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independent contractor Remote

Ancestry
Full Time Remote 10.56 - 12.04 USD Today
Job description

About Ancestry:
When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 23 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.

We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office- see the full list of eligible US locations HERE). We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.

Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve.

Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious.

Ancestry is looking for a temporary Place Associate. As a Place Associate, you will work with Ancestry's Content department to enrich geographic data. You will assist Ancestry in researching, verifying, and creating current and historical geographic data. As a genealogy company, geography is necessary to Ancestry's goal of enhancing our user experience. As a candidate, you have an eagerness for growth and learning, making decisions, and showing great care for detail. You will complete tasks and projects for publication and use on Ancestry's site. You will report directly to the Supervisor of Content Authorities in Publishing.


What you will do...


  • You will verify and edit current geographic data
  • You will digitize new geographic data
  • You will research and contribute new geographic data


Who you are...


  • You have completed or are pursuing a degree in Geography or a related field
  • You have experience with GIS software
  • You have experience with MySQL
  • You show great care for detail and can work on specified tasks
  • You have an interest in history or genealogy research


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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 San Francisco office candidates, 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.

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About Ancestry

CEO: Deborah Liu
Revenue: $1 to $5 billion (USD)
Size: 1001 to 5000 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: www.ancestry.com
Year Founded: 1983

independent contractor
Ancestry

www.ancestry.com
Lehi, UT
Deborah Liu
$1 to $5 billion (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Internet & Web Services
1983
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