Remote Processing Archivist: Digital Preservation & Access

Stella Contracting, Inc; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stella Contracting, Inc seeks a Processing Archivist to manage archival collections, preserve records, and improve access to physical and digital materials. The role is a full-time contract with potential for extension, offering collaborative work across library, research, and records management teams.

You will organize materials, create finding aids, maintain inventories, and support digitization efforts, while ensuring confidentiality and adherence to policies.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in archival-related field.
• 2–3 years of archival processing or records management experience.
• Knowledge of archival arrangement, description, and preservation.
• Experience maintaining inventories, finding aids, or digital records.
• Strong research, organizational and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive, evaluate, and organize archival materials.
• Describe collections per archival standards and prepare finding aids.
• Maintain metadata, inventories, and processing documentation.
• Support digitization projects and verify digital records.
• Collaborate with library staff, researchers, and records managers.
• Ensure confidentiality and adherence to access policies.
• Monitor schedules and deadlines for archival projects.

Skills

Research skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Archival Studies, History, Library Science, Information Science, Records Management, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Archival databases

Digital repositories

Job description

Stella Contracting, Inc seeks a Processing Archivist to manage archival collections, preserve records, and improve access to physical and digital materials. The role is a full-time contract with potential for extension, offering collaborative work across library, research, and records management teams.

You will organize materials, create finding aids, maintain inventories, and support digitization efforts, while ensuring confidentiality and adherence to policies.