Church History Archivist — Access & Training Lead

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church History Department seeks an intermediate archivist to assist in acquiring, arranging, cataloging, and providing access to archival records. The position emphasizes discretion and professional training, with collaboration across teams, interns, volunteers, and staff worldwide.

You will work independently under supervision to train interns and volunteers, complete training materials, and support the team in developing finding aids, databases, and reference documents, while upholding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in history or related field required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to train and support interns, volunteers, and missionaries.
• Familiarity with archival principles and finding aids.
• Good judgement, organization and planning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Exercises discretion and judgement when applying professional standards to archival records.
• Works independently, managing own work.
• Trains and directs volunteers and missionaries to acquire and facilitate access to records.
• Handles sensitive information across diverse cultures and languages.
• Develops professionally by participating in professional conferences.
• Supports and trains interns and volunteers.
• Completes training materials or process documentation as assigned.
• Contributes to finding aids, databases, or reference documents.

Skills

Discretion

Team training

Interpersonal skills

Editing/writing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in history

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

The Church History Department seeks an intermediate archivist to assist in acquiring, arranging, cataloging, and providing access to archival records. The position emphasizes discretion and professional training, with collaboration across teams, interns, volunteers, and staff worldwide.

You will work independently under supervision to train interns and volunteers, complete training materials, and support the team in developing finding aids, databases, and reference documents, while upholding