Web Archivist
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Web Archivist, Archive-It
>
> *About the Internet Archive*: The Internet Archive is a non-profit with
> a huge mission: to give everyone access in perpetuity to all knowledge
>--
> the books, Web pages, audio, television and software of our shared
>human
> culture. Our 150 engineers, archivists, librarians, and team members
>have
> built one of the Top 250 Websites in the world, https://archive.org.
> Internet Archive has the oldest and largest web archive in the world
>(475
> billion URLs and counting) and works with hundreds of national and
> international libraries, archives, museums, universities, non-profits,
>and
> others to build curated web archive collections.
>
> *Location: *San Francisco, CA
>
> *Job Classification: *Full-time, exempt
>
> *Job Summary*: The Internet Archive is seeking a Web Archivist for
> Archive-It. Come help us help others save the web! Archive-It is a web
> archiving service first launched in 2006 that enables our 350+ library
>and
> archive partners to capture, manage, preserve, and provide access to
>the
> highest quality content from the web. As the service continues to
>expand,
> we are looking for a resourceful, collaborative, and technically-savvy
> individual to join our team. You can find out more about the service at
> https://archive-it.org/
>
> The Web Archivist is the first point of contact for partners that use
> Archive-It and has responsibility for interacting with partners,
>getting
> them started with the service, and supporting their work archiving the
>web.
> The role is responsible for fielding and managing technical questions
>and
> working with the Archive-It internal engineering team to resolve
>issues.
> The role will also participate in ongoing feature development for
> Archive-It and show leadership in improving partner support,
>documentation,
> reporting, and training,
>
> *Key Responsibilities:*
> - Perform first level and many second level technical support issues,
> advising and assisting librarians and archivists from a variety of
> institutions in troubleshooting issues and maintaining the quality
>of
> archived collections of websites and of the Archive-It service.
> - Work directly with other web archivists and engineers on technical
> issues and Archive-It application improvements including beta
>testing with
> users and writing documentation.
> - Onboarding new Archive-It partners including conducting webinars,
> trainings, and managing account setup and maintenance.
> - Take the lead on marketing and external communications, including
> social media, blogging, website management, and other
>external-facing
> outreach and communication.
> - Represent Archive-It and promote web archiving via conference
> presentations, workshops, professional events, and active
>participation in
> the web archiving, digital preservation, and library/archives
>communities.
> - Participate in special projects such as research, reporting,
> internal archiving and preservation projects, special collections,
>and
> multi-institutional collaborations.
>
> *Preferred Qualification and Skills:*
> - Masters degree in LIS/Archives or equivalent, or experience working
> with libraries, archives, museums and other memory institutions is
> preferred.
> - Two years technical support and/or public-facing reference or user
> service experience is strongly preferred.
> - Exceptional written, communication, and presentation skills.
> - Comfortable learning new tools and technologies and working with
> engineers and remote staff.
> - Must be able to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and
> responsibilities.
> - Technical knowledge of web archiving and/or web technologies is a
> plus.
> - Ability to work in and enjoy a loosely-structured, creative work
> environment.
> - Flexibility, a sense of humor, and in inquisitive spirit are
> appreciated.
>
> References must be made available upon request.
> To apply: Please forward your cover letter and resume to
> jobs+webarchivist@archive.org
>
>
> Internet Archive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Internet Archive
> complies with the Fair Chance Ordinance. Internet Archive is a
>501(c)(3)
> non-profit library founded in 1996.
