Historian of Record
Group: Research
Roll-out by scenario
| Scenario | Engagement | Window | Rate | Year-one cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: full-time studio | Contract, 480–620 hours | M1–M11 | $50–$100/hr | $24,000–$62,000 |
| B: lean core + contracts | Contract, 480–620 hours | M1–M11 | $50–$100/hr | $24,000–$62,000 |
Responsibilities
- Veto on all character text; signs off likeness and costume
- Corpus inventory, D-notes, question-bank red-line
- Blind-review coordination; quarterly log review after opening
Skills
- Maria Mitchell and 19th-century Nantucket scholarship
- Primary-source editing and citation
- Public-history interpretation
Requirements
- Recognized expertise in the figure (e.g. MMA archives)
- Named on credits; paid, not courtesy
Training (local tutorials)
Read for the sign-off points: likeness log, skin-tone review.
- Tutorial — Obtaining Initial Head DNA
- Tutorial — Flat Albedo from Polypaint
- Tutorial — Drafting a Period Garment from a Historical Pattern
- Tutorial — Place Kits for Historic Interiors
- Tutorial — Period Hairstyles from Evidence
- Tutorial — Period Movement Coaching
- Tutorial — Building a Figure's Corpus
- Tutorial — Writing a Persona for a Historical Figure
- Tutorial — Evaluating Answers
- Tutorial — Staff Dashboard
Remote working
Mostly remote; archive days on-island.
Rate evidence
- ZipRecruiter consulting historian average $41.51/hr (Sept 2026); named-scholar premium
- ZipRecruiter, consulting historian salary (Sept 2026): https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Consulting-Historian-Salary