Goldbelt, Incorporated
Archival Coordinator
Goldbelt, Incorporated
Juneau, AK
- Posted: February 23, 2023
- Full-Time
Goldbelt Incorporated is an urban, Alaska Native, for-profit corporation with offices in Juneau, Alaska, and Herndon, Virginia. Its primary purpose is to manage assets and conduct business for the benefit of over 4,000 Alaska Native shareholders.
Summary:
The archival coordinator will inventory Goldbelt’s storage to identify historically relevant artwork, documents, and publications. The coordinator will research their inventoried items, interview elders, collect photographs, arrange items into collections, and compile them into thoughtful collections with well written summaries.
This is a temporary 1 year assignment with medical benefits.
Essential Job Functions:
- Conduct site visits and create logs of inventory in various Goldbelt storage units and files.
- Scan, photograph, and capture images of identified inventoried items for inclusion in the larger archival effort.
- Identify keywords and write descriptions of the photographs, art, and preserved records, which may later be used to locate materials.
- Assess records and historically valuable documents, participate in research training and activities, and control safekeeping of archival documents and materials.
- Request or recommend pertinent materials available in libraries, private collections, or other archives.
- Selects and edits documents for publication and display.
- Secures, records, preserves, and keeps documents and records maintained that have historical or important significance for individuals or organizations tangent to/related to Goldbelt.
- Converts and preserves materials in a digital format for long-term storage and preservation.
- Organizes and catalogs records and prepares them for public access and storage.
- Maintain the corporation’ and individuals’’ privacy, confidentiality, copyright, and reparative description in providing and restricting access to collections.
Necessary Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience arranging and describing visual collections. • Ability to synthesize and summarize information in clear and concise language for use in collection descriptions.
- Ability to work independently and exercise independent judgment in carrying out archival responsibilities.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.
- Ability to work well under pressure and time constraints.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office and SharePoint preferred.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
- Effective and persuasive communication skills, including public speaking expertise.
- Strong cultural competencies
- Problem solver with the ability to multitask with outstanding organizational skills.
- Proven team player with a flexible personality and positive attitude.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- 1-2 years working with digital and physical media (audio, video & graphics)
- Ability to successfully pass a background check
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- At least two years of experience in archives or special collections public services.
- Experience working with digital asset management applications.
- Digital Archives Specialist Certification by the Society for American Archivists (SAA) or equivalent preferred.
- Certification by the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA)
Goldbelt, Incorporated
Address
Juneau, AK
USA
Industry
Business