Organization name: Organization for Transformative Works
Committee/Workgroup/Volunteer Pool: Open Doors Committee
Reports to: Open Doors chairs & administrative volunteers
Time Requirements: 2+ hours a week
Term: 1+ years
Role overview: Open Doors Import Assistants complete tasks such as searching AO3 for duplicate works and posting works to assist Open Doors volunteers with archive imports.
Date of position description review: Annually at the end of term
Key Responsibilities:
- Compiling creators/works tracking spreadsheets that list each work contained in an archive waiting to be imported by the Open Doors Committee
- Searching AO3 for existing works from an incoming archive and noting their status in a Google spreadsheet
- Proofreading works from transcribed fanzines to be imported through the AO3 Fanzine Scan Hosting Project
- Posting works from an archive backup or transcribed fanzine to AO3 as part of an Open Doors manual import and noting their status in a Google spreadsheet
- Pushing buttons to import works from an archive backup to AO3 via a semi-automated import site
- Other related tasks as directed by Open Doors
Requirements:
- Access to the AO3 in your region with the technology available to you is required
- Experience using the Archive of Our Own is required
- Must use the OTW’s chat interface regularly to be notified about batches of work and communicate most feedback
- Must be able to access Google Workspace (G Suite) apps
Skills, Experience & Attributes
- Familiarity with searching the AO3 using advanced search
- Legally of age to open explicit fanworks in your local jurisdiction
- Ability to work as a team
- Familiarity with Google Spreadsheets
Training requirements:
Open Doors Import Assistants will be trained in the tasks required for their role.