Tusk Holdings provides a variety of consulting services. Our archiving consultants build digital archives for individuals, philanthropic organizations, and corporations. Projects vary based on client needs. 

The Archive Intern will assist the Archivist/Project Manager with two projects slated for completion in the Fall of 2022.

Project 1: Sending a collection offsite and preparing final spreadsheets, digital files, and metadata for the client’s systems.

Project 2: Building a reference collection of news content published about a client over a two to three year period that illustrates key moments and actions taken.

Responsibilities may include:

• Researching tools and techniques for acquiring reference-quality news content
• Building a timeline of key actions, moments, subjects, and themes
• Identifying news content/media that best illustrates the timeline (e.g. articles, videos, photographs, podcasts, etc.)
• Acquiring news content
• Contributing to or editing project progress documents 
• Creating high-level metadata 
• Labeling and tracking boxes before they are sent offsite
• Conducting quality control checks of digital files and metadata (including metadata remediation)
• Uploading files to digital storage platforms
• Editing collection inventories

Required qualifications:

• Attention to detail
• Ability to lift 40 pounds
• Ability to work on-site in New York

Preferred qualifications:

• Enjoys research
• Experience with cataloging and/or metadata
• Strong writing and communication skills
• 1-2 years of experience working in an archive or on an archive project (current students or recent graduates welcome)

Application requirements:

• Resume
• Cover letter

Time commitment:

• Flexible, 15-20 hours a week (within a 9am-6pm, M-F work schedule)

Salary: 

• $20/hr

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to hiring@tuskstrategies.com

Submit specified application materials to hiring@tuskstrategies.com.