Director for Digital Services

Digital Library Federation; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Limited telework

Flexitime

Job summary

The Library of Congress is seeking its next Director for Digital Services, responsible for digital collections, discovery, and metadata management. The role leads the Digital Services Directorate within the Library Collections and Services Group, guiding ~100 staff across three divisions.

The position offers a salary range of $151,661 to $228,000 per year, with limited telework and a flexitime schedule as determined by agency policy. The application deadline is October 13, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Library’s digital collections, discovery, and metadata management services under the leadership of the Digital Services Directorate.
• Direct the Digital Services Directorate within the Library's Discovery and Preservation Services group, reporting to the Associate Librarian.
• Oversee three divisions—Collections Digitization, Collections Discovery & Metadata Services, and Digital Collection Management & Services—with ~100 staff.
• Lead initiatives in collections digitization, web archiving, born-digital materials, and product management for discovery systems.

Job description

The Library of Congress is searching for its next Director for Digital Services. The salary range for this position is $151,661 - $228,000 per year. The position is eligible for limited telework and a flexitime work schedule as determined by agency policy.

The Director for Digital Services is responsible for the Library’s digital collections, discovery, and metadata management services through the leadership of the Digital Services Directorate under the Associate Librarian for Discovery and Preservation Services, within the Library Collections and Services Group.

The Digital Services Directorate encompasses three Divisions: Collections Digitization, Collections Discovery & Metadata Services, and Digital Collection Management & Services, together consisting of approximately 100 staff members.

Areas of work include collections digitization, web archiving, acquisition of born digital materials, collection metadata management, and product management for systems that enable access to and discovery of the Library’s collections for its users.

For more information about this position and the Digital Services Directorate, please join the Career Showcase webinar on October 1 from 1:00-2:00pm EDT for presentations and a live Q&A. The webinar will be recorded.

The application deadline is October 13, 2026. Note that resumes and CVs exceeding two pages are permitted for all vacancies at the Library of Congress and are encouraged for this position.