The Detroit Institute of Arts is looking to hire a Digital Asset Manager who 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 (Piction) * Transfer image assets * Train users on system * Organize asset catalog structures * Create effective metadata schema * Enter and validate metadata * Generate naming taxonomies and glossaries * Enforce corporate security procedures * Create documentation of workflow and asset system * Insure dependable and rapid access and distribution of assets to staff and partners Knowledge, Skills and Abilities to Perform Essential Functions * B.A in information technology, information science, or related field * Experience in setting up and maintaining enterprise-scale asset management systems * 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 To apply, follow the link: http://www.dia.org/employment/1565/Digital-Asset-Manager.aspx Thank you for thinking us! Susan Higman Larsen Director of Publishing and Collections Information Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 313.833.7960 www.dia.org
