USC Shoah
Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education is seeking
independent contractors to index a collection of Holocaust/World War II era
(1939-1945) testimonies. The testimonies are from the oral history archives of
the Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco Holocaust Center.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Using judgment
and discretion, index video interviews of Holocaust witnesses utilizing USC
Shoah Foundation's proprietary indexing software and methodology:
Index
biographical information taken from documents that may accompany testimonies
(ex. release forms, questionnaires, newspaper clippings, etc.).
Watch video
interviews and assign indexing terms from a controlled vocabulary of Holocaust
terminology.
Conduct research
to resolve specific indexing issues.
Complete
indexing of testimonies and any associated research.
Indexers must
attend approximately 6-weeks of paid initial training (Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM –
5:00 PM). After the training period, work hours are flexible and indexers can
work from home. On average, indexing assignments are expected to take up to 25
hours a week to complete. A 9-month commitment is expected from each indexer.
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