Digital Archives Intern
• About AIA
- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the leading professional association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners in the United States, representing more than 100,000 members across 270+ state and local components. AIA advocates at every level of government on issues central to the profession and the public: housing affordability, building codes and resilience, professional licensure, climate action, and procurement reform.
- Position Summary:
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Archives preserves the organization’s records from 1857 to the present. Its Digital Archive uses Preservica to manage and preserve born-digital and digitized materials. This internship supports efforts to integrate records management into everyday workflows by helping staff identify and deposit permanent records at project close-out using Microsoft Teams.
- For more background on the AIA Digital Archive, see “Building Curation into Records Creation: Developing a Series-based Digital Repository Program at the American Institute of Architects,” presented at the 2015 SAA Research Forum.
- Responsibilities:
- Together with the AIA archivist, the digital archive intern will:
- Assist with refining procedures to make it easier for staff to deposit records into the AIA Digital Archive through Microsoft Teams
- Revise or create additional training resources for staff
- Develop procedures for bulk upload into Preservica
- Upload both current records from staff and digitized materials from the Archives
- Develop procedures for review and intake at scale
- Plan for conversion to Preserve365
- Qualifications:
- Graduate-level courses about digital archives in an MLS or MLIS program; or multiple courses toward the Society of American Archivists’ Digital Archives Specialist Certificate. An understanding of basic principles of archives and of digital preservation is required. Must be detail-oriented and accurate. An interest in architecture and the built environment is welcome but not required.
- Learning Opportunities:
- Capturing digital archival records at the point of creation
- Structuring a digital records management program for an organization
- Training and encouraging an organization’s staff to adopt archiving procedures (change management)
- Using the Preservica platform with advanced ingest and custom metadata features
- Managing content in a hybrid digital and paper collection
- Internship Details
- This is an 8-week, full-time remote internship which will run from June 15, 2026 - August 7, 2026.
- Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Application Instructions:
Submit a resume and cover letter by May 13, 2026. Your cover letter should address why you want this internship. Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted with next steps.