Preservation - Archivist

Archivist I

Department: Historic Preservation

Reports To: Director

Hours: 40 Hrs/Wk – Full Time

Salary: Based on Salary Matrix+Benefits

Requisition: 924

Benefits: The Puyallup Tribe of Indians provides a generous benefits package including employer paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a retirement/401(k) plan with profit sharing, paid holidays, and paid time off including birthday leave.

Under the direction of the Director/THPO conducts research into Tribal History. Helps Assistant Director/Collections Manager with acquiring, preserving, and making accessible to the Puyallup Tribe, its membership, and others, records of on-going value in any format which reflect the cultural, social, economic, and political history of the Puyallup Tribe. Works with outside archives, libraries, and museums to retrieve and study historical documents and cultural resources.

Assists with archiving files and data into searchable computer database for Tribal members, Tribal employees, and other researchers to access. Must be an enrolled Puyallup Tribal Member.

• Assists in the collection of both audio and visual material to enhance department collections including oral history of tribal members.
• Collects, researches, compiles, organizes, scans, sets-up files, and records data into computer database.
• Performs extensive research of the Tribe’s history, timelines, important dates, events and members.
• Assists in preservation and security of items of historical importance to the Tribe.
• Travels to schools, businesses, and other organizations to share Tribal history.
• Actively participates in presentations and accurately answers in-depth questions from an audience concerning the Tribe’s history.
• Through extensive knowledge of audio programs, transfers audio material to various digital data storage devices.
• Works with Director/THPO and Assistant Director/Collections Manager to evaluate and prepare recommendations regarding designation of permanent records or disposition of inactive records.
• Assists the Genealogist with Tribal member family history requests.
• Assists Director/THPO and Assistant Director/Collections Manager with museum displays, content for displays and maintenance of museum display artifacts.
• Scans Tribal photo collections to various digital storage devices, digitally restores old photographs. Under the guidance of the Tribal Historian and Archivist, becomes familiar with cultural, social, economic and political history of the Puyallup Tribe in order to advise and supply available materials and information to Tribes, government agencies, scholars, journalists and other conducting research for the Puyallup Tribe.
• Creates multiple databases to log important files and information. Collects, researches, compiles, organizes and records data into computer database.
• Requests pertinent materials available in libraries, private hands, and other archival organizations. Attends community/Tribal events and records events using photography and/or video.
• Assists Director/THPO and Assistant Director/Collections Manager with the digitization of the Archives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience

Must be an enrolled Puyallup Tribal Member with at least Associates degree (A.A.) in a related field that demonstrates the ability to perform extensive research or an equivalent combination of HS Diploma/GED and two years related work experience and demonstrated ability to perform extensive research. Required to demonstrate intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Adobe.

Knowledge and working experience with museum software (Past Perfect) and be able to implement them into our extensive archival preservation needs preferred. Experience with professional citation methods preferred.

Must have demonstrated ability to set up and operate a computer and printers, audio equipment, visual equipment and sound reinforcement equipment, recording equipment, microfilm equipment, microfilm viewer/printer, digital still frame and video cameras and copy machine…