Title: Senior Archivist

Location: Revs Institute, Naples, FL

Salary: $100,000 - $120,000 commensurate with education and experience

Link: https://junegarcia.com/searches/senior-archivist-revs-institute 

Application deadline: open until filled

General description

Under the general direction of the Director of Archives and Research Center, the Senior Archivist is responsible for the accessioning, processing, and management of archival collections representing a wide variety of formats, including, but not limited to, paper, photographs, film, video, realia, artifacts, and born digital content held by Revs Institute.

The Senior Archivist supervises a team of archivists, interns, and volunteers. Archival tasks include but are not limited to:

• Assists the Revs Institute management and other library staff to clarify and document the collection scope.
• Creates written processing plans for collections that stipulate to what depth and in what order materials are to be processed. Evaluates processed collections to ensure that they comply with the initial processing plans.
• Arranges and describes materials according to the processing plans as approved by Revs Institute management and may perform basic preservation work such as fastener removal, unfolding and flattening materials, and rehousing in acid-free folders and boxes.
• Collaborates with other library staff to coordinate location and shelving decisions to effectively manage storage space.
• Provides basic reference services including assisting researchers, visitors, and staff to locate information and/or specific items.
• Collaborates with Revs Institute staff and contractors to create and maintain a robust Oral History collection focusing on the role of the automobile in society.
• Identifies items that are candidates for digitization to support digitization efforts.
• Works with Revs Institute management to set priorities for digitization of archival collections.
• Collaborates with Revs Institute staff to ensure collections are accurately and appropriately available on Revs Institute’s website.
• Collaborates with Revs Institute staff and consultants to identify and curate materials that can be used to support displays, exhibitions, publications, classes, digital productions, etc.
• Works with Preservation Specialist to set priorities for repair and conservation of archival materials.
• Identifies collections held by individuals and organizations that Revs Institute should consider acquiring.
• Keeps abreast of developments in archival standards, applies new rules, interpretations, and techniques as appropriate.
• May oversee the development and maintenance of the rare book collection.

Supervisory tasks include but are not limited to:

• Sets clear goals and ensures that team members understand what is expected of them.
• Provides training, instruction, or coaching, as needed, for team members.
• Allocates necessary resources (space, materials, technology etc.) needed by team members to complete their assigned tasks.
• Delegates tasks and sets deadlines.
• Monitors progress and makes adjustments to assignments, tasks, and deadlines as need.
• Monitors performance of team members and takes corrective action if needed.
• Updates Revs Institute management on team’s progress on a regular basis.

Preferred Qualifications

Education

• Advanced Degree in Library Science or a relevant academic discipline with demonstrated understanding of academic or special libraries. Any combination of education and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities will be considered.
• MLS from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent with a concentration in archives is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience processing and cataloging a broad variety of archival collections required.
• Supervisory or managerial experience is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant aspects of library operations, including understanding of contemporary archival practices, trends, and emerging technologies such as AI for managing, processing, and providing access to archival collections in physical and digital formats.
• Experience preserving, arranging, and describing archival collections.
• Experience applying library and archival descriptive and metadata standards, ability to rapidly learn and implement new descriptive practices adopted by Revs Institute, Inc.
• Knowledge of automotive history is desirable, but not required.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to sit and perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Can position self to access and move 40 lbs., including but not limited to, boxes, book carts, hand carts, audio/visual equipment, archival materials, and artifacts.