Archival Assistant

Role Type: Part Time

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Pay Range: $21.92 to $24.66 / hour

SAADA is an organization on the rise, and we are seeking an Archival Assistant to support us in further solidifying SAADA as a national leader in community-driven storytelling. If you are a conscientious, curious, and striving individual, we invite you to come build with us.

About the Role

The Archival Assistant will support the maintenance and growth of SAADA’s post-custodial digital archive and digital participatory platforms (like our award-winning First Days Project and Road Trips Project), to ensure their place as nationally recognized trusted resources for scholars, educators, artists, filmmakers, students, and community members.

Who We Are

Over the past sixteen years, SAADA has grown from a modest digital repository to a powerhouse of South Asian American stories. Our archive, storytelling projects, artistic partnerships, walking tours, lesson plans, films, and books help ensure that South Asian Americans are recognized as an essential part of the American story. For more information about SAADA, visit our website; find us on Instagram; check out “Memories We Carry,” an exhibit created by one of our Archival Creators Fellows; or, listen to the soundtrack to our Revolution Remix walking tour of Philadelphia.

Your Role & Responsibilities

• Organize, arrange, and process newly digitized or born-digital materials, including image rotation, cropping, and editing.
• Add items to the archive and digital platforms, creating metadata to support digital collection discoverability and accessibility.
• Review and publish stories on participatory digital platforms, ensuring quality, metadata accuracy, and consistency.
• Digitize analog materials, maintaining adherence to preservation standards.
• Review archival items for metadata accuracy, ensuring consistency and relevance.
• Accurately transcribe archival materials through utilization of software and manual transcription, maintaining linguistic nuances and context.
• Assist in managing equipment, tools, and resources for digitization projects.

Your Background & Skill Set

• Interest in archival work, digital preservation, and historical materials; prior experience is a plus but not necessary.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Familiarity with digital tools for managing files, metadata, and content editing.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work independently on repetitive tasks.
• Strong written communication skills, particularly for accurate transcription and metadata creation.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $21.92 to $24.66 / hour. This in-person position is based in SAADA’s Philadelphia office, located at 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2130, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Join Us!

SAADA is an equal opportunity employer. We are building a team that is dedicated to our work and to each other and we’d love for you to join us. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until this position is filled.

Please send your resume and cover letter as separate attachments in an email with the subject line “Archival Assistant Position” to jobs@saada.org. Please also include how you found out about this position.

SAADA does not take phone calls regarding hiring. Please keep all communications as emails sent to jobs@saada.org.