Digital Asset Manage

Description

The Digital Asset Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining a system to effectively store and retrieve digital assets, chiefly imagery.  Duties include setting up asset catalogs and systems, organizing images, creating and enforcing naming taxonomies and metadata schema, tagging files with relevant and accurate metadata, enforcing asset file standards, ensuring application documentation is up-to-date and distribution of assets to internal users and external partners. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Set up and configure new DAM system
• Transfer image assets to the DAM system
• Organize asset catalog structures
• Create effective metadata schema
• Enter and validate metadata
• Generate naming taxonomies and glossaries
• Create workflow for the use of assets within the DAM system
• Train and support users on system
• Ensure dependable and rapid access and distribution of assets
• Enforce security procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

• B.A in information technology, information science, or related field
• 2–4 yrs. experience in setting up and maintaining enterprise-scale asset management systems, Piction preferred
• Previous museum experience preferred
• Highly detail-oriented and accurate
• Able to meet deadlines while juggling many projects and priorities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organize information at a high level
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment, and to work effectively with cross-disciplinary teams