Senior Archivist

Heritage Werks, Inc.; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company contribution

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

Winter break

Job summary

HeritageWerks in Duluth, GA seeks a Senior Archivist to lead and activate archival initiatives for diverse clients. You will guide assessment through activation, organizing and describing materials, and ensuring archival integrity while delivering strategic value.

You will mentor staff, manage timelines, and collaborate across archival, digitization, and client teams. Occasional travel and onsite work are expected as part of project needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive archival processing and project experience.
• MLIS with Archives and/or Cataloging specialization; CA preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex archival projects and client engagements.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Self-starter with deadline orientation and ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Lead archival initiatives from assessment through activation with clients and internal teams.
• Organize, process, and describe archival materials; perform advanced cataloging.
• Write and review finding aids; draft inventories and curate assets for digitization.
• Apply preservation best practices and conduct gap analysis.
• Collaborate with businesses, cultural institutions, and sports teams on archival applications.
• Mentor archivists and project staff; manage workflow planning and timelines.
• Balance independent ownership with cross-functional collaboration across teams.

Skills

Archival processing

Project management

Client engagement

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Team leadership

DAM platforms

Databases

Microsoft Office

Education

MLIS with Archives and/or Cataloging specialization

Certified Archivist (CA)

Tools

DAM platforms

Databases

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location:Duluth & Suwanee, GA (Onsite, Full-Time)

Are you an experienced archivist who not only sees the story in every document, photo, and file, but also understands how to unlock the strategic value of historical assets?

We are seeking aSenior Archivistto join our team and become a vital player in activating, preserving, and elevating collections for innovative applications. In this role, you will work closely with clients to help themleveragetheir archives not only to safeguard their heritage, but also to bring it to life for modern business, cultural, and sports-driven use cases.

You will serve as both a hands-on archival expert and a strategic advisor, guiding complex projects from assessment through activation while mentoring others and helping shape best practices across the organization.

Who We Are

AtHeritageWerks, we believe every story deserves to be preserved and shared. We partner with world-class brands, sports franchises, fashion icons, and mission-driven organizations to safeguard their most meaningful materials and bring them to life in ways that inspire connection.

We preserve history. We protect generational legacies. And we do it with care, purpose, and a forward-thinking approach—honoring the past while making it relevant for today and meaningful for the future.

WhatYou’llDo

As aSenior Archivist,you will lead and execute complex archival initiatives while serving as a trusted partner to clients and internal teams. You will drive archival projects frominitialassessment through organization, cataloging, preservation, and activation, ensuring both archival integrity and strategic value.

Your responsibilities will include leadingcollectionassessments and content surveys, organizing and processing archival materials both physically and intellectually, and performing advanced descriptive cataloging. You will write and review finding aids, draft detailed inventories, and curate assets prioritized for digitization. You will recommend and apply preservation best practicesand draft gap analysis.

A keycomponentof this role is client collaboration. You will work closely with businesses, cultural institutions, and sports teams to provide tailored archival recommendations aligned with their strategicobjectives. This includes helping clients repurpose and activate archival materials for marketing, brand engagement, storytelling, and other contemporary applications. You will translate historical content into usable, meaningful assets that support today’s business and audience needs.

In addition, you will mentor archivists and project staff, support workflow planning and project timelines, and contribute to a team-centric environment that values efficiency, attention to detail, and meeting tight deadlines. You will balance independent ownership with cross-functional collaboration across archival, digitization, and client teams.

What You Bring

You are a strategic and detail-oriented archival professional who is comfortable operating at both the tactical and advisory levels. You take initiative, manage complexity with confidence, and enjoy helping clients and colleagues see new possibilities in historical collections.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive archival processing and project experience

• MLIS with Archives and/or Cataloging specialization

• Certified Archivist (CA) strongly preferred

• Demonstrated experience leading complex archival projects and client engagements

• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills

• Self-starter mindset; performance-driven and deadline-oriented

• Comfortable working autonomously while collaborating effectively across teams

• Proficiencywith DAM platforms, databases, and the Microsoft Office suite

• Strategic thinker with the ability to envision innovative archival applications for clients

• Ability tolift upto 40lbsand move materials asrequired

• Willingness to travel occasionally for project needs

• Willingness to work at any HeritageWerkslocation based on business requirements

Core Competencies

• Advanced archival judgment and decision-making

• Client orientation and consultative communication

• Accountability and ownership

• Focus on quality and precision

• Team leadership and mentorship

• Alignment with company values and project goals

Why HeritageWerks?

HeritageWerksis not just about the work—it’sabout the people behind it. As a Senior Archivist, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally while contributing to meaningful, high-impact projects across industries.

We offer continuous learning through mentorship, education, and diverse project exposure; top-tier facilities with state-of-the-art archival environments and ergonomic workspaces; a strong commitment to work-life balance with generous PTO, paid holidays, and an end-of-year winter break; and comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, insurance, and a 401(k) with company contribution. Our culture emphasizes community, recognition, collaboration, and respect.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

HeritageWerksis an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe no one should be discriminated against based on age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. We proudly support veteran employment opportunities for service members and their families.