Job description
Join ChronoArchive Solutions, a premier provider of modern archival systems and digital preservation services. We are seeking a proactive Archivist to manage physical and digital records, implement metadata schemas, and ensure long-term accessibility of critical assets. This role blends traditional archival practices with cutting-edge technology.
As part of our Records Management team, you will collaborate with librarians, IT professionals, and content creators to safeguard institutional memory and enable compliant, efficient access.
Responsibility
- Develop and implement archival policies, procedures, and metadata standards across physical and digital collections.
- Manage ingestion, appraisal, and description of records in accordance with legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
- Oversee digitization workflows, ensure high-quality metadata, and facilitate long-term digital preservation.
- Coordinate with IT and vendors on storage, backups, threat assessment, and disaster recovery planning.
- Create and maintain finding aids, catalogs, and inventories to support discovery and access.
- Provide reference services and user training on archival systems and metadata tools.
- Lead ongoing quality control, accessioning, and chain-of-custody documentation.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Archival Science, Library Science, Information Management, or a related field; master's preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in archives, libraries, or records management (digital preservation experience is a plus).
- Strong knowledge of metadata standards (Dublin Core, PREMIS, EAD) and archival appraisal practices.
- Hands-on experience with digitization workflows, OCR, and metadata ingestion.
- Proficiency with archival databases and content management systems (e.g., ArchivesSpace, Islandora, Omeka) and relational databases (SQL).
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills; ability to work cross-functionally.
- Commitment to information governance, privacy, and copyright considerations.