Digital Archivist for AI-Ready Knowledge Systems

Akkodis; Town of Niskayuna (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Voluntary benefits

EAP program

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Paid leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

Akkodis seeks a Digital Archivist for a contract, on-site role in Niskayuna, NY to preserve and digitize decades of records. You will transform historical archives into a modern, searchable knowledge resource that supports AI technologies and innovation.

Lead digitization, metadata design, and governance while coordinating with legal, compliance, and records management teams to safeguard sensitive materials.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in MLIS, Archival Studies, Information Science, History, or related discipline.
• Experience managing archival collections, records management programs, digital preservation initiatives, or special collections.
• Knowledge of archival description standards, metadata frameworks, taxonomy development, and digital asset management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment, organization, preservation, and management of large archival collections containing historical technical and engineering records.
• Develop and oversee digitization strategies, workflows, vendor relationships, quality standards, and project execution plans.
• Design and implement metadata schemas, taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, and information governance standards.
• Partner with legal, compliance, records management, and export control teams to classify and manage sensitive documentation.
• Create archival structures and knowledge frameworks that support AI‑driven search, discovery, and retrieval initiatives.
• Drive project planning, stakeholder communication, progress reporting, and continuous process improvement across the archival program.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Stakeholder communication

Education

MLIS / Archival Studies / Information Science (Master's)

Job description

Akkodis seeks a Digital Archivist for a contract, on-site role in Niskayuna, NY to preserve and digitize decades of records. You will transform historical archives into a modern, searchable knowledge resource that supports AI technologies and innovation.

Lead digitization, metadata design, and governance while coordinating with legal, compliance, and records management teams to safeguard sensitive materials.