Job description
HeritageTech Solutions is seeking a detail oriented Archiving Specialist to lead digital preservation and records management initiatives for our clients in academia and culture sectors.
In this role, you will collaborate with librarians, IT, and curators to ensure the long term accessibility and integrity of born digital and digitized collections. You will implement standards based metadata, oversee digitization projects, and maintain secure storage and disaster recovery plans.
We offer a collaborative, innovation driven environment, competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional growth in the evolving field of archival science.
Responsibility
- Develop and implement digital preservation workflows and metadata schemas to ensure long-term access to archival materials.
- Coordinate intake, appraisal, and accession of physical and digital records with appropriate metadata.
- Oversee digitization projects, quality control, and normalization of digitized assets (TIFF, JPEG2000, PDF/A).
- Apply archival standards such as ISO 15489, Dublin Core, and EAD, ensuring consistent metadata across systems.
- Manage digital repository configurations in Archivematica, Preservica or similar platforms.
- Collaborate with IT and information governance teams to ensure data privacy, rights management, and disaster recovery planning.
- Develop and deliver training for staff and stakeholders on archival policies, metadata practices, and digitization procedures.
- Monitor preservation risks, storage utilization, and project milestones to inform leadership decisions.
Qualification
- Bachelor degree in Library Science, Information Management, History, or a related field; masters preferred.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in archival management, digital preservation, or records management.
- Strong knowledge of archival standards and metadata schemas including ISO 15489, Dublin Core, EAD and MARC.
- Experience with digital preservation tools such as Archivematica and Preservica, and repository platforms.
- Proficiency in metadata creation, mapping, and data quality control.
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities with cross functional teams.
- Understanding of copyright, access policies and privacy considerations in archival settings.