Processing Archivist: Digital Archives & Metadata

Ring & DuChateau Consulting Engineers; Kentucky; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ring & DuChateau Consulting Engineers is seeking a detail-oriented Processing Archivist to manage historical records, photographs, and digital assets, ensuring accurate description, classification, and preservation.

You will collaborate with researchers and records teams to improve access, maintain inventories, and adhere to privacy and archival standards. This on-site role emphasizes meticulous data entry, metadata creation, and workflow improvements in a corporate information environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Library Science, Archival Studies, History, Information Management, Records Management, or a related field.
• Experience in archival processing, document management, or records administration preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to classify, describe, index, and maintain physical and digital records accurately.
• Familiarity with archival standards, metadata practices, retention procedures, and preservation principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, databases, and electronic document management systems.
• Strong written communication, research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process archival collections to describe and organize materials.
• Create inventories, finding aids, indexes, and catalog records.
• Identify materials needing preservation and apply procedures.
• Organize, digitize, and maintain digital records.
• Develop metadata, summaries, and reference documentation.
• Verify completeness and accuracy of materials.
• Support researchers and authorized stakeholders in information retrieval.
• Follow retention policies and privacy requirements.
• Update databases and document management systems.
• Identify workflow improvements in processing and digitization.
• Prepare processing reports and project updates.
• Collaborate with records managers, IT, librarians, historians.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Research

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Time management

Confidentiality

Data integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Library Science / Archival Studies / History / Information Management

MLIS / MLS preferred

Tools

Archival management systems

Digital repositories

Cataloguing platforms

OCR (optional)

Content management systems

DACS

EAD

Dublin Core

Job description

Ring & DuChateau Consulting Engineers is seeking a detail-oriented Processing Archivist to manage historical records, photographs, and digital assets, ensuring accurate description, classification, and preservation.

You will collaborate with researchers and records teams to improve access, maintain inventories, and adhere to privacy and archival standards. This on-site role emphasizes meticulous data entry, metadata creation, and workflow improvements in a corporate information environment.