Job Description

Job Description:

• Regular and predictable attendance is required
• Client is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Reference Archivist to join our Historical Services and Archive Team.
• This role is pivotal in preserving and disseminating the rich history of Client and the aerospace industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Reference Services and Access:

Responds to requests for specific information (ex: facts, data checking) from internal/external customers using standard research practices requiring basic knowledge of company and aerospace history. Gathers relevant information using libraries, internet, internal archive databases, and personal expertise using standard research practices to answer specific and in-depth questions and to ensure historical accuracy.

Group Inbox Management:

Efficiently manage the research group inbox to ensure timely responses to inquiries and requests for historical information.

Material Arrangement:

Organizes artifact records, film, digital records and photographs and negatives into collections per historical services policy. Retrieves, re-files material into proper location.

Material Description:

Catalogues by entering description and keywords, titles, etc. into archival database to ensure timely and accurate retrieval of materials requested by customers or historians

Information Retention Focal:

Serve as the focal point for information retention, ensuring compliance with Client historical services program corporate policy.

Writing and Documentation:

Contributes to articles that highlight Client's heritage, milestones, and relationships.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in History, Archival Studies, Library Science, or a related field; Advanced degree preferred.
• Three years or more of proven experience in archival research, preservation, and cataloging.
• Familiarity with Content Management Systems (CMS) and Digital Asset Management Systems (DAM).
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Have strong written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Preference for experience collaborating across large matrixed organizations, with the ability to support various department goals.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in History, Archival Studies, Library Science, or a related field; Advanced degree preferred.

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