Digital Media Asset Manager
The Digital Asset Management Consortium, Inc., New York, New York, us, 10261
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition.
Responsibilities
Manage media catalogs that support the production, organization, distribution and preservation of digital content (photography, video and associated media and documentation), on the institutional Orange Logic DAM, ensuring that assets are searchable and up to date.
Continue and complete migration of media asserts from legacy DAM to Orange Logic DAM, with a focus on the video catalog.
Maintain a comprehensive and consistent metadata system for photo and video assets to optimize searchability and support alignment with long-term preservation standards.
Work closely with teams responsible for photography and video production to support production and manage the timely ingest, cataloguing, retrieval, archiving and delivery of media assets to internal and external partners.
Respond to photo and video requests from internal teams, helping staff identify and access assets that align with their needs and brand guidelines for production of materials for marketing campaigns, membership campaigns, corporate relations outreach and educational resources, among others.
Track licensing, appearance releases, permissions and usage rights for photography and video to ensure they are used within the correct scope.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve workflows and project tracking.
Coordinate with colleagues in the Library on Orange DAM permissions and usability as well as to accession media based on established asset lifecycles.
Coordinate with Digital and IT colleagues and other partners to implement system backups, customization, upgrades and troubleshooting.
Conduct regular catalog audits to confirm and enforce metadata standards.
Provide regular systems reports and leverage data to anticipate future needs such as storage. Provide usability reports to proactively identify how assets are being used and identify gaps or needs.
Assist in fulfilling licensing requests for Global Business Development by helping to identify assets that align with content, file format, usage rights and institutional guidelines.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent.
3 to 5 years of experience in digital asset management.
Working knowledge of photo and video formats, file types and best practices for media use across a variety of channels.
Strong understanding of metadata application.
Excellent organizational, communication and collaboration skills in service of effective cross-team partnership, consultation, training and support.
Demonstrated experience keeping up-to-date with digital asset management best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in archival studies, library science, or another relevant field.
Experience with digital asset management and metadata application for a business or institution.
Experience migrating assets from legacy catalogues into new systems.
Experience using Orange Logic DAM.
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Employer:
American Museum of Natural History Location:
New York, NY, USA Posted Date:
21/11/2025 Expiry Date:
21/03/2026 Type:
Full-Time Categories:
DAM Manager / User, Metadata Management / Taxonomy / Ontology, Rights / Licensing / Copyright Management Ref:
DN-JB-2611
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Responsibilities
Manage media catalogs that support the production, organization, distribution and preservation of digital content (photography, video and associated media and documentation), on the institutional Orange Logic DAM, ensuring that assets are searchable and up to date.
Continue and complete migration of media asserts from legacy DAM to Orange Logic DAM, with a focus on the video catalog.
Maintain a comprehensive and consistent metadata system for photo and video assets to optimize searchability and support alignment with long-term preservation standards.
Work closely with teams responsible for photography and video production to support production and manage the timely ingest, cataloguing, retrieval, archiving and delivery of media assets to internal and external partners.
Respond to photo and video requests from internal teams, helping staff identify and access assets that align with their needs and brand guidelines for production of materials for marketing campaigns, membership campaigns, corporate relations outreach and educational resources, among others.
Track licensing, appearance releases, permissions and usage rights for photography and video to ensure they are used within the correct scope.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve workflows and project tracking.
Coordinate with colleagues in the Library on Orange DAM permissions and usability as well as to accession media based on established asset lifecycles.
Coordinate with Digital and IT colleagues and other partners to implement system backups, customization, upgrades and troubleshooting.
Conduct regular catalog audits to confirm and enforce metadata standards.
Provide regular systems reports and leverage data to anticipate future needs such as storage. Provide usability reports to proactively identify how assets are being used and identify gaps or needs.
Assist in fulfilling licensing requests for Global Business Development by helping to identify assets that align with content, file format, usage rights and institutional guidelines.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent.
3 to 5 years of experience in digital asset management.
Working knowledge of photo and video formats, file types and best practices for media use across a variety of channels.
Strong understanding of metadata application.
Excellent organizational, communication and collaboration skills in service of effective cross-team partnership, consultation, training and support.
Demonstrated experience keeping up-to-date with digital asset management best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in archival studies, library science, or another relevant field.
Experience with digital asset management and metadata application for a business or institution.
Experience migrating assets from legacy catalogues into new systems.
Experience using Orange Logic DAM.
Visit Job Website
Employer:
American Museum of Natural History Location:
New York, NY, USA Posted Date:
21/11/2025 Expiry Date:
21/03/2026 Type:
Full-Time Categories:
DAM Manager / User, Metadata Management / Taxonomy / Ontology, Rights / Licensing / Copyright Management Ref:
DN-JB-2611
We advise you to check the full details with the job's advertiser. We accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the information presented about the jobs shown. By using this facility you agree that we have no liability for any claims or losses in-relation to the information supplied on this website or that of a third party.
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