Digital Asset Manager, Creative

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the strategy, governance, and daily operations of the global digital asset management system.

• Design and manage both the front-end and back-end of the digital asset management platform.

• Organize, facilitate discovery, and safeguard creative assets throughout their lifecycle.

• Streamline processes, enhance user workflows, and maintain governance and metadata standards.

• Develop and sustain the digital asset management strategy, policies, practices, and procedures.

• Manage system developers, external vendors, implementation partners, updates, customizations, migrations, and integrations.

• Drive the system roadmap, define requirements, conduct testing, oversee releases, and implement AI tools.

• Provide training and technical assistance to both internal and external users.

• Oversee rights, risk, compliance workflows, contracts, and licensing agreements in collaboration with the Office of General Counsel.

• Supervise metadata tagging, conduct metadata audits, ensure brand alignment, and manage asset legal clearance.

• Manage the Digital Asset Specialist and oversee asset categorization, captioning, crediting, research, stock purchases, and access to external libraries and press portals.

• Enhance user experience, set and report on system KPIs, conduct audits, and analyze usage metrics.

• Collaborate with stakeholders in Creative, Digital Marketing, Communications, IT, and OGC.

• Ensure that interfaces and processes fulfill accessibility standards.

• Distribute imagery to press portals, marketing channels, media, and other external entities.

• Execute additional assigned responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in library and information science or a related field, or equivalent work experience, is required.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in a Digital Asset Manager role or a similar position.

• 3–5 years of experience in people management.

• 3–5 years of experience managing an enterprise digital asset management system vendor relationship independently.

• Familiarity with Aprimo or another enterprise digital asset management system.

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise digital asset management systems, covering both front-end and back-end administration.

• Proficiency in JSON and a basic understanding of Markdown or HTML.

• Expertise in taxonomy, metadata, rights management, and copyright.

• Understanding of brand standards and brand management practices.

• Experience overseeing large, complex projects or processes with minimal supervision.

• Familiarity with AI trends and content authenticity metadata.

• Knowledge of integration trade-offs, data model design, risk management, change management, and stakeholder negotiation.

• Understanding of creative operations, workflow management, and workflow design.

• Expert knowledge of current digital asset management trends.

• Experience working in a Macintosh environment with strong technical proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.

• Willingness to learn new tools and workflows, including AI-assisted search and tagging features.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

• Capacity to multitask and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.

• Strong judgment skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Attention to detail and a strong commitment to excellence.

• Capability to work independently while also being an effective team member.

• A strong interest in animal protection issues is preferred.

• Must be willing to accommodate Eastern Time hours as required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time remote work opportunity.

• Flexibility and accommodation for Eastern Time work hours.