Megan Heflin
Astoria
Summary
Photo librarian with a proven track record in digitization and team leadership. Experienced in quality control, I successfully led a project to preserve damaged negatives while enhancing organizational workflows. Detail-oriented and adaptable, I demonstrate proficiency in dynamic settings, ensuring superior archival management.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Photo Library Manager
Associated Press
New York
03.2014 - 12.2015
- Managed a staff of nine, including two remote employees.
- Oversaw the daily digitizing operations of the AP Photo Library, consisting of around 5 million physical negatives and prints.
- Duties included physical and digital file organization, space planning, collection maintenance, team training, and conservation practices.
- Coordinated research and scan requests for the NFL Archive.
- Lead the team in uploading 15,000 NFL-owned images annually.
- Quality control of images and metadata.
- Budgeting and resource planning.
- Handled questions about rights usage and queries.
- Implemented a large-scale project for damaged negative preservation.
- Coordinate standard workflow with teams in NYC, Los Angeles, and London.
- For additional duties, see the Photo Library Supervisor description below.
Photo Library Supervisor
Associated Press
10.2012 - 02.2014
- Managed a staff of five, comprised of retouchers, scanners, researchers, and indexers.
- Assisted in scanning, retouching, research, and indexing duties when necessary.
- Created written procedures and new protocols for handling negatives, photographic prints, and other related subject matter on a case-by-case basis.
- Created a catalogue of the locked, valuable physical assets of the historical photo collection.
Photo Librarian
Associated Press
07.2010 - 09.2012
- Generated photo captions and metadata pursuant to AP standards.
- Historical research and image selection.
Digitization Project Asst.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
New York
01.2010 - 12.2010
- Arrangement and description of items in the photograph and document archive.
- Quality control for XML data and large-scale text digitization projects.
Office Coordinator & Administrator
Noble Desktop
New York
09.2004 - 06.2010
- Test new course material for various Adobe-certified web and print design courses.
- Orchestrate class scheduling, student registration, and government grant programs.
- Administer website maintenance.
Book Scanner Intern
Internet Archive
Jersey City
01.2009 - 12.2009
- Operated book scanning equipment to digitize library collections.
- Monitored quality control to ensure optimal image clarity and accuracy.
Photo Archive Intern
Rolling Stone Magazine
New York
01.2008 - 12.2008
- Assisted in digitizing historical documents and photographs for easy access.
- Organized and processed archival materials such as documents and photographs
Education
Masters - Library and Information Science
Queens College
Flushing, NY01.2009
B.A. - Visual Media/Graphic Design
American University
Washington, DC06-2002
Radio And Television Broadcasting
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY01.1998
Skills
- Collection management
- Image Quality Control
- Photo retouching (Adobe Photoshop)
- Scanning (Imacon, Creo)
- Word processing and data entry
Affiliations
- Aerialist
- Dancer
- 200 hour Yoga teacher certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Photo Library Manager
Associated Press
03.2014 - 12.2015
Photo Library Supervisor
Associated Press
10.2012 - 02.2014
Photo Librarian
Associated Press
07.2010 - 09.2012
Digitization Project Asst.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
01.2010 - 12.2010
Book Scanner Intern
Internet Archive
01.2009 - 12.2009
Photo Archive Intern
Rolling Stone Magazine
01.2008 - 12.2008
Office Coordinator & Administrator
Noble Desktop
09.2004 - 06.2010
Masters - Library and Information Science
Queens College
B.A. - Visual Media/Graphic Design
American University
Radio And Television Broadcasting
Ithaca College