Archivist

LAC Federal is seeking a remote Digital Archivist to assist with enhancing metadata for digital collections to improve the discoverability of archival materials pertaining to women's history. The Archivist will work collaboratively with museum, library, and archives staff to evaluate existing digital collections and make recommendations for enhanced or additional metadata to describe women using recognized metadata standards for libraries, archives, and museums including MARC, Encoded Archival Context for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families, Encoded Archival Description, etc. The Archivist will meet with custodial units to identify collections that require enhancement and will help devise a streamlined workflow for creating, updating, and validating metadata.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate datasets and digital collections and recommend authority identifiers to enhance discoverability of women's history
• Prepare recommendations...

From processing and cataloging to research and reference, digital asset management to historical programming, creating experiences to new revenue streams, Heritage Werks is a full-service archival company focused on doing great work for an incredible roster of clients. Major corporations, sports and entertainment properties, fashion/luxury brands, non-profit organizations and highly accomplished industry leaders, celebrities, athletes and artists entrust Heritage Werks to safeguard and activate their archives.

Heritage Werks is looking for professional archivists to join our growing team dedicated to the preservation, access and use of archives and heritage. Ideal candidates must be comfortable providing archival recommendations to clients in a consultative environment.

Archival duties may include assessments, organizing and arranging large amounts of content, descriptive cataloging, preservation, writing finding aids, creating inventories, and curating assets for...

Imagine working on archival collections for major corporations and sports teams, fashion and luxury brands as well as non-profits- all under one roof and as part of a cross-functional team of people developing new and better ways to access and use heritage. From processing and cataloging to digital asset management and web based portals, Heritage Werks is a full service company focused on doing great work for an incredible roster of clients.

We have openings for Archivists in our Atlanta, GA office. In addition to strong verbal and written communication skills, we are looking for candidates with a positive outlook, great client service skills and the desire to be part of a forward-thinking archival team pioneering smart, innovative and value driven solutions.The Archivist reports to the Director of Archival Services

Archival duties may include assessments, physically and intellectually organizing large amounts of content, descriptive cataloging, preservation, writing...

Seeking a Digital Archivist to appraise a DC-area museum's historically significant digital institutional records for disposition, to prepare permanent, official records for long-term preservation and access, to ingest assets into the Collection Information System (CIS), Digital Asset Management System (DAMS), and to dispose of records with limited or short-term value in accordance with established records retention policies. Files consist of images of archaeological and ethnographic objects, archival photographs, catalog cards, acquisition documentation, conservation and scientific analysis records, treatment photos, exhibit, loan, publication, repatriation records, audiovisual production assets, community engagement documentation, museum documentation images, third-party exhibition images, and other project documentation that involves multiple departments including education and outreach, exhibition planning and design, publications, and research and curatorial materials.
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LAC Federal is seeking an Archivist/Metadata Specialist to work on-site at a federal agency in the Washington, DC area. The Archivist will be responsible for creating, updating, and maintaining metadata for physical and digital archives using a combination of DACS and Dublin Core. The Archivist will assist the agency in implementing an archival management system that will employ DACS and BibFrame to describe agency archives and publications. A knowledge of programming language including R, Python, and Java will be essential in working to implement the digital archives solution.

• Provide leadership and coordination for implementing a digital archives solution using DACS and Dublin Core standards as a basis for a custom metadata schema tailored to agency needs
• Plan and implement digital preservation solutions for the digital archives including implemention of preservation and administrative metadata
• Assist with migration of digital records into a new...

LAC Federal is seeking an Indexer/Archivist to work for a federal agency archival program providing processing, description, and indexing of physical and digital materials. Under the direction of the Project Manager, the Indexer/Archivist will perform physical processing of new acquisitions which will consist of printed materials, photographs, graphical materials, 3D objects, and born-digital content. You will assist with preparing materials for digitization and will have primary responsibility for correctly organizing agency historical materials by group and series and assigning accession numbers and index terms for collections, folders, and items in accordance with established agency guidelines.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Inventory and organize new acquisition in accordance with established collections, groups, and series
• Assist with preparing materials for long-term storage and for digitization
• Assign accession numbers and...

LAC Federal is seeking an Archivist to provide archival processing and reference services for a federal archival program in Washington, D.C. The Archivist will serve a Program Manager overseeing a team consisting of an Archivist and Scanning Technicians and report the agency Historian to plan and coordinate work. The Archivist will use professional judgment in arranging, describing, and preserving historical materials in accordance with recognized archival best practices. The archivist will supervise and direct large scale digitization and processing of physical materials, primarily paper and image-based into a digital archive.

Position Responsibilities:

• Train and supervise archival staff
• Review work products of staff for quality and accuracy
• Compile detailed monthly and quarterly reports of activities
• Oversee large-scale digitization of paper and image-based archival materials
• Coordinate workflow in...

This position is available for immediate start as a leave replacement role. The initial term is set for 3 months, with the possibility of extension. The end date is currently undetermined.

Imagine working on archival collections for major corporations and sports teams, fashion and luxury brands as well as non-profits- all under one roof and as part of a cross-functional team of people developing new and better ways to access and use heritage. From processing and cataloging to digital asset management and web based portals, Heritage Werks is a full service company focused on doing great work for an incredible roster of clients.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily addition of content to the various client platforms including metadata tagging and content organization.

• Responsible for assigning appropriate metadata for assets and ensuring accurate usage rights.

• Assist with curation and organization of large amounts...

Imagine working on archival collections for major corporations and sports teams, fashion and luxury brands as well as non-profits- all under one roof and as part of a cross-functional team of people developing new and better ways to access and use heritage. From processing and cataloging to digital asset management and web based portals, Heritage Werks is a full service company focused on doing great work for an incredible roster of clients.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily addition of content to the various client platforms including metadata tagging and content organization.

• Responsible for assigning appropriate metadata for assets and ensuring accurate usage rights.

• Assist with curation and organization of large amounts of assets and digital content transferred from client servers, external sources and vendors.

• Create new user accounts with specific privileges based on user levels, groups and...

Imagine working on archival collections for major corporations and sports teams, fashion and luxury brands as well as non-profits- all under one roof and as part of a cross-functional team of people developing new and better ways to access and use heritage. From processing and cataloging to digital asset management and web based portals, Heritage Werks is a full service company focused on doing great work for an incredible roster of clients.

We have openings for Archivists in our Atlanta, GA office. In addition to strong verbal and written communication skills, we are looking for candidates with a positive outlook, great client service skills and the desire to be part of a forward-thinking archival team pioneering smart, innovative and value driven solutions.The Archivist reports to the Director of Archival Services

Archival duties may include assessments, physically and intellectually organizing large amounts of content, descriptive cataloging, preservation, writing...

From processing and cataloging to research and reference, digital asset management to historical programming, creating experiences to new revenue streams, Heritage Werks is a full-service archival company focused on doing great work for an incredible roster of clients. Major corporations, sports and entertainment properties, fashion/luxury brands, non-profit organizations and highly accomplished industry leaders, celebrities, athletes and artists entrust Heritage Werks to safeguard and activate their archives.

Heritage Werks is looking for professional archivists to join our growing team dedicated to the preservation, access and use of archives and heritage. Ideal candidates must be comfortable providing archival recommendations to clients in a consultative environment.

Archival duties may include assessments, organizing and arranging large amounts of content, descriptive cataloging, preservation, writing finding aids, creating inventories, and curating assets for...