Librarian, Reference and Cataloging

About Letterform Archive

Letterform Archive is a nonprofit center for design inspiration, education, and community. We offer hands-on access to a curated collection of more than 100,000 items related to lettering, typography, calligraphy, and graphic design. Every year, we welcome thousands of visitors from across the world, including students, practitioners, and design admirers from every creative background.

In addition to hosting visits and public events, the Archive serves a global community through social media, web content featuring state-of-the-art photography, and a book program that draws from the collection as well as publishes new work from its contributors. We offer courses and workshops in type design, calligraphy, and typography. We also curate exhibitions for our gallery in San Francisco and organize lectures by visiting artists and designers.

About Letterform Archive Books

Distributed in the international book trade by D.A.P., Letterform Archive Books publishes exquisite books and gift products on graphic design, typography, and lettering, drawing from the collection and its talented community to tell rich stories with exceptional reproduction and unique design. Sample titles include Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. : Citizen Printer, Die Fläche : Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession 1902–1911, The Complete Commercial Artist : Making Modern Design in Japan, 1928–1930, Bauhaus Typography at 100, and Emigre Fonts : Type Specimens, 1986–2024.

About the Letterform Archive Website

Edited by the editorial director and associate curator, letterformarchive.org hosts in-depth and accessible content that elucidates the unique collection at Letterform Archive and aims to inspire creative people of all backgrounds. Blog posts and topic pages guide an international audience through artifacts of graphic design, describing how it was made, how it changed over time, and why it matters today. Besides the collection and curatorial content, the site also provides information about the organization as a whole and its other programs, including education, exhibitions, fundraising, and programming.

Responsibilities

Research Visits and Reference EST. TIME ALLOCATION : 80%

• Schedule and monitor or assign monitors for research visits
• Answer in-person and remote questions from researchers or direct them to other appropriate parties (Collection Director, other Collections Team members, or Curatorial team members)
• Help with retrieval and shelving of materials for research, reference and imaging requests
• Assist with internal requests from other domains, including but not limited to Type West instructors and students, Publishing, and Exhibitions
• Collaborate with other domains on programming that requires public access to collections materials

Cataloging and Acquisitions Records EST. TIME ALLOCATION : 20%

Physical Requirements

Ideal Qualifications and Characteristics

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

To ensure the health and safety of the Archive’s community, all newly hired employees of Letterform Archive are required to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, absent qualifying exemptions for medical, religious, or other reasons in accordance with all applicable laws.

You Are Welcome Here

Fair Chance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Letterform Archive is an equal opportunity workplace, community, and place of learning. The Archive does not discriminate in employment or in offering educational services and programs.

Position Type and Work Schedule

This is a full-time, non-exempt position working 40 hours per week during the Archive’s business hours on Tuesday through Saturdays, with occasional evening events.

Location

This is an on-site position based in San Francisco. Due to the hands-on nature of the work and access to the collection, this is not a remote role.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range is commensurate with experience.

Letterform Archive offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package including :

Eligibility

This position is open to all candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States. Letterform Archive is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

How to Apply

Please apply by submitting a résumé, a short cover letter explaining your interest in this position and what you might hope to bring to the role, and a link to your LinkedIn or website at letterformarchive.org / careers by Sunday, October 19th.

You may address your cover letter to the “hiring committee” and it should be no more than one page. The most effective cover letters explain your interest in the Archive and this position, and make clear how your qualifications match this role’s responsibilities.

Letterform Archive is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance applying or have questions about accommodation during the hiring process, please email

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