DAM Administrator
Allied Vaughn
Chicago

Allied Vaughn is a professional service organization, supporting the Digital
Asset Management and Media Archival needs of clients across a wide range of
industries. Founded in 1959, Allied Vaughn has been a
leader in physical and digital media preservation, distribution, and
fulfillment. We have regional offices in
Detroit, Chicago, and Minneapolis, with a virtual workforce located across the
country, including New York, Los Angeles, Florida, and
Colorado. Allied Vaughn is a leader in content management,
employing the brightest professionals in the areas of archival and library
services, project management, video editing, IT, digital content management,
research and marketing, and taxonomy
development. We are experiencing rapid
growth and are seeking qualified candidates to help service our clients across
the country.

  
For more information on our Content Management Services, please visit our
website below:

  
http://www.alliedvaughndam.com/

  
Position Overview:

The Corporate DAM Administrator position is located in Chicago, IL supporting
their DAM team in digital processing, brand management, policy and procedural
development, metadata and taxonomy enhancement, and change
management. Our client recently launched a new DAM system
and this position requires an understanding of transitional DAM
initiatives. The initial phase of the project includes
migrating assets from a recent brand merger into a new system by curating the
content, standardizing the metadata and improving the
workflows. Additionally, serving as a
DAM administrator to manage internal and external users, access, fulfilment,
and IT requests across departments and among various stakeholders.

  
Preferred Qualifications:

We are in search of a qualified candidate with a background and/or experience
in a variety of areas such as Media Archiving, Digital Asset Management,
Library Information Science, Taxonomy Development, and Media Project
Management.

  * 3-5 years professional Archival/DAM experience preferred
  * Degree in MLIS/Information Science, or related professional experience is strongly preferred.
  * Expertise in organizing large collections of content with high level processing and curation skills
  * Skills in developing and authoring policy and procedures based on industry, archival, and client based standards
  * Ability to accelerate SME brand expertise and management
  * Ability to champion and deliver training to global clients and internal stakeholders in access
  * Experience in migrating assets from one DAM system into another
  * Expertise with various physical media materials, marketing/design assets, and media/digital formats
  * High level of expertise in metadata structures and taxonomy practices
  * Ability to strategize and troubleshoot at the cross section of DAM, stakeholders and processes
  * Experience in collaborating with colleagues and clients on complex projects across departments to actualize solutions
  * Experience building relationships with upper management, creative agencies, and departmental entities
  * Ability to recognize and align business divisional goals with physical/digital collection policies to preserve the most iconic and representative assets
  * Ability to forecast and strategize process, project, and program improvements
We are looking to provide a professional staffing solution in digital content
management for a corporate client in Chicago, IL. This is a
full time direct hire position, eligible for our standard benefits package
including health, dental, 401k, profit sharing, and paid time
off. Salary is commensurate with experience and
responsibilities.



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