Senior Archivist
Duluth & Suwanee, GAAll locationsDuluth & Suwanee, GASuwanee, GADuluth, United States On-site
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About the role
We are seeking a Senior Archivist to join our team and become a vital player in activating, preserving, and elevating collections for innovative applications. In this role, you will work closely with clients to help them leverage their archives not only to safeguard their heritage, but also to bring it to life for modern business, cultural, and sports-driven use cases. You will serve as both a hands-on archival expert and a strategic advisor, guiding complex projects from assessment through activation while mentoring others and helping shape best practices across the organization. As a Senior Archivist, you will lead and execute complex archival initiatives while serving as a trusted partner to clients and internal teams. You will drive archival projects from initial assessment through organization, cataloging, preservation, and activation, ensuring both archival integrity and strategic value. A key component of this role is client collaboration. You will work closely with businesses, cultural institutions, and sports teams to provide tailored archival recommendations aligned with their strategic objectives. This includes helping clients repurpose and activate archival materials for marketing, brand engagement, storytelling, and other contemporary applications. You will translate historical content into usable, meaningful assets that support today’s business and audience needs. As a Senior Archivist, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally while contributing to meaningful, high-impact projects across industries.
What you'll bring
- You are a strategic and detail-oriented archival professional who is comfortable operating at both the tactical and advisory levels.
- You take initiative, manage complexity with confidence, and enjoy helping clients and colleagues see new possibilities in historical collections.
- 5+ years of progressive archival processing and project experience
- MLIS with Archives and/or Cataloging specialization
- Demonstrated experience leading complex archival projects and client engagements
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
- Self-starter mindset
- performance-driven and deadline-oriented
- Comfortable working autonomously while collaborating effectively across teams
- Proficiency with DAM platforms, databases, and the Microsoft Office suite
- Strategic thinker with the ability to envision innovative archival applications for clients
- Willingness to travel occasionally for project needs