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Director, User Services (Storytelling)

Washington, DC💼 Full-time💰 $131,100–$131,100🗓 2026-08-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the User Services team to provide access to physical and digital collections, manage rights workflows, and develop strategies for a new research facility and Center for Human Histories and Cultures.

Role type

Director of User Services (Archives & Special Collections)

Builds

Access to historical documents, maps, oral histories, and media assets; new research facility; digital initiatives for the Center for Human Histories and Cultures.

Domain

Non-profit / Archives / Museum Studies / Special Collections

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis | product features | client delivery

Required skills

Reference service leadership, archival and museum practices, rights management, strategic planning, stakeholder management, data analysis, program management

Preferred skills

Library and Information Science, History, or Museum Studies degree; National Geographic history knowledge; experience with descendant community engagement

Technologies

Subscription databases, research tools, interlibrary loan systems, ebook procurement platforms

Responsibilities

Develop and oversee a reference and research program; manage collection registration and rights workflows; lead long-range planning for User Services; cultivate relationships with diverse communities for co-creation; oversee refurbishment and operation of a public reading room.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with direct reports

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