Ashley Furniture Industries is hiring: Digital Asset Librarian in Arcadia

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Locations: Tampa FL, Seattle WA, Charlotte NC, Arcadia WI

About Us

Ashley is America's largest furniture manufacturer and a global retail leader. We’ve been committed to making beautiful, quality home furnishings at an accessible price point for over 75 years. Now, we're evolving our brand to meet the changing lifestyles of today's consumers. This is an exciting time to join the team and make a real impact. You'll be part of a transformation, working with passionate professionals who are reshaping an industry and creating meaningful connections between our products and the lives they enhance.

Position Overview

The Digital Asset Librarian will structure and manage the digital asset library for Ashleys DAM system, manage copyright, licensing, and digital rights associated with assets, ensuring compliance; create, maintain, and enforce metadata standards, including taxonomy development and asset lifecycle management to ensure assets are relevant, easily searchable and discoverable within the DAM system.

Key Responsibilities

• Structure and manage the digital asset library for Ashleys DAM system
• Create, communicate, and help enforce processes and procedures to acquire proper files and appropriate metadata throughout the different user groups.
• Create, maintain, and enforce metadata schema/standards, including taxonomy development so assets are easily searchable and discoverable within the DAM system.
• Define and implement asset lifecycle management to ensure assets are relevant and the DAM system remains up to date.
• Identify and train various asset creators and agencies to submit assets efficiently and effectively for integration into the system.
• Manage copyright, licensing, and digital rights associated with assets.
• Continuously provide ongoing training as needed.
• Track performance and gather user feedback on a yearly basis to continue to improve the system, processes, and training.
• Create and maintain supporting documentation for the system, policies and training sessions
• Audit, monitor and report on asset rights/usage/restrictions and compliance to management team.
• Demonstrate the Company’s Core and Growth Values in the performance of all job functions.

Qualifications

• BA or BS in library science, information science, or digital media management (or equivalent experience 5+ years working in a DAM platform)
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong understandings of digital asset specs, meta data schemas, and file naming conventions
• Cross-channel campaign and communication experience - the ability to communicate effectively, build bridges, and foster an inclusive and collaborative environment
• Receptive to feedback and able to incorporate direction while maintaining creative integrity
• Passionate about interior design, home décor, and creating meaningful customer experiences
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience with other organizations in similar role
• Write documentation and train on DAM related topics as needed
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects with the ability to pivot and change direction as needed
• Willing and able to travel within the US 3 to 6 times per year
• Understand and display core company values and vision

Benefits: When you join our family, you are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits programs which includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life/Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k), Paid Holidays, 80 hours paid vacation and 40 hours of California Paid Sick Leave.

Compensation: Salary Rate: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Our Core Values

• Honesty & Integrity
• Passion, Drive, Discipline
• Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence
• Dirty Fingernail
• Growth Focused

We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a drug-free working environment.