Archivist

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways. 

Are you curious about being part of our growth stor​y while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Arranges materials by existing order and/or develops logical series and sub-series to accommodate collection materials.

• Works closely with the client to finalize arrangement and description.

• Provides regular progress updates to the client.

• Rehouses materials and performs routine preservation actions while arranging materials.

• Identifies and removes extraneous and duplicate materials.

• Identifies materials of significant historical value, in need of conservation treatment 

• Following local descriptive guidelines, describes series and sub-series in the collections finding aid to the file/item level 

• Creates subjects and keywords in addition to required file level metadata in consultation with the client.

• Labels and barcodes boxes.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to work independently, as well as with a team.

• Ability to perform work requiring significant attention to detail.

• Ability to follow established procedures.

• Accredited bachelor or master’s degree with Knowledge of archival standards and best practices.

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Ability to learn new job-related software and services.

• Experience with metadata schema and tools.

• Previous experience directing/managing the work of a paraprofessional staff or students in archives setting.

• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Meets deadlines and can handle multiple projects simultaneously.

• Flexibility in hours, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework in archives management and /or demonstrated relevant archival processing experience.

• Post-secondary degree in history.

• Experience processing a large collection.

• Background in and experience with subject matter relating to automotive, industry, or other technical areas.

• 2 to 4  years processing experience in a corporate archive

• Experience with archival digitization of manuscripts, photography, A/V materials

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