Remote AI‑Driven Digital Librarian & Metadata Lead

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.); United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Job summary

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.) is hiring a Digital Librarian / Metadata Lead to design and run the intake, indexing, and metadata workflow for the Columbia River Fish Mitigation literature project. You will shape a screened, searchable library used by USACE scientists and decision-makers.

This fully remote role within the United States requires building the workflow with AI-assisted tools, defining standards, and coordinating with the Fisheries Biologist consultant and production team.

Qualifications

• Experience organizing scientific, technical, or federal research literature.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools for documentation, research synthesis, or content workflows.
• Section 508 accessibility knowledge.
• Prior federal contracting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead transfer and intake of literature records, including deduplication, file naming, and version control.
• Develop and apply metadata standards, controlled vocabularies, and indexing conventions for scientific literature.
• Build and maintain the screened literature database and reference library (e.g., Zotero).
• Configure, test, and quality‑check AI‑assisted intake and screening tools; flag edge cases for expert review.
• Prepare records and metadata for final library file packages, working with the document production team.
• Coordinate with the Fisheries Biologist consultant on borderline relevance and classification decisions.
• Document workflows, standards, and quality control procedures; support status reporting to the Program Manager.

Job description

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.) is hiring a Digital Librarian / Metadata Lead to design and run the intake, indexing, and metadata workflow for the Columbia River Fish Mitigation literature project. You will shape a screened, searchable library used by USACE scientists and decision-makers.

This fully remote role within the United States requires building the workflow with AI-assisted tools, defining standards, and coordinating with the Fisheries Biologist consultant and production team.