Digitization Intern - Archives & Records (6 mo, 30h/wk)

City of Tacoma; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Tacoma is seeking a Digitization Intern for 2027 within the Tacoma Power Generation Records Management team. This role involves turning physical materials into high-quality digital copies and learning digital preservation practices.

The internship runs at least 6 months (starting January 2027) with a minimum of 30 hours per week, and may extend another 6 months depending on workload. The incumbent will gain hands-on experience in digitization and record management in an office setting.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• At least 1 year of post-high school training.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and interest in digitization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in digitizing and preserving historical records.
• Upload, organize, and verify digitized records in Databases/SharePoint.
• Collaborate to ensure accessibility and retrievability of digitized records.
• Support process automation and project management in SharePoint/Teams/Smartsheet.

Skills

Microsoft Office experience

Attention to detail

Interest in digitization

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Post-high school training (1 year)

Tools

SharePoint

Smartsheet

Microsoft Teams

Job description

City of Tacoma is seeking a Digitization Intern for 2027 within the Tacoma Power Generation Records Management team. This role involves turning physical materials into high-quality digital copies and learning digital preservation practices.

The internship runs at least 6 months (starting January 2027) with a minimum of 30 hours per week, and may extend another 6 months depending on workload. The incumbent will gain hands-on experience in digitization and record management in an office setting.