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Abacus Technology

Digital Archivist

Merritt Island, FL · On-site

Support digital preservation functions including processing and transformation of digital objects, capture of metadata, and utilization of the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model as a ...

Abacus Technology

Digital Archivist

Merritt Island, FL · On-site

Support digital preservation functions including processing and transformation of digital objects, capture of metadata, and utilization of the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model as a ...

NCSU

Digital Archivist

Raleigh, NC · Hybrid

The Digital Archivist will advance library services through contributing to the management and ... Experience with web archiving capture and management tools * Familiarity with scripting languages ...

Uottawa

Archivist II, Digital Resources

Campus, IL · On-site

$80K - $102K/yr

The Archivist II - Digital Resources serves as the local expert and user of digital preservation, disk-imaging, and asset management software. They are also responsible for the migration of archival ...

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Digital Archiving professionals are responsible for organizing, cataloging, and maintaining digital records to ensure their accessibility and long-term preservation. Daily tasks often include digitizing physical documents, applying metadata, auditing collections for accuracy, and troubleshooting issues with archiving software. They collaborate closely with IT, compliance, and department stakeholders to establish best practices and help protect sensitive information. This role involves both independent work and teamwork, making strong communication and technical skills important in day-to-day operations.

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Digital Archiving Success Manager

Digital Archiving Success Manager

Preservica

Boston, MA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 26 days ago

Job description

Are you technical archivist? Ready to spread your wings and expand your Archival systems knowledge whilst helping others? Are you ready to join the worlds leading Active Digital Preservation company?
We are Preservica and right now, with our customers, our mission is to protect the world's cultural, economic and political memory. This means safeguarding hundreds of millions of unique digital artefacts for future generations. From holocaust video testimonials to vital government and business records.
We are always striving to make our customers more successful and to support this quest we are looking for a technically minded digital archivist or digital preservation professional to join our growing team. Someone who can help our customers get the very best from our digital preservation software and ensure their digital archiving program is an amazing success
The Role
You will be the face of Preservica working closely with customers to support the overall success of their digital preservation program by providing guidance and hands-on support for structuring data and metadata, uploading and ingesting large volumes of digitized and born digital content, configuring roles and security, integrating and mapping to catalogs and other systems, handling different content packages, and liaising with the customer's IT team to gain support configuration where required. You will also be the success champion for the customer.
Ideally with a background in digital archival science and a technical aptitude, you will have established real-life best practice workflows, ingest routines and data/metadata mapping, using custom scripts and APIs to support digital archiving and preservation technology and software. Equally you will have sound project management, a can-do attitude and be customer centric.
Ideally you should be based on the East Coast either in or near to Boston so that you can come to the Boston office as needed.
Responsibilities:
  • Leverage archiving best practices and process frameworks, to drive continual process improvement.
  • Create scripts to support customer specific use cases.
  • Utilize APIs.
  • Stay abreast of trends in digital archiving, data management, technologies, sourcing, policies, procedures, and other external changes that could have an impact on client operations.
  • Achieve high levels of Client satisfaction in the utilization of our SaaS products.
  • Act as escalation point for all requests and incidents and communicate appropriately to customers and internally

What We Look For:
  • Previous hands-on experience with digital archiving solutions or record management systems.
  • Proficiency in any scripting languages for example Python, Bash or similar.
  • General understanding of REST, API's, SDK's etc.
  • Familiarity with MODS, METS, PREMIS and other metadata standards relevant to digital preservation and libraries.
  • Experience with XML.
  • DAS certification (or equivalent) preferred but not mandatory.

The personal qualities required for this role are:
  • Strong customer service approach mind-set
  • Ability to manage change effectively and takes responsibility for the performance and results of people or process
  • Strong communication and reporting skills
  • Ability to develop good relationship with stakeholders

What We Offer:
As well as a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer tangible career development opportunities and dedicated training time to support professional growth.
Preservica are an equal opportunities employer.

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