{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"f116e85e17f1eb2b83ac3192","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f116e85e17f1eb2b83ac3192","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f116e85e17f1eb2b83ac3192","title":"Digital Archivist","description":"LAC Federal is seeking a remote Digital Archivist to assist with enhancing metadata for digital collections to improve the discoverability of archival materials pertaining to women's history. The Archivist will work collaboratively with museum, library, and archives staff to evaluate existing digital collections and make recommendations for enhanced or additional metadata to describe women using recognized metadata standards for libraries, archives, and museums including MARC, Encoded Archival Context for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families, Encoded Archival Description, etc. The Archivist will meet with custodial units to identify collections that require enhancement and will help devise a streamlined workflow for creating, updating, and validating metadata.\nDuties and Responsibilities\nEvaluate datasets and digital collections and recommend authority identifiers to enhance discoverability of women's history\nPrepare recommendations of new authorities for individual creators\nUse Wikidata and other sources for controlled authorities to select identifiers\nCreate at least 15 new identifiers each week that pertain to women's history\nPerform quality control of metadata records\nAttend meetings with museum custodial units to discuss project status and progress\nRequirements\nBachelors or Masters degree in library and information science, museum studies, archival management, or related field preferred but not required\nProficiency in using digital asset management software and tools to create, edit, and correct authority metadata, especially EMu, ArchivesSpace, Horizon, and The Museum System (TMS).\nExperience creating and updating authority records and working with major authority utilities such as Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF), Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), Union List of Artist Names (ULAN), Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC).\nKnowledge and experience with creating and manipulating datasets in CSV, JSON and XML formats\nAbility to work collaboratively and independently\nKeen attention to detail\nBenefits\nHealth Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)\nRetirement Plan (401k, IRA)\nLife Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)\nPaid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)\nFamily Leave (Maternity, Paternity)\nShort Term & Long Term Disability\nTraining & Development\nWork From Home\nWellness Resources","company":"Librarysystems","rawCompany":"librarysystems","city":"Washington","state":"DC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T20:47:24.880Z","occupations":[{"code":"25-4011.00","title":"Archivists","slug":"archivists"},{"code":"25-4022.00","title":"Librarians and Media Collections Specialists","slug":"librarians-and-media-collections-specialists"},{"code":"15-1299.03","title":"Document Management Specialists","slug":"document-management-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"519210","title":"Libraries and Archives","slug":"libraries-and-archives"},{"code":"712110","title":"Museums","slug":"museums"},{"code":"712120","title":"Historical Sites","slug":"historical-sites"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Digital Archivist","description":"LAC Federal is seeking a remote Digital Archivist to assist with enhancing metadata for digital collections to improve the discoverability of archival materials pertaining to women's history. 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