Rolex Archivist

About Rolex

Rolex is a preeminent Swiss watchmaker renowned for technical excellence, meticulous artisanship and an enduring commitment to heritage. The maison maintains extensive historical records and archival collections that document its horological innovations and brand legacy, offering a workplace that values precision, discretion and long-term stewardship.

Role & Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and preserve the corporate archives, including both analogue and born-digital records, ensuring accessibility and long-term integrity.
• Catalogue, describe and index archival material using professional standards (e.g., ISAD(G), EAD); create and manage metadata schemas for discoverability.
• Plan and execute digitization and digital preservation projects, supervising scanning workflows, file formats (PDF/A, TIFF), checksums and storage strategies.
• Provide research and access services for internal stakeholders (design, marketing, legal, museum/exhibitions teams) and external scholars while enforcing access and copyright policies.
• Implement conservation and physical storage practices; monitor environmental conditions and coordinate conservation treatments with specialists and external vendors.
• Draft and maintain archival policies, retention schedules and disaster-recovery plans; ensure compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Curate materials for exhibitions, publications and communications; collaborate with PR and creative teams to support storytelling and brand heritage initiatives.
• Manage relationships with external cultural institutions, libraries and vendors; oversee budgets and project timelines for archival initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in archival science, library and information studies, museum studies, history or a closely related discipline.
• Professional knowledge of archival descriptive standards (ISAD(G), EAD) and digital preservation frameworks (PREMIS, OAIS principles).
• Proven experience with archival management systems such as ArchivesSpace or AtoM and familiarity with digitization workflows and file-format standards.
• Practical experience in conservation/collections care and in managing both paper-based and audiovisual/photographic collections.
• Excellent research, written and oral communication skills; demonstrated discretion handling sensitive or proprietary materials.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and to manage multiple projects with competing priorities.

Skills

Experience

Several years (typically 3–5+) of experience in a corporate, museum or archival setting with responsibility for collections management, digitization projects and research services. Experience within luxury goods, cultural institutions or horology-related archives is highly valued.

Education

Master's degree in archival studies, library and information science, museum studies, history or equivalent advanced qualification.

Workplace

Culture

Rolex emphasizes craftsmanship, precision and the safeguarding of its cultural legacy. The working environment is discreet and highly professional, with cross-disciplinary collaboration between heritage, design and communications teams to promote and preserve the maison's history.

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