Nintendo of America has opened a recruitment for a Digital Archivist to support the long-term preservation of the company's hardware and software records.
The 12-month, Redmond, Washington–based contract reflects growing industry attention on digital preservation as storefront closures, digital distribution, and streaming change how games are archived and accessed.
Nintendo, the company behind platforms from the NES and SNES to the Nintendo Switch, maintains both physical hardware lines and digital storefronts such as the Nintendo eShop; preserving records across those systems is a core part of the advertised role.
The job posting, reported publicly and noted by outlets including Time Extension, frames the position as responsible for preserving, organizing, and enabling access to Nintendo’s historical hardware and software information.
The role’s duties include collecting and curating records, documenting institutional knowledge, and responding to information requests from internal teams.
The posting specifically states the archivist will interview subject-matter experts and long-tenured employees to capture first-hand institutional knowledge for future reference.
Technical requirements in the listing emphasize professional archival and metadata experience.
The posting asks for candidates with experience developing metadata structures, taxonomies, classification systems, or naming conventions and familiarity with archival and metadata standards.
It names frameworks such as Dublin Core, DACS, EAD, PREMIS, and MODS as relevant standards.
The role also requires at least two years of prior work in records, metadata, knowledge, or digital asset management.
Those responsibilities reflect a blend of historical curation and technical asset stewardship: collecting physical and digital artifacts, applying metadata schemas so items remain discoverable over time, and maintaining interoperability with internal systems.
The position reports to teams at Nintendo of America’s Redmond offices and is structured as a one-year contract.
This hiring move is notable given Nintendo’s extensive corporate history—founded in 1889—and the breadth of its platform library, which includes contemporary systems like the Nintendo Switch (released March 3, 2017) alongside legacy consoles.
For archivists and information professionals, the posting offers an opportunity to work with one of the most storied companies in gaming and to apply archival standards to a major game publisher’s historical records.
Interested applicants are advised to consult Nintendo’s official job listing for full application details and requirements.
The 12-month, Redmond, Washington–based contract reflects growing industry attention on digital preservation as storefront closures, digital distribution, and streaming change how games are archived and accessed.
Nintendo, the company behind platforms from the NES and SNES to the Nintendo Switch, maintains both physical hardware lines and digital storefronts such as the Nintendo eShop; preserving records across those systems is a core part of the advertised role.
The job posting, reported publicly and noted by outlets including Time Extension, frames the position as responsible for preserving, organizing, and enabling access to Nintendo’s historical hardware and software information.
The role’s duties include collecting and curating records, documenting institutional knowledge, and responding to information requests from internal teams.
The posting specifically states the archivist will interview subject-matter experts and long-tenured employees to capture first-hand institutional knowledge for future reference.
Technical requirements in the listing emphasize professional archival and metadata experience.
The posting asks for candidates with experience developing metadata structures, taxonomies, classification systems, or naming conventions and familiarity with archival and metadata standards.
It names frameworks such as Dublin Core, DACS, EAD, PREMIS, and MODS as relevant standards.
The role also requires at least two years of prior work in records, metadata, knowledge, or digital asset management.
Those responsibilities reflect a blend of historical curation and technical asset stewardship: collecting physical and digital artifacts, applying metadata schemas so items remain discoverable over time, and maintaining interoperability with internal systems.
The position reports to teams at Nintendo of America’s Redmond offices and is structured as a one-year contract.
This hiring move is notable given Nintendo’s extensive corporate history—founded in 1889—and the breadth of its platform library, which includes contemporary systems like the Nintendo Switch (released March 3, 2017) alongside legacy consoles.
For archivists and information professionals, the posting offers an opportunity to work with one of the most storied companies in gaming and to apply archival standards to a major game publisher’s historical records.
Interested applicants are advised to consult Nintendo’s official job listing for full application details and requirements.
