Collections Inventory Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary :

The Strong Museum, based in Rochester, NY, is collaborating with Hasbro to create a comprehensive inventory of Hasbro’s product archive which includes toys, dolls, board games, and other historical materials related to play. The collections inventory specialist will be part of a team of four people who perform the inventory over a period of 9 months.

This position requires an energetic and focused individual with experience cataloging and managing historical artifacts. The collections inventory specialist is required to expend such personal efforts as may be needed to keep up with advances in subject matter information related to this position. The employee must learn the constraints within which this job must be performed and work within those limitations.

All Strong Museum staff are expected to cooperate with one another in furthering the museum’s general objectives and in completing museum projects. Similarly, all staff consistently maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude, act with integrity and in accordance with the highest ethical standards, and demonstrate loyalty to the museum in all public contacts. Our colleagues deserve our best efforts every day.

Essential Duties :

The specifications described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform work in accordance with best practices and standards, particularly AAM’s Code of Ethics for Museums.
• Inventory historic artifacts from Hasbro and affiliated companies using an established Excel spreadsheet to capture and manage the information.
• Provide a basic condition evaluation for objects as they are examined.
• Maintain excellent organization of artifacts in their storage locations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

The candidate may have any combination of education and experience but should possess the required skills and knowledge for successful performance. Our general minimum requirements are :