Reference Archivist

State of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 29,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job Stability

Career Growth

Meaningful Work

Supportive Work Environment

Job summary

The Utah State Archives in Salt Lake City seeks a Reference Archivist to provide core reference support and respond to requests with exemplary customer service in person, by phone, and by email.

This role includes organizing tasks, backing up the repository, handling circulation duties, and facilitating access to the State's permanent collections through archival research and outreach materials.

Qualifications

• Minimum focus on customer service and information literacy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Experience with Google Suite is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides core reference support, which includes triage of reference requests, responding to reference requests.
• Deliver high quality of customer service through multiple means, i.e., phone, email, in-person.
• Organizing and self management of assigned tasks.
• Providing back up support in the collection repository, basic circulation functions and duties.
• Ability to provide in-person customer service to the public, researchers, and other government agencies.
• Ability to conduct archival research in the State's permanent collections to facilitate access.
• Ability to create access and finding tools to help facilitate research and access. This also includes the ability to create outreach resources, i.e., blogs, social media posts.
• Understanding of Utah's history and records generally held by the State. Allowing for facilitated access to other repositories as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Research

Information literacy

Communication

Writing

Education

Masters degree in history, library science, or related field

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

• Customer service skills
• Research skills
• Good communication skills
• Writing skills

Job Details

FT / PT Status – Full-Time

Salary – $20.87 - $33.08 Hourly Wage

Remote Work / In-Office – In-Office / On-Site

Application Deadline – September 8, 2026*

• This job posting may close at any time after the minimum advertising period of three (3) business days has passed, should a sufficient applicant pool be received. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Key Responsibilities

Typical Duties For a Reference Archivist

• Provides core reference support, which includes triage of reference requests, responding to reference requests.
• Deliver high quality of customer service through multiple means, i.e., phone, email, in-person.
• Organizing and self management of assigned tasks.
• Providing back up support in the collection repository, basic circulation functions and duties.
• Ability to provide in-person customer service to the public, researchers, and other government agencies.
• Ability to conduct archival research in the State's permanent collections to facilitate access.
• Ability to create access and finding tools to help facilitate research and access. This also includes the ability to create outreach resources, i.e., blogs, social media posts.
• Understanding of Utah's history and records generally held by the State. Allowing for facilitated access to other repositories as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Customer service skills
• Research skills
• Information literacy knowledge
• Good communication skills
• Writing skills
• Experience using Google Suite

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in history, library science, or related field is preferred.
• Knowledge about the digitization of records
• Basic archival processing knowledge

About The Role

Location –

346 South Rio Grande St
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101
United States

Background Check Required – Yes

Drug Test Required – No

Schedule Code – B - Competitive Career Service

Why You Should Join Our Team

Benefits

In Utah, we believe hard work is important, but balance is essential. Finding work/life balance is a vital element to our culture. To find out more about WHY Utah , click here . Other benefits may include:

• Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
• Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.

The Agency

The Utah State Archives’ mission is to create innovative solutions that will assist Utah government agencies in the efficient management of their records, to preserve those records of enduring value, and to provide quality access to public information. To find out more about the Division of Archives & Records Service, click here .

EEO Statement

The State of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. For accommodations, please contact [phone].