Archival Digitization Specialist- Atlanta, GA

About the role

Ancestry is a human-centered company dedicated to connecting people with their pasts. With over 65 billion records, 3.5 million subscribers, and a DNA network of 27 million people, Ancestry helps customers discover, preserve, and share their family stories. The company supports a flexible work schedule and values diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Capture digital images of documents as specified by the company
• Perform quality audits on each roll that have been scanned before transmission
• Report progress and quality audit notes and enter data into spreadsheets
• Initiate and maintain responsibility for the delivery or transmission of images to the corporate office
• Perform regular equipment maintenance functions and coordinate for machine maintenance with third-party hardware service providers
• Perform basic image enhancement and file organization tasks
• Maintain professional relationships with partners that protect the image and mission of Ancestry.com
• Perform various miscellaneous tasks related to the projects as they arise

Requirements

• Technical person with experience working with digitization, archival documents, and goal-oriented projects
• Efficient and detail-oriented
• Accustomed to independent work in an environment that handles focused and repetitive tasks

Qualifications

• Full-time position working Monday through Friday from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm, 40 hours a week
• Duration until December 2026

Skills

• Experience with scanning and editing equipment, procedures, and materials
• Experience with Photography, Library and Archives, or History background

Benefits

This is a contract-based position and is not eligible for Ancestry benefits. Compensation will be $20 per hour. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment background check.

Pay

$20 per hour

Schedule

Monday through Friday from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm, 40 hours a week

Additional Information

Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For candidates who live in San Francisco, CA, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.