Archivist

Sirius XM•Washington, DC

About The Position

The SiriusXM Media Archives is home to a vast collection of unique audio content originating with the first days of satellite radio. As part of the Archives team, the Archivist will be responsible for archiving, reviewing, and organizing content. Working with physical and digital media, they will catalog audio programs and ingest legacy content. The Archivist will also assist with cataloging training and enforce metadata standards in the media asset management system.

Requirements

Previous experience with radio and/or audio programs preferred.
Bachelor’s degree, MLS/MLIS preferred.
Experience with media content metadata, CMS, data asset management, libraries, or digital collections.
Ability to recognize and analyze data and assess archival value.
Knowledge of current streaming, music and talk radio user experience strategies is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with digital media, metadata, and taxonomy standards.
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to process information quickly and with precision.
Excellent time management skills; the ability to prioritize, multitask, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively while receiving general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.
Experience with automation and/or AI tools such as chatGPT, Gemini, etc.
Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Review audio and catalog in media asset management system.
Provide metadata quality assurance on descriptive metadata, verifying that it adheres to SiriusXM’s standards and internal guidelines.
Catalog and review tags on content to improve the quality of search, recommendations, and discovery experiences.
Maintain taxonomy standards by performing tag normalization in multiple systems.
Communicate best practices to content creators and serve as point of contact for ongoing support.
Build productive internal working relationships with Programming, Product, Technology, and content creators to support archival standards and metadata quality.
Collaborate with Product & Technology organizations to prioritize metadata normalization efforts within defined project goals and procedures.
Assist in the organization of library physical collections and media.
Handle disks and drives in an archival setting.
Assist Programming staff with archiving and metadata questions, search requests, and content retrieval.
Apply independent judgment to defined cataloging, review, and normalization tasks, escalating questions or variances from standards as appropriate.
Additional duties as assigned.