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Texas A&M University

Digital Asset Specialist

Texas A&M University, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76102

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* Coordinates the lifecycle of digital assets within the digital asset management system and establishes metadata standards according to best practices.* Establishes institutional standards and guidelines for creating, managing, preserving, describing, and delivering digital resources.* Records and maintains statistical information for department.* Reviews, evaluates, and updates complex, non-routine unit-specific and other databases as well as specialized applications.* Contributes to the ongoing creation, migration, quality control, and assessment of digital resources and their associated metadata.* Manages and maintains all taxonomy and metadata, including keywords, file names, and image rights.* Manages and coordinates the development, implementation, maintenance, and preservation of future digital projects, associated databases, and born digital records.* Curates digital collections and exhibits featuring materials from Archives or campus and community partners.* Provides customer service support for the Archives including virtual reference. Responds to complex, non-routine resource questions as a subject matter expert.* Performs other duties as assigned.* undefined**Education:** Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.**Experience / Knowledge / Skills:** One

(1) year of related experience in a public or academic library or archives. Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications. Knowledge of email and complex and varied library online research database searches and/or processing.**Ability to:** Multitask and work cooperatively with others. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to adjust priorities, manage time wisely, and make quick effective decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Ability to work beyond normal office hours (evenings, nights, and weekends) as needed.**Physical Requirements:** Ability to move medium weight (20 pounds) boxes, books, heavy book truck or similar items.**Other Requirements:** Ability to handle material which can contain dust or microscopic mold spores.* Experience working with digital asset management and digital archives in academic libraries.* Experience with large-scale metadata remediation and transformation.* Demonstrated experience with taxonomy development and metadata standards (DACS, Dublin Core).* Demonstrated experience with various file formats (tif, jpg, mp3,mp4, m2ts, jp2, wav), file editing, and file conversion.* Demonstrated experience with Adobe Creative Suite.* Experience with multiple metadata schemas.* Knowledge of digital resource management standards and best practices.* Experience with collection management systems/institutional repositories (ArchivesSpace, Digital Commons).* Experience with developing, preserving, and managing digital resources in an academic library.The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of twelve universities, eight state agencies, a comprehensive health science center, Texas A&M-Fort Worth and Texas A&M-RELLIS.The A&M System is committed to providing an educational and work environment that is conducive to the personal and professional development of each employee.Each member institution provides equal opportunity and access to all students, employees and prospective employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr