Job Opening Title:
Archives Coordinator
Name of Employer:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Job Site Location (City AND State):
New York, NY and Newark, NJ
Application Deadline:
June 15, 2026
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Graduate degree (Library Science, Museum Studies, Design History or related field)
Years of experience required:
3
Salary Range:
Job Opening URL:
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (CHSDM) seeks to contract an archives coordinator to provide archival description services. Contract will be for around 1,300 hours. Applicants should be familiar with archival arrangement and description and have experience with ArchivesSpace.
The Request for Quote and Statement of Work, which contain the details regarding this contract opportunity, are available upon request until June 15, 2026. Requests to obtain these documents will not be accepted after that date.
Bids are due by 5:00 PM (EST) on June 22, 2026.
All correspondence regarding this request should include the subject line “CHSDM Archives Coordinator 2026”.
Please submit your request for the RFQ, SOW, and any questions to:
Lauren Robinson
Collections Database Administrator
RobinsonLB@si.edu