The Washington State Archives preserves and provides access to millions of legal and historical records of our state and local governments. To meet the needs of our transferring partners, improve discoverability of records, and increase access to the collection, the Archives is expanding its staff and currently hiring for several positions, including three Acquisitions Archivists. These Archivists will focus primarily on electronic records and work at one of our five regional branches located in: Bellevue, Bellingham, Cheney, Ellensburg and Olympia. 

These Acquisitions Archivist positions play a critical role in appraising and facilitating the transfer of digitized and born-digital records using the Archives’ custom developed system. These positions will attain a complex working knowledge of the system and help train others to use the applications that support transfer, collection management, and access. These positions report to the Digital State Archivist and may collaborate with the branch managers on description metadata to improve access to the electronic collections. We welcome applications from qualified candidates who are excited to join us in ensuring the preservation, and improving the discoverability, of archival records for present and future research.   

This position facilitates the transfer of electronic records from client agencies to the Washington State Archives. The Acquisitions Archivist independently performs professional archives and collections management duties in support of the Archives’ mission to make the state’s electronic archival records available for reference and scholarship and ensure their proper preservation. Day-to-day duties include advising and training transferring partners, determining the disposition of archival records; records ingestion and preservation; facilitating access to archival materials by improving discoverability; and occasional outreach opportunities. 

This recruitment will be used to fill multiple vacancies.  We are currently filling vacancies in the following locations:  Olympia, Bellingham, Bellevue, Cheney and Ellensburg. 

For more details and to apply, visit the Washington State Jobs website.