PTR Global
Senior Taxonomist – Media & Entertainment
PTR Global, Culver City, California, United States, 90232
SAP/ERP/IT Recruitment Lead @ PTR Global, a Pinnacle Group Company
Day 1 Onsite Culver City, CA
Hybrid Schedule: 3 Onsite Days (Tue, Wed, Thur) & 2 Remote Days (Mon, Fri)
Long-Term Contract with Direct Client Opportunity
No Middle Layer or Implementation Partners Involved
Job Summary:
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Taxonomist to lead taxonomy design, metadata governance, and cross-functional data initiatives across our Media & Entertainment ecosystem.
This role will drive the development of scalable metadata frameworks, bridge business and IT, and help shape how content and product-level data tell powerful stories.
You’ll play a critical role in ensuring that metadata is clean, connected, and actionable — enabling everything from content discoverability and rights management to financial analysis and reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the development of enterprise taxonomies and controlled vocabularies for titles, episodes, franchises, contributors, platforms, and financial attributes.
Define metadata standards and governance policies for consistent classification and data quality across systems.
Architect metadata models that support business use cases, including content strategy, revenue tracking, rights management, and discovery.
Guide metadata cleanup and normalization projects to ensure data integrity across IT and business platforms.
Collaborate with data engineering, business intelligence, and content teams to implement scalable metadata solutions.
Deliver strategic reports and dashboards that provide insights into content performance, relationships, and value.
Mentor junior taxonomists and oversee cross-functional taxonomy initiatives.
Advocate for metadata best practices and the role of taxonomy in data-driven decision-making.
Skills & Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in metadata management, taxonomy development, or information architecture.
Deep expertise in media metadata structures — titles, episodes, formats, genres, contributors, licensing, etc.
Strong knowledge of metadata governance, data quality standards, and data lifecycle management.
Experience architecting taxonomies and metadata models across enterprise-scale systems.
Familiarity with financial metadata and product-linked data (e.g., content cost, monetization, ROI analysis).
Proficient with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker).
Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
Strong communication and data storytelling capabilities.
Preferred:
Experience with semantic technologies (e.g., knowledge graphs, RDF, OWL, SPARQL).
Knowledge of industry metadata standards (e.g., EIDR, schema.org, IPTC, Dublin Core).
Familiarity with digital supply chain, rights & licensing data, or content monetization systems.
Pay Range: $70/hr - $75/hr
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, and vision as well as 401K contributions.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Contract
Job function Information Technology
Industries IT Services and IT Consulting
Base pay range $70.00/hr - $75.00/hr
Base pay range $70/hr - $75/hr
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Hybrid Schedule: 3 Onsite Days (Tue, Wed, Thur) & 2 Remote Days (Mon, Fri)
Long-Term Contract with Direct Client Opportunity
No Middle Layer or Implementation Partners Involved
Job Summary:
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Taxonomist to lead taxonomy design, metadata governance, and cross-functional data initiatives across our Media & Entertainment ecosystem.
This role will drive the development of scalable metadata frameworks, bridge business and IT, and help shape how content and product-level data tell powerful stories.
You’ll play a critical role in ensuring that metadata is clean, connected, and actionable — enabling everything from content discoverability and rights management to financial analysis and reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the development of enterprise taxonomies and controlled vocabularies for titles, episodes, franchises, contributors, platforms, and financial attributes.
Define metadata standards and governance policies for consistent classification and data quality across systems.
Architect metadata models that support business use cases, including content strategy, revenue tracking, rights management, and discovery.
Guide metadata cleanup and normalization projects to ensure data integrity across IT and business platforms.
Collaborate with data engineering, business intelligence, and content teams to implement scalable metadata solutions.
Deliver strategic reports and dashboards that provide insights into content performance, relationships, and value.
Mentor junior taxonomists and oversee cross-functional taxonomy initiatives.
Advocate for metadata best practices and the role of taxonomy in data-driven decision-making.
Skills & Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in metadata management, taxonomy development, or information architecture.
Deep expertise in media metadata structures — titles, episodes, formats, genres, contributors, licensing, etc.
Strong knowledge of metadata governance, data quality standards, and data lifecycle management.
Experience architecting taxonomies and metadata models across enterprise-scale systems.
Familiarity with financial metadata and product-linked data (e.g., content cost, monetization, ROI analysis).
Proficient with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker).
Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
Strong communication and data storytelling capabilities.
Preferred:
Experience with semantic technologies (e.g., knowledge graphs, RDF, OWL, SPARQL).
Knowledge of industry metadata standards (e.g., EIDR, schema.org, IPTC, Dublin Core).
Familiarity with digital supply chain, rights & licensing data, or content monetization systems.
Pay Range: $70/hr - $75/hr
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, and vision as well as 401K contributions.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Contract
Job function Information Technology
Industries IT Services and IT Consulting
Base pay range $70.00/hr - $75.00/hr
Base pay range $70/hr - $75/hr
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