Digital Archivist

LAC Federal is seeking a skilled Digital Archivist with expertise in working with legacy born-digital formats and digital preservation workflows. This position focuses on identifying, preserving, logging, and transferring born-digital materials, such as hard drives, floppy disks, CD/DVDs, zip disks, thumb drives, and SD cards.

The Digital Archivist will play a key role in ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of digital assets by managing file system inventories, eliminating duplicate materials, renaming files, migrating files to standard preservation formats, and verifying fixity. This position requires an understanding of archival theory, experience with digital preservation tools, and a collaborative approach to project management.

Responsibilities:

Digital Preservation and Asset Management

• Identify and inventory legacy born-digital media (e.g., hard drives, floppy disks, CD/DVDs, zip disks, thumb drives, and SD cards).
• Transfer files from legacy formats to secure storage systems and document results.
• Run tools to inventory original filenames and folder structures, de-duplicate files, and verify fixity.
• Migrate files to standard preservation and access formats, maintaining metadata integrity.

File System Organization

• Create detailed file system inventories and maintain records of workflow progress.
• Rename files and organize folder structures to ensure consistency and accessibility.
• Document workflows and preservation activities for long-term archival purposes.

Use of Digital Archival Tools

• Utilize preservation tools such as the National Archives’ Digital Record Object Identification Tool (DROID) and BagIt.
• Conduct fixity checks to ensure data integrity and apply metadata standards to digital assets.

Project Collaboration and Reporting

• Work with project managers and team members to ensure project goals are met.
• Attend team meetings to discuss progress, share insights, and refine workflows.
• Prepare detailed reports on preservation activities and deliverables.

• Experience working with legacy born-digital formats (e.g., hard drives, floppy disks, CD/DVDs, zip disks, thumb drives, SD cards).
• Knowledge of digital preservation workflows, including file migration, fixity verification, and metadata assignment.
• Proficiency in using digital preservation tools such as DROID and BagIt.
• Strong organizational skills for inventorying, renaming, and organizing files.
• Knowledge of archival theory and principles of digital preservation.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite and spreadsheet inventorying tools.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience developing workflows for digital collections, including de-duplication, file renaming, and metadata standardization.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with metadata schemes and digital preservation best practices.

 Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for long periods of time and to maintain focus on projects such as computer screens or detailed paperwork. 
• Occasionally lifting of items weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds such as files, books, and other materials.

BENEFITS

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Training & Development

EEO STATEMENT

The company and its subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate the population of differences and does not discriminate in its hiring/hiring practices, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. 

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. 

Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.