 15 years of experience working with art, animation, and research. Knowledge of Filemaker Pro and understanding of collection analysis and general archive operations

Accomplishments

Worked with a variety of Dreamworks Departments, to pull together 20 years of history and legacy. Showcasing Traditional Art, Digital Art, Maquettes, and Set Models for an International Tour with ACMI Museum. Liaison with storage facilities, conservators from Getty Institute, and crating/shipping companies.

Experience

10/2012 - Current

DreamWorks Animation － Glendale, CAArchivist Librarian

Works with Production to collect art, story, and maquettes when film wraps.
Inventory, process, and preservation of a 20 Year Art collection.
Works with variety of Departments to choose art and maquettes for displays around Campus and various outside Galleries.
Scanning traditional artwork to input into visual database.
Transferring Digital Artwork from Production to Archive.
Working with Consumer Products, Marketing, & Publicity to collect and process assorted materials (ex: final samples of products).
Keeping track of materials moving between Archive and Storage Facilities.

11/2008 - 10/2010

Paramount Pictures － Hollywood, CADreamWorks Animation Archivist

Collected, Inventoried, and Processed Art, Consumer Products, and Maquettes from Productions.
Reviewed projects to distinguish priorities and deadlines.
Built budgets within Department for storage, supplies, and specific projects requirements.
Supervised Interns and Part-Time Employees for project deadlines.
Worked with Paramount and Dreamworks on Animation Project needed as required for both sites.

04/2006 - 11/2008

Jerry Bruckheimer Films － Santa Monica, CAArchivist

Designed and built an in-house Filemaker Pro Database for Archive purposes.
Organized and Processed all materials for JB Films, Television and Jerry Bruckheimer's personal legacy.
Scanned, and Photoshopped all material for the Database.
Planned and set Agendas for 15 year back log priorities.
Supervisor for Temp employees on all projects related to legacy.
Kept track of DVD, SWAG, Posters and Personal Items for JB Films, Television and Jerry Bruckheimer himself.

12/2004 - 03/2005

Art Directors Guild － Hollywood, CAResearcher

Researched the history of the Art Directors Guild, and their Presidents.
Hall of Fame - Researched seven of the individual Leading Art Directors for the Guild, including their Biography and Film History, for and award Banquet.

04/2004 - 02/2006

DreamWorks Animation － Glendale, CAArchivist Librarian

Supervised and Assigned Assistant Archivist, Project Archivists, and Interns.
Met weekly with Department Head to discuss projects for the Department.
Facilitated transfer of materials from Production to Archive.
Kept and suggested further updating Policies and Processing Procedures for the Archive Special Collections, as well as assisting in implementation.
Managed Artworks information integrity, ensuring internal/external verification of accurate records, migrating old records to match new metadata standards.
Processed Legal Files for Consumer Products and Marketing Departments.

02/2004 - 09/2004

Art Directors Guild － Hollywood, CAArchivist Consultant

Inventoried and catalogued the Guild's art collection in preparation for it to be sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences.
Built and maintained Filemaker Pro database for the collection.
Trained and supervised a staff of volunteers.

09/2002 - 04/2004

DreamWorks Animation － Glendale, CAAssistant Archivist

Supervised and trained Interns.
Coordinated projects with Project Archivist and Interns.
Processed office files for various Departmental needs.
Inventoried all supplies needed for project fulfillment, and Department requirements.
Tracked all Archive assets in off-site locations.
Audited the circulation system and established procedures to acquire the artwork that had been previously checked out.

05/2000 - 09/2002

DreamWorks Animation － Glendale, CAProcessing Archivist

Cataloged traditional and digital elements.
Handled requests for artwork, which included acquisition of appropriate signatures, pulling artwork from storage, and keeping track of it through the circulation system.
Kept track of 50,000 elements using ArtWorks database.
Oversaw and tracked movement of materials in off-site locations.
Processed animation scenes and original artwork.
Conducted research for artist portfolios.

04/1999 - 05/2000

Universal Studios － Universal City, CAArchive Intern

Supported Head and Assistant Archivist in daily operations of the Archive.
Organized and catalogued props, costumes, presskits, artwork, set designs, and architectural drawings.
Appraised and inventoried 30 boxes of personal papers and designs for Costume Designer Edith Head.
Reorganized files for easier access, including building Finding Guides.
Supervised new interns with their projects.

Education

June, 2000

California State University － Northridge, California, United States of AmericaMaster of Arts: History and Archival Administration

June, 1998

California State University － Northridge, California, United States of AmericaBachelor of Arts: History and California Studies

Skills

Adobe PhotoShop, Animation History, Art Conservation, Databases, Digital Access and Storage, Filemaker Pro, Mac & PC Computers, Marketing, Consumer Products, MS Office, Company and Departmental Policies & Procedures, Researching, Scanning, Budgeting.

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

DreamWorks Animation
Paramount Pictures
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Art Directors Guild
Universal Studios

School Attended

California State University

Job Titles Held:

Archivist Librarian
DreamWorks Animation Archivist
Archivist
Researcher
Archivist Consultant
Assistant Archivist
Processing Archivist
Archive Intern

Degrees

Master of Arts : History and Archival Administration
Bachelor of Arts : History and California Studies

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