Joey Heinen

Joey Heinen has a diverse work experience in various positions related to digital preservation and time-based media. Joey currently serves as the Digital Preservation Manager at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) since 2017. In this role, they ensure the long-term sustainability of time-based art and digital archival collections. Joey also assists with administering the collections database and digital asset management system at LACMA.

Prior to LACMA, Joey worked as the Digital Production Coordinator at Northeastern University from 2015 to 2017. Joey was responsible for coordinating digital projects, preserving born-digital materials, and developing access strategies for scholarly resources.

From 2014 to 2015, Joey served as a National Digital Stewardship Resident at Harvard Library, where they developed a framework for migrating obsolete digital formats while considering content integrity and institutional context.

Joey also gained experience as a Collections Assistant at The Vasulkas, Inc. from 2013 to 2015, focusing on digitization, inventory creation, and conservation of video art and ephemeral installation works.

Additionally, Joey has worked as an Archives Intern at Parkwood Entertainment, where they organized digital files and planned a web archiving project for social media sites. Joey also served as a Cinema Studies Audio-Visual Assistant at New York University, contributing to digitization projects and researching digital storage standards.

Furthermore, Joey interned at Anthology Film Archives, cataloging audio-visual materials, performing digital transfers, and preserving digital materials. Joey also worked as an Archival Intern at Franklin Furnace, improving data granularity and creating cost estimates for digitization.

Earlier in their career, Joey held various roles in Visitor Services at the Walker Art Center from 2005 to 2012, including Assistant Director and Membership Specialist.

Throughout their career, Joey has demonstrated a strong dedication to the preservation and access of cultural heritage materials, particularly in the field of time-based media and digital art.

Joey Heinen began their education in 2004 at the University of Minnesota, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History. Joey completed their studies in 2008, with minors in Music Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. From 2012 to 2014, Joey attended New York University, although no details about the degree or field of study are provided for this period.