Archivist, Community Archives & Digital Preservation

Georgia Historical Society; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Georgia Historical Society seeks a Community Archives Processing Archivist to arrange, describe, rehouse, preserve, and create finding aids for archival collections. The role also covers online and local database maintenance and collaboration with staff across departments.

This full-time, on-site position in Savannah requires a Master’s degree in library science or related discipline and at least five years of professional archival experience, with strong organizational and communication

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of professional library/archival experience.
• Experience with cataloging, processing archives, and born-digital materials preferred.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, describe, rehouse, preserve, and create finding aids for archival collections.
• Assist in resolving cataloging problems and maintain online catalog; gather metadata and perform quality control.
• Support outreach and collaboration with education and other departments as needed.
• Assist with environmental monitoring and maintenance reporting for archival facilities.
• Occasional guidance to individuals and organizations on archival care within Georgia.

Skills

Archival processing

Finding aids creation

Metadata entry

Attention to detail

Oral and written communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in library science or equivalent

Tools

MARC 21

DACS

LOCSH

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Georgia Historical Society seeks a Community Archives Processing Archivist to arrange, describe, rehouse, preserve, and create finding aids for archival collections. The role also covers online and local database maintenance and collaboration with staff across departments.

This full-time, on-site position in Savannah requires a Master’s degree in library science or related discipline and at least five years of professional archival experience, with strong organizational and communication