Part-time Project Archivist

Historic New England (HNE) seeks a Project Archivist to assist with the cataloguing and intellectual accessibility of 125,000 glass-plate and film negatives for inclusion in “Capturing New England: Digitizing Historic New England’s Negative Collection,” a project funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services. This is a remote based, part-time position term-limited through December 31, 2026. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Works with the project archivist to create collection and item-level cataloguing entries for the 125,000 glass-plate and film negatives and a DACS-compliant (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, second edition) finding aid to the collection in MINISIS, the searchable and publicly accessible online content management system. • Reviews each digital image and metadata combination conducting a final check for image quality, metadata completeness, and that the two elements are properly matched. • Works with other project staff to ensure that project is completed on time and within budget. QUALIFICATIONS: • An ALA-accredited master’s degree in library and information Science or Archival program, or a master’s in history, Architectural History, Art History, or Museum Studies. • Experience with archival and digital asset management systems. The candidate must be fully competent in the use of computerized collections management systems, such as MINISIS, ArchivesSpace, or Re:Discovery. • A commitment to access, equity, diversity, and inclusion through remediation of institutional biases inherent in cataloguing metadata. • Excellent computer and data entry skills and skills in the use of Microsoft Office suite; share drive applications, including Dropbox. • Excellent writing skills. • Ability to operate effectively in a team environment, where communications within and among teams is essential to success. Ability to interact and communicate with staff orally and in writing is essential. • High degree of attention to detail and an ability to work independently to effectively manage time, and projects, and meet to deadlines. • Experience with digitization workflow, preservation, and metadata practices and standards. • Experience arranging and describing manuscript / archival collections and creating finding aids according to archival best practices. The candidate must have solid knowledge of MARC cataloguing practices, Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), Encoded Archival Description (EAD), and controlled vocabularies such as AAT, TGN, LCSH, and LCNAF. • Strong belief in, and demonstrated commitment to, Historic New England’s mission and values. • Commitment to the highest standards of professionalism, excellence, and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA). • New England residency by start of work required. Other Duties: Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Historic New England is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Apply tot his job