Archival Content Prep Specialist- Orem, Utah - #263431

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Ancestry is looking for a project-based temporary Archival Content Prep Specialist to work on a contract basis in Orem, UT. We ask that you are a person with experience working with archival documents, detail hands-on work, and goal-oriented projects. You are efficient, show great care for your work, and are accustomed to independent work in an environment that handles focused, careful, and repetitive tasks. This is a full-time opportunity for 8-10 months. You will report to the Domestic Remote Senior Imaging Manager. This is not a work-from-home position. You will be contract-based and not eligible for Ancestry benefits. Compensation will be $17/hr.

What You Will Do

• You will delicately unbind bound volumes to prep the documents for the digitization process. This includes separating covers, removing binding staples, and the use of a paper guillotine.
• You will organize prepared content for scanning using filing locations and data labeling.
• You will report progress notes and enter data into spreadsheets (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
• You will maintain professional relationships with partners that protect the image and mission of Ancestry.com
  
  

Who You Are

• You can manage several projects and determine project urgency in a practical way.
• You have excellent physical organization skills and an extremely careful and cautious approach to historic content
• You are efficient with your time and can concentrate on detailed hands- on work for long periods of time
• You have experience anticipating problems, and finding creative ways to solve them.
• You have experience with Photography, Library and Archives, or History background.
• You can lift upwards of 50 lbs. and are comfortable with the use of small warehouse equipment.
  
  

Additional Information

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