Student - Media Services at Howard Tilton Library

Media Services at Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is hiring a student employee for the upcoming Fall & Spring semesters. Federal Work Study is preferred for this position. We'll be reviewing applications, with a planned start date just before or near the start of the semester.

About the role

Media Services fosters equitable opportunities for interdisciplinary discovery, innovative scholarship, and skill development through creative play with multimedia collections and media tools. This position will help student employees demonstrate and cultivate the career readiness competencies in accordance with the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Schedule

Student Library Workers in Media Services typically work 8-11 hours per week, although hours and schedule are based on availability. We’re looking for students with general availability:

• Monday through Friday, daytime to evening hours (between 8:30am to 6:00pm)
• Sundays (12:00pm to 6:00pm)

Fill-in hours may also occur during the daytime, evening shifts (closing at 6pm), or weekend shifts (Sundays between 12pm-6pm).

Regular Semester Hours are:

• Monday – Friday | 8:30am-6:00pm
• Sunday | 12:00pm-6:00pm

Pay

Starting salary: $12.00/hour ($1 increase per year/2 semesters upon returning).

Responsibilities

• Customer service: Checking out books & media materials to patrons, assisting patrons locate microforms & newspapers materials, retrieving music & media materials from the closed stacks, answering directional or technology questions like, “How many printers are there in the library?” or “How do I use the book scanner?”.
• Basic research skills: Answering research questions like, “I’m looking for books about Britney Spears, can you help me?” or “Do you have any musical scores for piano composed by Florence Price?” or “If I’m trying to find newspaper articles from the Times Picayune written about Entergy New Orleans, where is the best place to look?”.
• Technical skills: Assisting patrons with creative technology (like GoPro cameras, microphones, and podcasting equipment), microform readers, and media listening/viewing equipment. Student employees also assist with troubleshooting when issues arise.
• Clerical: Shifting materials to make room for new items, filing and labeling materials, re-shelving microform & media materials as needed.

Qualifications

We’re looking for students who are outgoing, thrive on public interactions, and enjoy showing off the library’s resources.

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