1. Preliminary Job Posting Analysis
Ed Benoit, III School of Library & Information Science, Louisiana State University

2. Background Competency-based A/V Pedagogical Working Group
Non-format specialists in traditional archival institutions
Analyzing what skills & knowledge employers are including in their job postings

3. Methodology
Job postings from September (as available)
Also capturing ongoing postings since September 2015
Matrix based ranking of skills (0-not listed, 1-preferred, 2- required)
Score aggregated and normalized
𝑋 (𝑁∗3)
X=the assigned ranking of skill

5. Sample information 40 job postings
33 Full time
7 Part time
11 Project/term limited (includes both FT & PT)
9 postings included salary information:
Range: $35,000 to $99,400

6. Education & Experience
MLIS/Archives Concentration most required (62.5%)
15% only require a BA/BS degree
Certified Archivist
1 position (2.5%) required
1 position (2.5%) preferred
Otherwise not mentioned
Prior work experience
Majority of postings required between 1-3 years (77.3%)

7. Experience with… 16.7% Arrangement/Description/Processing 15.7%
Digitization
15.7%
Archival skills (general)
12.7%
Preservation
11.8%
Project management
9.8%
Video editing (advanced)
Others mentioned: Metadata creation, audio editing (advanced), digital curation, playback equipment

8. Format Experience General audiovisual materials most common (27.5%)
Very few postings listed specific a/v formats. Those mentioned:
16 mm film
35 mm film
8 mm film
Reel-to-reel audio
VHS

9. Standards 21.6% General 13.7% EAD 9.8% DACS 8.8% Dublin Core 4.9% MARC
PBCore
2.9%
AAT
2.0%
PREMIS

10. Knowledge General archival practice (24.5%) is most common 7.8%
Archival theory
7.8%
Film history
Audiovisual preservation standards
5.9%
Copyright (general)
4.9%
Oral history production
Audiovisual format migration
2.0%
Copyright (audiovisual)
History of audio
History of moving image formats

11. Future Directions Conclusions: Future Directions
Many ads are poorly worded, and overly general
Lack of entry level positions
Further delineations within matrix necessary
Future Directions
Continued collection and analysis
Content analysis of job posting full text
Direct survey of employers