Ancestry Archival Digitization Specialist Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories. With our unparalleled collection of more than 65 billion records, over 3.5 million subscribers, and over 27 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both. Ancestry is looking for a project-based temporary Archival Digitization Specialist to work on a contract basis in Elkhart, IN. You are efficient, show great care for detail, and are accustomed to independent work in an environment that handles focused and repetitive tasks. This is a part-time opportunity working Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, 20-30 hours a week and will last 9 - 12 months. You will report to the Domestic Remote Senior Imaging Manager. This is not a work-from-home position. This position is contract-based and is not eligible for Ancestry benefits. Compensation will be $20 per hr. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment background check.
What You Will Do:- Capture digital images of documents as specified by our 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 of 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
- Do various miscellaneous tasks related to the projects, as they arise.
Who You Are:- Manage several projects and determine project urgency in a practical way
- Anticipate problems, and find creative ways to solve them
- Experience with scanning and editing equipment, procedures and materials
- Experience with Photography, Library and Archives, or History background
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 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 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.
