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... footage, photos, music, sound effects, and more, with foresight to potentially work cross ... Oversee archiving, uploading, and organizing completed project files to cold storage. Use Adobe ...

Production Archivist

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

... footage, photos, music, sound effects, and more, with foresight to potentially work cross ... Oversee archiving, uploading, and organizing completed project files to cold storage. Use Adobe ...

Production Archivist

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

... footage, photos, music, sound effects, and more, with foresight to potentially work cross ... Oversee archiving, uploading, and organizing completed project files to cold storage. Use Adobe ...

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How much do music archivist jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for music archivist in the United States is $72,781.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $54,500.00 and $83,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are music archivists?

Music archivists are professionals who collect, organize, preserve, and manage music-related materials such as recordings, manuscripts, scores, and historical documents. They work in libraries, museums, universities, and other institutions to ensure that valuable musical resources are accessible for research and enjoyment. Their responsibilities often include cataloging items, digitizing recordings, and developing systems for storage and retrieval. Music archivists play a crucial role in preserving musical heritage and supporting scholarship in music history.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Music Archivist, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Music Archivist, you need expertise in music history, archival science, and information management, typically supported by a degree in library science or a related field. Familiarity with cataloging systems such as MARC, metadata standards, and digital archiving tools is essential. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a passion for preserving cultural heritage make someone stand out in this position. These skills are crucial for accurately preserving, organizing, and providing access to valuable music collections for researchers and the public.

What are some common challenges faced by Music Archivists when organizing and preserving historical recordings?

Music Archivists often encounter challenges such as deteriorating physical media (like tapes or vinyl), incomplete or inconsistent documentation, and rapidly evolving digital formats. Ensuring proper preservation requires both technical expertise and attention to detail, as archivists must identify the best methods to digitize and catalog rare or fragile items. Collaboration with audio engineers, historians, and IT specialists is also essential to develop sustainable preservation strategies and maintain accessibility for researchers and the public.
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Infographic showing various Music Archivist job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 74% Full Time, 13% Part Time, and 13% Temporary. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $72,781 per year, or $35 per hour.
Production Archivist

Production Archivist

PragerU

Los Angeles, CA

$75K - $90K/yr

Full-time

Posted 26 days ago


Job description

Location: Los Angeles, California (on-site)

Our mission is to promote American values through the creative use of digital media, technology and edu-tainment. We're proud to be voted among the "Best Place to Work in Los Angeles" by the LA Business Journal 4 years in a row.

The Production Archivist will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and scaling a digital library of assets from past, current, and future video and audio projects across the PragerU Production Team's arsenal of content lines. This is a new position with the goal of "cleaning house": organizing stock assets, archiving completed projects to cold storage, and other assignments as needed.

This role will be highly self-managed. The ideal candidate is hyper-organized and tech-savvy, with a passion for creating detail-oriented systems in a complicated, fast-moving environment. Extreme tenacity will be required: this role will be cleaning up layered and inconsistent organization from years past, taking this project from idea to implementation to scaling.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Analyze existing assets and organization to ideate a library system that fits PragerU Production's needs for stock footage, photos, music, sound effects, and more, with foresight to potentially work cross-departmentally down the road.
  • Dig through past projects to source assets from stock subscriptions, and log license details accordingly. Some past projects will be easy to sort through and track down; others will be difficult.
  • Oversee archiving, uploading, and organizing completed project files to cold storage. Use Adobe Premiere to prep files. On occasion, move projects from cold storage and prepare for editorial to re-open.
  • Liaise with other departments to help build company-wide systems while advocating for Production team needs.
  • Work with the IT department to ensure that Production team systems align with company systems.
  • Assist with other projects as needed/available

Successful Candidates Will Possess:

  • 5-7+ years of post production experience, especially in terms of systems management. Background as an AE, DIT, or DAM could be helpful but not required
  • Self-sufficient, a quick thinker, and a fast learner. Technologically savvy and process-minded
  • Possess extreme tenacity to work on long-term, detail-driven assignments
  • Strong problem-solving skills, organization, and discernment
  • Able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and work with a variety of team members and departments
  • Adhere to established processes and structures
  • Able to follow specific instructions while also demonstrating big-picture comprehension
  • Able to work with startup-type hustle and "keep things simple" without overcomplicating
  • A true Team Player, proactive, helpful, honest, and calm under pressure. This is a no-ego environment where no task is too small

How to Apply: First review our website at www.prageru.com. Read our annual report here. Submit a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, include a section explaining how your values align with ours, and why you would want to specifically work at PragerU.

What We Do: We promote American values through educational videos for people of all ages. People come to PragerU for a variety of reasons, but they all have one thing in common: They want to grow-intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. To learn more about PragerU, visit http://prageru.com.

Salary Range: The salary target for this role is $75,000 - $90,000+. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and most recent market data. This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on personal and company performance, in addition to our robust benefits package.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Please note that we constantly have ideas and concepts pitched to us which we appreciate. Most ideas and concepts are not protectable and are freely available for the public and PragerU to use or modify and use. From time to time where they are not, you agree that by presenting these ideas and concept, and in consideration of PragerU reviewing these ideas and concepts, you hereby grant to PragerU an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, modify and exploit for any purpose any ideas and concepts and any expressions of those ideas and concepts. Nothing herein precludes you from using any ideas or concepts presented.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME