Digital Archivist: Military Archives & Records Digitization

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.; Warner Robins (GA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) seeks a Digitization Archivist to support the Air Force Reserve Command Directorate of Historical Services in preserving and enabling access to historical records and archival materials.

The role focuses on digitization, metadata, and long-term management in an office setting. The successful candidate will organize collections, ensure metadata accuracy, and maintain compliance with archival standards while

Qualifications

• Experience scanning, indexing, and organizing large collections of documents and records.
• Familiarity with metadata standards, digital repositories, and records management principles.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain accuracy when handling historical records.
• Experience supporting federal, military, or government archives strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of archival preservation practices and electronic records management.
• Experience with AFRIMS, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, or similar records repositories.
• May require US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a T3/Secret Clearance.
• Must be able to handle CUI and PII per DoD/AF requirements.

Responsibilities

• Digitize historical records, documents, photographs, and archival materials using approved scanning and indexing procedures.
• Create and maintain metadata to ensure accurate identification, retrieval, and preservation of archival content.
• Organize and manage physical and electronic archival collections, file plans, and repositories.
• Conduct quality reviews to verify completeness, readability, proper orientation, and accurate file organization of digitized records.
• Prepare historical materials and artifacts for digitization, storage, preservation, and archival processing.
• Assist with inventory control, archival audits, and records cleanup initiatives.
• Support historical research projects and help improve user accessibility to archival holdings.
• Track digitization progress and contribute to monthly metrics and status reporting.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the leadership

Skills

Metadata standards

Digital repositories

Records management

Military archives

Archives processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AFRIMS

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Job description

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) seeks a Digitization Archivist to support the Air Force Reserve Command Directorate of Historical Services in preserving and enabling access to historical records and archival materials.

The role focuses on digitization, metadata, and long-term management in an office setting. The successful candidate will organize collections, ensure metadata accuracy, and maintain compliance with archival standards while