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Simantel Digital Asset Specialist (Local) in Peoria, Illinois
Salary Range: $54,000 - $81,000 annually
This salary is based on experience and qualifications, in alignment with the level of responsibility assigned. This role offers opportunity for professionals at various career stages to contribute meaningfully and grow within our organization. For a list of our benefits please click here (https://www.simantel.com/careers/) .
Digital Asset Specialist is a fundamental role in the Motion Media Department and is key to its overall success. Digital Asset Specialists should have immaculate attention to detail skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, organize assets, and implement processes at the enterprise-level.
This is a local position which requires you to be in the Peoria, IL office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday with the option to work from home Monday and Friday.
As the Digital Asset Specialist, my objective is:
To organize, store, and retrieve rich media including photos, videos, and other multimedia content through the digital asset lifecycle. I’m also process-oriented and data-driven with the ability to manage technology and interactions within digital frameworks.
The outcomes I need to produce for clients are:
Providing clients easy and timely access to their digital assets as needed
Promotion and optimization of client digital assets
Streamline content through share portals
Extend value of digital assets
The outcomes I need to produce for the agency are:
Providing agency teammates easy and timely access to digital assets as needed
Manage and expand the DAM by uploading new content and monitoring digital assets through the digital lifecycle
Apply metadata, create taxonomies, and tag digital assets to support cross-functional projects while meeting expedited timelines of priority requests
Fulfill footage and image requests as needed by searching and retrieving archived digital assets
Engage in end-user onboarding, training, and support
Additional project support
To produce these outcomes, I need to:
Acquire, process, and archive stills and footage
Continuously optimize the DAM so it remains an effective tool
Regularly review digital assets to ensure metadata and categorization is accurate
Identify opportunities to support discoverability of digital assets
Define workflows and policies that support ingestion and storage, metadata and description, and access and use
Be detail-orientated and organized with the ability to quickly reprioritize tasks to meet demand
Solve complex problems, operate independently, and demonstrate creativity
Strive to stay current in skills, knowledge, and metadata standards and best practices
Serve as day-to-day point person for internal and external DAM user questions and usage guidance
The skills and abilities I require are:
4-year college or university degree in Library and Information Science, MSLIS, or equivalent experience in related field or related work experience
Professional-level experience directly working in a DAM. Two or more years of experience preferred.
Demonstrated familiarity with taxonomy and metadata standards
Experience managing digital rights
Ability to work independently and on projects involving cross-functional team collaboration
Maintain attention to detail while managing multiple sets of content and adhering to deadlines
To produce these outcomes, I have decision-making authority over the following:
Creation and management of taxonomies and metadata schemas
Monitor and remove unused digital assets from DAM through system tracking reports
Job and career development
Leading indicators of my success are:
Curating a library of ready-to-use multimedia assets easily distributed across the agency
Progress the DAM toward a self-service platform
Meeting agency and client deadlines
Long-term indicators of my success are:
Sustain a DAM which serves as a single source of truth
Develop, test, and document results of processes and workflows
Maintain an organized archive separate from the DAM
Growth in agency knowledge
Increased proficiency at work
Reliable, key contributor to project’s success
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Simantel offers an attractive compensation package, which includes competitive salary, 401(k) plan, PTO, flexible work arrangements, holiday pay and a comprehensive benefits program.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage anyone interested to apply and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Simantel is not currently hiring individuals for this position who require sponsorship under U.S. immigration laws to be lawfully employed.
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