Digital Records Archivist

Certifiedarchivists; Middlebury (VT); On-site; USD 66,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits available

Job summary

An academic institution in Middlebury, Vermont, seeks a Digital Records Archivist to manage and preserve both digitized and born-digital materials. The role involves developing a records management program and educating staff on archival standards. Collaboration with other archivists is essential for appraising and processing materials. A master's degree in Library and Information Science is required, preferably with ACA Certification. This full-time, permanent position offers a salary range of $66,000-$75,000.

Qualifications

• Proficient in developing records management programs and retention schedules.
• Strong understanding of archival standards and best practices.
• Ability to coordinate transfer of various media formats.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a records management program for the college.
• Collaborate to process, arrange, describe, and preserve digital records.
• Provide guidance on digital asset management and preservation.

Skills

Digital preservation systems expertise

Records management knowledge

Technical digitization skills

Collaboration and communication

Education

Master's degree in Library and Information Science or related field

Job description

Institution/Company Organization Type - Academic
Position Title - Digital Records Archivist
Position type - Full-time, permanent
Benefits - Yes
Salary Range - $66,000-$75,000
Is ACA Certification required or preferred? - Preferred
Able to apply if a provisional CA or agree to take CA exam within 1 year of hire - Yes

The Digital Records Archivist is responsible for the accessioning, processing, arrangement, description, preservation, and access of digitized and born-digital materials according to archival standards and best practices. The Digital Records Archivist serves as the records manager of Middlebury College and will develop and implement a records management program for institutional records in both analog and digital formats.

Core Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Office of the General Counsel, develop and implement a records management program and retention schedule for the college. Educate and provide guidance to college employees about records management for institutional records in both analog and digital formats.
• Work collaboratively with the College Archivist to appraise, accession, process, arrange, describe, preserve, and provide access to digitized and born-digital records in Special Collections according to archival standards and best practices.
• Act as local expert on digital preservation systems, tools, and processes, and digital asset management and preservation, providing policy advice and guidance on the lifecycle management of digital collections to the college community.
• Define, grow, enhance, and manage a suite of tools and services that promote sustainable and scalable digital collections, and determine requirements and specifications for digital assets the library creates or acquires.
• Provide technical expertise with regards to digitization workflows.
• Coordinate the transfer of digital materials from a variety of current and legacy media formats such as tapes, floppy disks, CDs, and hard drives.
• Prepare digitized and born-digital materials for preservation ingest, stabilization, and storage in accordance with best practices and industry standards.
• Actively contribute to departmental operations, including: reading room supervision, events, instruction, exhibitions, reference, outreach, and student supervision.