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Lead Archivist, CHHC Project (Storytelling) Fixed-Term

Washington, DC💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a team of four in assessing, organizing, and describing multi-format archival collections (text, photo, AV) while consulting with source communities and applying cultural restrictions.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Archivist (GLAM)

Builds

Inclusive archival collections and processing workflows for the Center for Human Histories and Cultures

Domain

Cultural heritage, Archives, Indigenous data governance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Archival processing and assessment, Team leadership, Collection survey and description, Community consultation, Physical item preservation, Digitization workflow management, Restriction application, Cataloging systems design, DACS standards, Physical labor management

Preferred skills

NAGPRA and Indigenous repatriation protocols, CARE Principles, Matrixed team collaboration, Innovation in stewardship

Technologies

Axiell, DACS, Digital asset management systems, Survey instruments

Responsibilities

Lead a four-person team in archival survey and assessment, Develop processing plans and guidelines, Consult with source communities on collection management, Apply legal and cultural restrictions to materials, Preserve physical items and prepare for digitization, Manage physical demands of archival processing

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management duties

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