Remote Processing Archivist & Metadata Specialist

AMG & Associates, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

AMG & Associates, Inc. is seeking an experienced Processing Archivist for a full-time contract role to support the organization, arrangement, description, preservation, and accessibility of archival collections.

You will work with archivists, librarians, researchers, and records management professionals to ensure materials are properly processed and accessible. Responsibilities include creating finding aids, inventories, metadata, applying standards, identifying preservation needs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a related field such as History, Archival Studies, Library Science, Information Science, or Records Management.
• 3+ years of professional archival processing experience.
• Strong understanding of archival arrangement, description, accessioning, preservation, and collection management.

Responsibilities

• Assess, organize, arrange, and describe archival collections, manuscripts, historical documents, photographs, and institutional records.
• Process archival materials from accessioning to final storage.
• Develop and maintain finding aids, inventories, catalog records, and descriptive metadata.
• Apply archival standards and procedures for consistent organization and documentation.
• Evaluate preservation needs and appropriate storage conditions.
• Maintain records of collection contents, processing activities, access restrictions, and preservation actions.
• Support digitization by preparing materials for scanning and verifying metadata.
• Maintain archival databases and collection management systems.

Skills

Archival processing

Finding aids

Metadata standards

Preservation

Research skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in History/Archival Studies

Master's degree in Library & Information Science/Archival Studies

Tools

Archival management systems

Digital repositories

Cataloging platforms

Job description

AMG & Associates, Inc. is seeking an experienced Processing Archivist for a full-time contract role to support the organization, arrangement, description, preservation, and accessibility of archival collections.

You will work with archivists, librarians, researchers, and records management professionals to ensure materials are properly processed and accessible. Responsibilities include creating finding aids, inventories, metadata, applying standards, identifying preservation needs, and