Find Your Place in History Here
At History Factory, you won’t find big machines cranking out widgets and gadgets. Instead, you’ll work with smart, fascinating people doing interesting and unusual work–collecting, organizing and archiving materials found deep within a company’s history. Together, we interpret the gems of authentic content we find in a company’s past and develop programs to help it chart its future.
History degree not required
Only advanced degrees of curiosity and passion
To thrive here, the main requirements are an inquisitive mind, a collaborative spirit, infectious enthusiasm, and a strong desire to help our clients write the next chapter in their history.
The History Factory’s Archives Lab is a professional services firm focused on developing archives to meet real-world needs. We design, build, and implement high-quality solutions that enable organizations to use institutional memory and archival content to achieve strategic objectives.
The Archives Lab has an immediate opening for a Staff Archivist.
The Staff Archivist will deliver innovative work in a diverse project environment that offers multiple opportunities for growth. The position will be responsible for the day-to-day provision of archival outsourcing services to one or several clients. Archival outsourcing is the management and/or improvement of activities related to a part or to the whole of archival program operation.
Archives Lab team members can expect to:
Key Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Skills
Work Environment
Work environment is an office setting (work station). Employee is not exposed to weather conditions and noise level in work area is minimal.
Regularly required to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; use hands to handle objects and feel controls; talk; listen; and vision capabilities that enable reading and viewing a computer screen.
Must be able to lift and carry a forty-pound box, climb a ladder to retrieve materials, and work in environments which may contain dust and mold.
To Apply:
Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Email only, please no phone calls.
The Account Manager will manage planning and tactical implementation of assigned programs as well as manage client relationships relative to those programs. The Account Manager will serve as a primary day-to-day contact with clients and coordinate with the History Factory team. This role manages accounts independently as well as supervises the Account Executive/Senior Account Executive on applicable accounts.
Skills, Abilities and Behaviors
Tools & Technologies
Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Email only, please no phone calls.
Physical Demands
Regularly required to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; drive; use hands to handle objects and feel controls; talk; listen; and vision capabilities that enable reading and viewing a computer screen. Ability to travel as needed.
Work Environment
Work environment is an office setting (work station). Employee is not exposed to weather conditions and noise level in work area is minimal.
The Senior Director of Business Development is a member of the Company’s leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO. The person in this position is laser-focused on closing profitable business – developing new opportunities, securing contracts, and leading the process to acquire new clients through a consultative process. Ideally the person in this position will be located in Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., or the Bay area, but location is not a prerequisite.
Driven. You are motivated by clear goals and knowing your success is critical to the business’ success.
Conceptually Creative. You are uniquely adept at looking at situations strategically and connecting the dots to come up with creative and relevant ideas and solutions.
Analytical. You are thoughtful and think through down-stream implications. You assess a situation and make decisions using your sound business acumen.
Magnetic. You are an extrovert and natural communicator – comfortable conversing with anyone and not easily intimidated.
Genuine. You are authentic and honest.
Compassionate. You are naturally oriented to wanting to help others, solve problems and consider situations from someone else’s shoes.
Investigative. You are intellectually curious and driven to understand our clients’ businesses as well as our own. You are not afraid of asking tough or seemingly obvious questions. You seek deep insight, even if an answer leads you/us along a different path than the one you started down.
Collaborative. You are experienced and confident enough in your own abilities to share and facilitate. You understand that complex, b2b business development requires teamwork and orchestrating people.
Perceptive. You are attuned to others, reading between the lines, hearing what’s missed and reading the room in order to know what role you and the Company need to play. You have the ability to understand context and complex business environments
Invested. You want to be part of a team and want to work for a Company you can be proud of.
Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Email only, please no phone calls.
Physical Demands
Regularly required to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; drive; use hands to handle objects and feel controls; talk; listen; and vision capabilities that enable reading and viewing a computer screen. Ability to travel as needed.
Work Environment
Work environment is an office setting (work station). Employee is not exposed to weather conditions and noise level in work area is minimal.
The Director, Saas Solutions Business Development, is laser-focused on closing profitable business – developing new opportunities, managing and supporting a small group of channel partners, securing contracts, and leading the process to acquire new clients through a consultative process focused on History Factory’s archival solutions and the Company’s AMS SaaS product. Ideally the person in this position will be located in Chicago, New York, or Washington, D.C., but location is not a prerequisite. This position is an exciting opportunity to bring a one-of-a-kind product to the marketplace with a salary + commission structure compensation package.
Driven. You are motivated by clear goals and knowing your success is critical to the business’ success.
Conceptually Creative. You are uniquely adept at looking at situations strategically and connecting the dots to come up with creative and relevant ideas and solutions.
Analytical. You are thoughtful and think through down-stream implications. You assess a situation and make decisions using your sound business acumen.
Magnetic. You are an extrovert and natural communicator – comfortable conversing with anyone and not easily intimidated.
Genuine. You are authentic and honest.
Compassionate. You are naturally oriented to wanting to help others, solve problems and consider situations from someone else’s shoes.
Investigative. You are intellectually curious and driven to understand our clients’ businesses as well as our own. You are not afraid of asking tough or seemingly obvious questions. You seek deep insight, even if an answer leads you/us along a different path than the one you started down.
Collaborative. You are experienced and confident enough in your own abilities to share and facilitate. You understand that complex, b2b business development requires teamwork and orchestrating people.
Perceptive. You are attuned to others, reading between the lines, hearing what’s missed and reading the room in order to know what role you and the Company need to play. You have the ability to understand context and complex business environments
Invested. You want to be part of a team and want to work for a Company you can be proud of.
Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Email only, please no phone calls.
Physical Demands
Regularly required to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; drive; use hands to handle objects and feel controls; talk; listen; and vision capabilities that enable reading and viewing a computer screen. Ability to travel as needed.
Work Environment
Work environment is an office setting (work station). Employee is not exposed to weather conditions and noise level in work area is minimal.
Working remote can also be explored. The Editorial Director serves as chief editorial consultant to clients of History Factory and as editorial lead on complex projects including anniversary campaigns, publications, videos and exhibits. This position works to ensure editorial excellence through oversight of editorial operations, talent recruitment and staff development. The Editorial Director also oversees all editorial reviews of History Factory’s business development and marketing communications.
Editorial Responsibilities
Provide counsel to clients on types of content and their applications, and best practices for content review
Operations, Administrative and Strategic Responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Job Relationships
Reports to: EVP
Interactions: History Factory personnel and external contractors, clients
To Apply:
Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Email only, please no phone calls.
The Creative Director (CD) is responsible for leading the creative output of History Factory with minimal supervision. The CD guides and directs the work of creative teams, delivering creative strategy/plans, concepts, and executions for deliverables including corporate publications, museum-quality exhibits and environmental branding, video and digital executions, and any other types of media that serve the client’s business objectives. In this leadership role, the CD owns the creative process from start to finish and supervises a team of creatives to consistently produce exceptional concepts and final deliverables, providing direction, development, and course-correction (when needed). The CD brings their best creative work and ideas to the table while inspiring and facilitating the same within their team. The CD works closely with the account, production, and design teams to deliver the best client experiences from History Factory. This role requires an individual who can create space for creativity to thrive while organizing work to meet deadlines.
Creativity and Collaboration:
Leadership:
Productivity:
Please submit a resume, cover letter and portfolio to [email protected]. Email only, please no phone calls.
Physical Demands
Regularly required to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; drive; use hands to handle objects and feel controls; talk; listen; and vision capabilities that enable reading and viewing a computer screen.
Work Environment
Work environment is an office setting (work station). Employee is not exposed to weather conditions and noise level in work area is minimal.