Nintendo of America has opened a 12-month contract posting for a Digital Archivist to catalogue and preserve the company's hardware and software history.
The role, listed on Nintendo of America’s careers site, is a hybrid position based in Redmond, Washington, and is focused on building searchable archives and vetted documentation of Nintendo’s legacy across platforms from the NES era through the Nintendo Switch.
According to the job description, the archivist will work with internal and external developers and employees to assemble repositories and apply consistent categories and naming conventions.
The listing states the role includes building and maintaining a searchable repository of historical systems information and creating summaries and reference materials for future use.
The archivist is also expected to conduct interviews with developers and other long-tenured employees, corroborate recollections with archival evidence, and transcribe those verified accounts into a structured, searchable database.
Required qualifications in the posting include a bachelor’s degree in library and information science (or equivalent) and more than two years of experience in digital archiving and records management.
The position emphasizes standards-based preservation practices and metadata management to ensure long-term access to digital assets.
The announcement arrives amid growing industry focus on video game preservation.
Nintendo has historically managed its own catalog through platform-specific services, including releases on the Nintendo eShop and legacy programs such as the Virtual Console on previous hardware generations; more recently, Nintendo has supported access to classic titles via subscription services and eShop offerings on the Nintendo Switch, which launched on March 3, 2017.
Institutional archiving roles like this one are intended to centralize technical and historical information that supports preservation, legal compliance, and corporate record-keeping.
The Redmond-based contract highlights Nintendo of America’s continued investment in documenting its development history and product lineage.
Candidates and interested parties can find the full position details and application instructions on the Nintendo of America website.
Coverage of the listing included a lighthearted aside advising readers not to raise certain historical legal disputes, underscoring how archival work often intersects with complex corporate histories.
The role, listed on Nintendo of America’s careers site, is a hybrid position based in Redmond, Washington, and is focused on building searchable archives and vetted documentation of Nintendo’s legacy across platforms from the NES era through the Nintendo Switch.
According to the job description, the archivist will work with internal and external developers and employees to assemble repositories and apply consistent categories and naming conventions.
The listing states the role includes building and maintaining a searchable repository of historical systems information and creating summaries and reference materials for future use.
The archivist is also expected to conduct interviews with developers and other long-tenured employees, corroborate recollections with archival evidence, and transcribe those verified accounts into a structured, searchable database.
Required qualifications in the posting include a bachelor’s degree in library and information science (or equivalent) and more than two years of experience in digital archiving and records management.
The position emphasizes standards-based preservation practices and metadata management to ensure long-term access to digital assets.
The announcement arrives amid growing industry focus on video game preservation.
Nintendo has historically managed its own catalog through platform-specific services, including releases on the Nintendo eShop and legacy programs such as the Virtual Console on previous hardware generations; more recently, Nintendo has supported access to classic titles via subscription services and eShop offerings on the Nintendo Switch, which launched on March 3, 2017.
Institutional archiving roles like this one are intended to centralize technical and historical information that supports preservation, legal compliance, and corporate record-keeping.
The Redmond-based contract highlights Nintendo of America’s continued investment in documenting its development history and product lineage.
Candidates and interested parties can find the full position details and application instructions on the Nintendo of America website.
Coverage of the listing included a lighthearted aside advising readers not to raise certain historical legal disputes, underscoring how archival work often intersects with complex corporate histories.
