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Draper, Utah, United States
Onsite
About Ancestry:
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Ancestry is looking for a project-based temporary Digitization Technician to work on a contract basis in Draper, UT.
Location: On-site only (not a remote or work-from-home position)
Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Reports to: Imaging Operations Manager
Employment Type: Temporary contract - 3 months
Compensation: $17.00 per hour
This is a temporary contract position and is not eligible for Ancestry benefits.
About the Role
At Ancestry, we're passionate about helping people discover, preserve, and connect with their family stories. As a Digitization Technician, you'll play an important role in that mission — working with historical documents, specialized scanning equipment, and digital workflows to create accurate, high-quality digital images.
This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, technically proficient, and thrives in a structured, production-focused environment. Success here means balancing speed with precision, following established standards, and taking genuine pride in the quality of your work.
What You'll Do
Who You Are
Physical Requirements
What Makes You Successful
You take pride in accurate, high-quality work. You're dependable, thrive in structured environments, and find meaning in preserving historical records for future generations.
Additional Information:
Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For candidates who live in San Francisco, CA, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.
