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At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Are you curious about being part of our growth stor​y while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated** **Archives Technician** **to support an archival digitization project focused on the preservation and digital access of historical materials. The technician will be responsible for physical preparation and rehousing of archival items, metadata creation and quality control, and coordination with the imaging technician to ensure materials are digitized efficiently and accurately. Knowledge of music scores and related documentation is preferred.

This is a hands-on position requiring familiarity with archival handling, an eye for detail, and comfort working with databases and digital workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

+ **Material Preparation & Handling**

+ **Review, organize, and prepare archival materials for digitization following best practices.**

+ **Perform basic conservation tasks such as removing fasteners, flattening documents, and interleaving fragile items.**

+ **Ensure items are appropriately labeled and tracked throughout the imaging process.**

+ **Rehousing & Physical Processing**

+ **Rehouse materials using archival-quality folders, boxes, and enclosures.** **Maintain original order and document any changes made during rehousing.**

+ **Update box and folder inventories as necessary.**

+ **Metadata Entry & Quality Control**

+ **Create descriptive, administrative, and technical metadata according to institutional standards (e.g., Dublin Core, EAD, MARC).** **Use spreadsheets, databases, or content management systems to input and maintain accurate metadata.**

+ **Conduct quality control of metadata entries and digital files for completeness, consistency, and accuracy.**

+ **Digitization Workflow Support**

+ **Coordinate with imaging technician to ensure timely and safe transfer of materials.** **Track item status using project management tools or tracking sheets.**

+ **Report any anomalies, damages, or discrepancies discovered during processing.**

+ **Upload of digitized assets to client DAM system.**

Qualifications:

+ **Master’s degree in Library Science, Archival Studies, or related field.**

+ **1–2 years of experience in an archival, library, or museum setting, preferably with digitization projects.**

+ **Familiarity with archival processing, metadata standards (Dublin Core, MARC, etc.), and preservation techniques.** **Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to follow complex workflows.**

+ **Comfortable using spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets), content management systems, and digitization tracking tools.**

+ **Ability to lift boxes up to 40 lbs and handle fragile materials with care.**

Preferred Qualifications:

+ **Experience with digital asset management systems or tools**

+ **Knowledge of imaging standards and file formats (TIFF, JPEG, PDF/A, etc.).**

Understanding of controlled vocabularies and authority control.

Reasonably expected salary range: $54,600.00 - $68,300.00

Category: Operations Group

Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. We safeguard billions of our customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts. Take a look at our history here.

Iron Mountain helps lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable digital and sustainable solutions, whether in information management, digital transformation, secure storage and destruction, data center operations, cloud services, or art storage and logistics. Please see our Values and Code of Ethics for a look at our principles and aspirations in elevating the power of our work together.

If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected]. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity.

Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law.

To view the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law posters and the supplement, as well as the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, CLICK HERE

**Requisition:** J0092586