Archivist Jobs

Legacy

• Work with Communications team to develop a strategy to commemorate the foundation’s 75th anniversary.
• Promote the legacy of the foundation’s grantmaking impact to staff (and trustees) through regular articles, presentations, exhibits.
• Conduct oral history interviews with trustees and designated senior staff.
• Conduct research and source images for retiring board members and senior staff,and “in memoriam” articles for notable figures in Knight’s history.
• Support Knight Foundation staff by answering questions and locating historical information or documents in the digital or physical archives to support their work.
• Develop and maintain a historical timeline of key strategies, events, and personnel.

Information Governance

• Plan, write and send regular messages to staff on information governance and records management topics.
• Update records management training materials as needed.
• Conduct records inventories with various departments and programs as the need arises.
• Regularly review and update information governance and records management policies, including updating the retention schedule.

Archiving

• Audit the KF Digital Archive to identify gaps.
• Review and Inventory historical records in offsite storage, sending to RAC as appropriate.
• Review and transfer digital records to KF Digital Archive and KF Closed Archive.
• Monitor the Archive Review folders and transfer records to the appropriate digital archive location
• Manage RAC grants and payment schedules.
• Update descriptive inventories.
• Facilitate digital agreement with Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) to transfer digital records.

Things we look for in a successful candidate:

• A “no job is too big or too small” attitude.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to solve problems creatively.
• A commitment to continued learning throughout your career.
• A degree (in progress or completed) in Information Systems, Library and Information Sciences, Business Administration, or Records and Information Management is preferred.
• Research experience and digital literacy.

We are social investors who support a more effective democracy by funding free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in areas of media and democracy, and in the success of American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once published newspapers.

Our approach is inclusive and non-partisan; we value freedoms of speech and the press, and we often embrace new and innovative technology to achieve our goals. The qualities we look for are openness to new ideas; courage to push for change; and the expertise and tenacity to achieve the desired results. Tell us what excites you about this opportunity and why you are right for it.

Local candidates only.

Send your resume to:[email protected].

For more on Knight Foundation, visitwww.kf.org.

Knight Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.