American Museum of Natural History · 4 weeks ago
Manager, Digital Asset Management System
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $85K/yr
5+ years expThe 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. The Manager, Digital Asset Management System will oversee the Museum's DAMS, ensuring system integrity and collaborating with various departments for effective management and growth of digital asset collections.
Advanced MaterialsEducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Act as system administrator for the Museum DAMS in partnership with the Museum’s IT department
Collaborate closely with IT and individual stakeholders to manage all new and existing use cases and large upload projects, adapting as required to meet specific needs while retaining system continuity
Evaluate and facilitate the on-boarding of all latest content or projects to be implemented in the DAMs, including the training of all new front and back-end users
Administer all registered users, create new users and user groups, and manage permissions throughout the Museum DAMS
Oversee all metadata field usage throughout the DAMS, with attention to integrations and relationships with institutional collection management systems and the AMNH content management system
Work closely with the Library’s Cataloging and Metadata Librarian to monitor and improve all controlled vocabulary usage
Collaborate with Digital Systems Librarian, IT, Digital Media, and other senior administration to strategize growth of digital asset collections and their management at the Museum
Monitor DAMS functionality and act as primary point of contact with the vendor for updates, feature enhancements and help center ticketing
Support the work of existing DAMs power-users through tech support, troubleshooting, and development of features or project enhancements
Advise and collaborate on Institution-wide digital asset imaging and management programs and workflows
Keep apprised of current trends and developments in DAMS management through conferences, workshops, and training as applicable
Perform outreach throughout AMNH to engage users with the Museum DAMS
Weekly Library Reference Desk shifts
Qualification
Required
Master of Library Science (M.L.S.), Master of Science in Information Studies (M.S.I.S.), or Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.)
5 years of relevant experience working in Systems Administration or Digital Asset Management
Familiarity with Digital Asset Management systems and tools
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Successful collaboration skills to work productively with internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Capacity to work both independently as well as part of a team
Ability to brainstorm, troubleshoot and problem solve
Experience working with collections in the GLAM sector
Preferred
Familiarity with technical, administrative, and descriptive metadata standards, including XMP, EXIF, IPTC, and Dublin Core
Experience using or developing APIs to manage data
Bulk image processing programs and general-purpose scripting languages (e.g., Perl, PowerShell, Python)
Familiarity with Orange Logic's Orange DAMS Digital Asset Management system
Knowledge of commonly used archive and museum Collection Management systems such as Axiell EMu, Archives Space and Collective Access
Knowledge of copyright and permissions issues as they relate to digital records
Familiarity with digital imaging, standards for digitization of material in various formats, and awareness of current trends
Demonstrated knowledge of digital preservation standards
Knowledge of access control mechanisms used in DAMS
Familiarity with workflows including review and approval chains
Familiarity with workflow optimization
Benefits
Extensive benefits package designed to meet the needs of our dedicated and diverse community
Company
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History is a scientific and cultural institution.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.5M2014-08-14Grant· $7.5M
Leadership Team
Matt ODowd
Associate Research Scientist
Sean Decatur
President
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