Digital Archivist

Description

The Kansas State Historical Society seeks to hire a Digital Archivist to support the State Research Collections Division’s management of born-digital and digitized archival collections, including but not limited to the Kansas Memory digital archives.

     The Digital Archivist will:

• Perform and manage the selection and description of archival collections for digital conversion.
• Perform and manage the digital conversion and online delivery of born-digital and digitized archival collections.
• Assist with the functional development of the digital repository and its associated applications.
• Manage the internal circulation of a large volume of archival material for the purposes of digitization.
• Supervise imaging technicians, volunteers and interns.
• Develop and implement processes and procedures for the selection, description, conversion, and dissemination of born digital and digitized archival collections. 
• Develop and implement policies and technical standards for the creation, acquisition, storage, management, and preservation of born digital and digitized archival collections.  
• Promote the Society’s digital programs through remote and onsite presentations.