Ngs

Lead Archivist, CHHC Project (Storytelling) Fixed-Term

Washington, DC

No sponsorship$95k-$100kDetected 11 days ago

Project ManagementPhotographyResearchCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingOrganizational Skills

About the role

How You'll Contribute The Storytelling team works to expand the organization's impact through journalism, photography, film/video, web content, mapping, and data visualization.
As one of the largest funders to individual storytellers in this work, it also identifies key grantmaking, and fellowship opportunities with creative talent.
Special Collections shares the story of National Geographic Society's past and present by expertly managing its unique archival, media, and information resources.

With the CHHC Project Director and team, plan a strategy and develop written guidelines for archival assessment and processing that incorporates the participation of communities represented in archives.
Advise on the design of a survey instrument, collection management and digital asset management system enhancements, and discovery interfaces.
Lead an archival processing team of four in conducting an archival survey and assessment, and organizing and describing archival collections in consultation with source communities according to standards developed by the Project team.
With the CHHC Project team, develop an approach for gathering and managing restrictions and access to collections and other community-defined prerogatives for the management of cultural collections.
As the lead of a four person processing team, conduct an archival survey and assessment, and organize and describe multi-format archival collections in consultation with source communities.
Create, and oversee the creation of, processing plans
Maintain relationships with professional and peer organizations undertaking similar initiatives.
On-Site Flex staff hours are determined in consultation with supervisors, and are responsive to the needs of the MOE and other building operations, often including nontraditional (M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) work hours.

On-Site Flex - Staff members who must be physically present at Base Camp to do the vast majority of their work supporting overall building and museum operations.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Our compensation structure and transparent pay philosophy are based on industry-specific market data for similar-sized nonprofit organizations.
The salary range for this position accounts for a wide range of factors including but not limited to organizational need; specific skill sets; experience and training; certifications; and more.
At the National Geographic Society, individuals are typically hired at or near the starting point of the salary range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
The salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $100,000.00.

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