Southwest Airlines Careers | Corporate Archivist Job, Dallas

Southwest Airlines

Job Description

Responsible for organizing, preserving and providing access to the Southwest Airlines archival collection. The archivist ensures institutional adherence to accepted best practices in archives, assists the corporate historian in researching, crafting, and implementing special projects, archive programs, and rotating special exhibitions.

Your main responsibilities in this role include the following:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops processes for the arrangement, cataloging and preservation of the Southwest historic artifacts, documents, photographs, and library collections

• Recommends actions related to Southwest Airlines history, such as which items to catalog, digitize, file, and display or exhibit

• Develops and implements archives management policies and activities based on best practices

• Curates memorabilia pieces and manages/controls inventory supplies by ensuring incoming elements are properly stored, monitored, and purging or archiving inventory as necessary

• Provides for the arrangement, cataloging and preservation of Southwest’s corporate archive and develops access tools for artifact collections, including guides and discovery aids

• Supports Employee, external researchers, and media access to collections

• Conducts necessary preventative conservation and re-housing of archival materials

• Actively pursues new artifact acquisitions to support Southwest’s mission and collection policy

• Processes incoming and backlogged materials by accessioning them using Southwest’s collection management software

• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders

Job Requirements

• Expert knowledge of archival principles and practices; and preservation methods and theory

• Ability to create and grow an archive program

• Knowledge of digital imaging and metadata standards

• Ability to organize resources and establish priorities

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Skilled in museum corporate archives or other public history setting

• Knowledge of aviation or Southwest history is a plus

• Required: High School Diploma or GED

• Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

• Preferred: Master's degree in Library and or/information Science from an ALA-accredited instituion (or international equivalent) with an archival compenent

• Advanced level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in:

• Archives management software or museum collection management software

• Communication, marketing, or business

• Ability to preform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended period of time

• Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job

• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job

Other Qualifications

• Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines

• Must be a U.S. citizen of have authorization to work in the Unites States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986

• Must be 18 years of ages

• Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines

• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by start date to comply with Executive Order 14042, which requires employees of federal contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Job Details

Company: Southwest Airlines

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Location: Dallas, Texas, United States

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