Director of Digitization Services
Location: Duluth & Suwanee, GA (Onsite, Full-Time)
Who We Are
At Heritage Werks, we believe every story deserves to be preserved and shared. We partner with leading brands, sports teams, and organizations to safeguard priceless materials and bring them to life in ways that inspire connection. We preserve history, preserve generational legacy, and protect our clients’ most valuable collections with care and purpose. Our work honors the past while making it meaningful for today and relevant for the future.
Role Overview
The Director of Digitization Services is responsible for leading the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of Heritage Werks’ digitization operations, including media conversion, photography, and advanced imaging. This role ensures high-quality delivery across all digitization projects while maintaining efficiency, scalability, and financial accountability. Reporting to the Managing Director of Archival Operations, this role partners closely with executive leadership, Client Services, and Business Development to support client delivery, operational excellence, and growth initiatives.
Responsibilities
Strategy & Capability Development
- Direct, plan, and manage deployment of the digitization strategy across multiple clients
- Evaluate, select, purchase, and implement digitization, photography, and imaging technologies
- Develop new digitization and photography capabilities aligned with client needs and business growth
- Stay informed on emerging digitization, imaging, and media conversion trends
Operational Delivery & Quality
- Develop and manage digitization workflows focused on efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
- Ensure 100 percent quality control across all digitization output
- Oversee internal digital storage systems and asset management
- Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Maintain responsibility for equipment performance, maintenance, and upgrades
Photography & Imaging Leadership
- Direct and schedule all photography projects, including on-site client photography and 3D photography
- Establish and maintain standards for spatial resolution, image quality, and color accuracy
- Oversee use of camera systems, lenses, lighting setups, backgrounds, and controlled studio environments
- Guide the use of digitization machinery and imaging hardware.
Team Leadership
- Manage departmental personnel and interdepartmental relationships
- Conduct employee evaluations, training, coaching, and conflict resolution
- Foster strong collaboration and accountability across teams
Client, Vendor & Project Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients with digitization projects
- Partner with Client Services to provide project updates, participate in client meetings, and secure approvals
- Serve as liaison with technology and media conversion vendors
- Oversee all media conversion projects, including cost estimation, partner coordination, invoicing, and final cost reconciliation
Financial & Business Support
- Ensure contract compliance and accurate reporting for profitability and efficiency analysis
- Develop and maintain operational metrics, analytics, and reporting
- Support Business Development by responding to inquiries, writing scopes of work, and estimating digitization projects
- Assist with other duties as assigned based on operational or business needs
Requirements
Qualifications/ Required Experience
- 5–7 years of experience leading digitization, imaging, media conversion, or technical production operations
- Demonstrated experience managing teams, technicians, and external vendors
- Strong technical awareness and background
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Strong business acumen with the ability to align technical solutions to client needs
- Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to excel in a deadline-driven, dynamic environment
Photography & Imaging Expertise (Preferred)
- Hands-on experience with professional photography and digitization environments
- Strong understanding of high-resolution imaging, spatial resolution, and quality standards
- Experience working with camera systems, lenses, lighting setups, backgrounds, and studio workflows
- Familiarity with digitization machinery, imaging hardware, and machine vision systems
- Ability to evaluate and implement imaging and photography technologies based on quality and efficiency
Technical Environment
- Experience working across Windows and Macintosh platforms preferred
Core Competencies
- Client Orientation
- Business Orientation
- Leadership and Team Development
- Attention to Detail
- Delegation
- Integrity
- Company Orientation
- Quality Focus
- Operational and Business Judgment
Benefits
Why Join Heritage Werks?
- Collaborative, forward-thinking culture rooted in inclusivity, integrity, and respect
Competitive benefits including:
- Health Care (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Family Leave (Maternity & Paternity)
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance (Basic & Voluntary)
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
Equal Opportunity Employer
Heritage Werks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Heritage Werks is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
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