Remote Processing Archivist: Metadata & Preservation

Arena Staffing; Oak City (NC); Hybrid; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Remote-work options

Zusammenfassung

A Processing Archivist role at Arena Staffing focuses on organizing and preserving historical records, photographs, and digital files. The position requires strong research, classification, and information-management skills to support retrieval and long-term preservation.

The ideal candidate will maintain inventories, metadata, and finding aids while collaborating with records managers, IT, and librarians. Flexible scheduling and remote options may apply where appropriate.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Library Science, Archival Studies, History, Information Management, or related field.
• Prior archival processing or records management experience 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, records retention procedures, and preservation principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, spreadsheets, databases, and electronic document management systems.
• Strong written communication, research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and maintain consistent documentation.
• Demonstrated commitment to confidentiality, data integrity, and responsible information handling.

Aufgaben

• Process archival collections in line with procedures and standards.
• Create inventories, finding aids, indexes, and catalog records.
• Preserve and conserve materials with proper handling.
• Manage digital records including digitization and asset management.
• Develop metadata, collection summaries, and reference docs.
• Quality control for labeling and data accuracy.
• Assist researchers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure confidentiality and compliance with policies.
• Maintain databases and tracking spreadsheets.
• Identify workflow improvements and efficiency gains.
• Prepare processing reports and collection statistics.
• Collaborate with records managers, IT, librarians, historians.

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Metadata concepts

Research skills

Documentation

Problem-solving

Ausbildung

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

Master's degree in Library/Information Science (MLIS) or related field

Tools

Archivist management systems

Metadata standards (DACS, EAD, Dublin Core)

OCR/digitization tools

Jobbeschreibung

A Processing Archivist role at Arena Staffing focuses on organizing and preserving historical records, photographs, and digital files. The position requires strong research, classification, and information-management skills to support retrieval and long-term preservation.

The ideal candidate will maintain inventories, metadata, and finding aids while collaborating with records managers, IT, and librarians. Flexible scheduling and remote options may apply where appropriate.