Vacancy for Collection Management Archivist (Digital) at Queensland State Archives

17 March 2023

Brisbane

$92,658 - $100,498

Fixed Term

We are looking for an archivist to join the Digital Archives team in this exciting and rewarding role.

You will be analyzing and preparing born-digital records for ingest into the digital archive and undertaking complex arrangement and description activities to enhance access to the Queensland State Archives collection.

In this role, you will:

- Undertake complex arrangement and description of archival records in all digital and analogue formats according to the Australian Series System and institutional standards.
- Prepare born-digital records for ingest into the digital preservation system, including using the Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device (FRED) to extract records from physical media.




- Create policies and procedures for managing born-digital records, including ingest, storage, preservation, arrangement, description, and access, and actively manage these records.
- Contribute to the analysis of the archival management system and the digital archive, making recommendations for improvement.
- Set and maintain standards in line with national and international trends and best practices, and promote and communicate these standards internally to ensure consistent, accurate, contextual, and descriptive documentation.
- Research and prepare complex reports, presentations, correspondence, and documents.

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📌 Vacancy for Collection Management Archivist (Digital) at Queensland State Archives (Brisbane City)
🏢 Digital Preservation Coalition
📍 Brisbane City