Gagosian · 1 month ago
Digital Asset Manager
555 W 24th Street
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$100K/yr - $115K/yr
3+ years expGagosian is a global gallery specializing in modern and contemporary art. The Digital Asset Manager will be responsible for stewarding digital image files, maintaining a Digital Asset Management System, and collaborating with various departments to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of digital asset usage.
Fine Art
Responsibilities
Oversee day-to-day and long-term administration and use of DAMS, while working hands-on with assets, metadata, and users by directly contributing, organizing, describing, and disseminating assets
Oversee the creation and editing of internal documentation that provides relevant staff with instructions for the DAMS and how it interacts with the gallery’s existing inventory management system
Regularly meet with management to provide updates regarding the progress of implementation projects, usage statistics, timelines, and other assessment data
Collaborate across departments to gain a deep understanding of unique information and digital asset needs across the gallery. Provide support for implementing procedures and workflows aimed at reducing redundancies while increasing efficiency and consistency pertaining to the creation, storage, and retrieval of digital assets
Partner with the Technology department and key stakeholders to plan system customizations, upgrades, integrations, testing, and maintenance
Spend significant time with Institutional Archives, Photography, Publications, Technology, and Communications departments to develop and support good, sustainable practices for the digital asset lifecycle to ensure the DAMS is used to its greatest potential
Manage and oversee contractors working in the DAMS
Facilitate training for new and existing DAMS users
Keep up with digital asset management best practices
Collaborate closely with the DAMS vendor on system updates, and any support issues that may arise
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of experience with collections management systems and digital asset management systems
Understanding of digital image and video formats, file types, and preservation best practices
Experience creating metadata schemas and file naming conventions
Experience migrating assets from legacy systems into DAMS
Understanding of digital rights management, intellectual property law, including 'fair use' and similar copyright issues
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits suite through Cigna, including a fully subsidized employee only level HSA plan
MetLife pet insurance
A 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
Employee discount on Gagosian products and publications
Pre-tax flexible spending, dependent care, and commuter benefits
Company
Gagosian
Established by Larry Gagosian in Los Angeles in 1980, Gagosian is a global gallery specializing in modern and contemporary art that employs more than three hundred people at nineteen exhibition spaces across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Lily Mortimer
Gagosian Young Collectors Co-Founder
Dr. Mark Leuchtmann
CFO
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