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 🔗Archival Digitization Specialist

  • Full Time
  • Atlanta, GA
  • $17.00 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Summary: Ancestry is looking for a project-based temporary Archival Digitization Specialist to work on a contract basis in Atlanta, GA. We ask that you are a technical person with experience working with digitization, archival documents, and goal oriented.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Who You Are:
    You can manage several projects and determine project urgency in a practical way
    You have experience anticipating problems, and finding creative ways to solve them
    You have experience with scanning and editing equipment, procedures and materials
    You have experience with Photography, Library and Archives, or History background

    Additional Information:

    Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, 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 San Francisco office candidates, 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.

  • How to Apply:

    Please apply using our career site: https://careers.ancestry.com/jobs/d6960357-9ad3-4894-922d-e3773cdd2b24

Website Ancestry

About Ancestry: When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 23 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families. Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve.

What You Will Do:

You will capture digital images of documents as specified by our company
You will perform quality audits on each roll that have been scanned before transmission
You will report progress and quality audit notes and enter data into spreadsheets (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
You will initiate and maintain responsibility of the delivery or transmission of images to the corporate office
You will perform regular equipment maintenance functions, and coordinate for machine maintenance with third-party hardware service providers
You will perform basic image enhancement and file organization tasks
You will maintain professional relationships with partners that protect the image and mission of Ancestry.com
You will be expected to do various miscellaneous tasks related to the projects, as they arise.