Digital Asset Manager
Role: Digital Asset Manager
Location: South Africa / Remote
ROLE MISSION
Working in partnership with our client, responsible for leading long-term deployment strategy, implementation and workflow of the Digital Asset Management system
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE
- Act as primary liaison between client and various studios with regard to naming conventions, campaigns storage, assets, new photography and archiving
- Develop and maintain a metadata entry protocol. Work with various stakeholders across the enterprise to define metadata and taxonomy guidelines. Actively promote data consistency to support common standards and analytic
- Responsible for assigning appropriate metadata for assets to ensure accurate usage rights
- Manages the Digital Asset system and facilitate the uploading of assets as well as maintaining and upgrading the system
- Registers internal and external users to the Digital Asset Management system based on permissions
- Facilitates retrieval of previously catalogued images/shoots
- Processes raw images using the appropriate software
- Archive assets as necessary
- Generates asset download reports
- Maintains accurate procedures and records for the system
- Keeps informed of latest Digital Asset Management technology trends and innovations
- Other duties as identified and assigned by
- Establish periodic data verification review processes to ensure data accuracy and to support easy and consistent search and delivery of assets
WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL
The DAM professionals who communicate with management need to have an understanding of high-level business needs and how DAM can meet those needs. Why? Because it is important to quantify:
- Cost savings
- Time savings
Reductions in risk (with knowledge of rights)
Administrator (DBA)
Archivist
- With Digital, not just analogue (print) experience
Analyst
Consultant
- Either an internal, permanent staff for ongoing consultation OR an external (temporary), outside perspective looking in with a fresh viewpoint
- Advisor, coach and/or functional role
Digital Asset Manager
- Support DAM system and users
- An industry expert in the field
DAM Specialist/Coordinator
- Organize and upload assets
- Metatag assets
Data Entry Specialist* (depending on volume)
Digital Platform Specialist
Personality; someone who has a willingness to:
- Learn about DAM
- Worked on metadata and taxonomy
- Upload assets
- Librarian
- Worked with Digital, not just analog (print/physical cataloging) experience
- Metatagger (aka Metator, Cyberian)
- Project Manager
ABOUT OUR COMPANY
Lots of agencies say they're different. OLIVER is.
OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.
Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 2000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.
OUR VALUES
We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.
Be Ambitious to succeed
Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible
Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work
Be always learning and listening to understand
Be Results-focused to exceed expectations
Inside Ideas Group and its’ affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All suitable applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
Job ID: 4395
Inside Ideas Group and its’ affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All suitable applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.