Organization name: Organization for Transformative Works
Committee/Workgroup/Volunteer Pool: Open Doors Committee
Reports to: Open Doors Chairs
Time Requirements: 3 – 6 hours/week
Term: 1+ years
Role overview: Open Doors staff work to preserve fanworks and fan materials, including assisting mods to import at-risk or offline archives to the Archive of Our Own and facilitating donations to the Fan Culture Preservation Project.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the import of at-risk and offline digital archives to the Archive of Our Own
- Communicate with archive moderators and fanwork creators
- Draft correspondences, announcement posts, and other written communications (internal and external to the OTW)
- Maintain relevant content on Open Doors website and Fanlore
- Facilitate the preservation of multimedia fanworks which cannot be imported to the Archive of Our Own
- Communicate with current and potential donors to the Fan Culture Preservation Project
- Participate in discussions during committee meetings and in chat to further projects and activities of the committee
- Develop, document and/or maintain committee policies, procedures, and decisions
- Contribute to a cohesive spirit within the team
- Complete other committee tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the chair
Experience:
- Experience using the Archive of Our Own is required
- Experience using Google Drive and Google Documents is required
- Prior knowledge or experience with fannish archives, fanzines, or other fannish material welcomed but not required
Skills and attributes:
- Strong written communication skills in English are essential
- Excellent attention to detail
- Commitment to team building and working effectively as part of a small team
- Ability to take initiative in carrying out the committee’s work
- Ability to adapt to new software and procedures quickly
Training requirements:
Open Doors staff will be trained in the tools, skills and tasks required for their role.