OTB Group Archivist (Chargée d'Archives)
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Heritage, Patrimony & Archives
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
About OTB Group
OTB is an international fashion group headquartered in Italy that supports a portfolio of entrepreneurial designer maisons. The organisation combines commercial reach with a commitment to creative autonomy and craftsmanship, operating across design, production and global retail networks.
OTB — Milan: Chargée d'Archives (Archivist) role to manage, preserve and digitise the group's physical and digital fashion archives.
Role & Responsibilities
- Manage, organise and preserve the company's physical and digital archival collections, including garments, sketches, photographs, press clippings and corporate records.
- Develop and maintain descriptive metadata, classification schemes and finding aids in accordance with archival standards to ensure discoverability and long‑term access.
- Plan and execute digitisation and preservation projects, overseeing digitisation workflows, quality control and file management for long‑term digital preservation.
- Coordinate loans, research requests and internal access, liaising with design, marketing, legal and communications teams to support creative reuse and heritage projects.
- Implement and update archival policies and conservation protocols, supervising handling, storage and environmental control best practices for sensitive materials.
- Curate internal exhibitions and displays, and produce research dossiers, inventories and documentation to support product development, marketing and heritage initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in archival studies, library and information science, art history, conservation or a closely related discipline; master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum three years' professional experience in archives, collections management or museum practice; experience within fashion, luxury or cultural heritage institutions is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrable knowledge of archival standards and metadata schemas (e.g., ISAD(G), EAD, Dublin Core, METS/PREMIS).
- Proven experience managing digitisation projects and digital preservation workflows.
- Excellent organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholders.
Skills
Experience
At least three years of hands‑on archival or collections management experience, including responsibility for cataloguing, digitisation and preservation projects; prior work in a fashion house, museum or cultural institution is advantageous.
Education
Bachelor's degree in archival studies, library and information science, history, art history, conservation or equivalent; a master's degree or professional archival qualification is preferred.
Workplace
This position is based in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Culture
OTB cultivates an entrepreneurial and creative culture that values design-driven thinking and cross‑disciplinary collaboration. The group places importance on preserving brand heritage while encouraging innovative reuse of archival assets across product and communication teams.
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