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Kinder's Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces · 10 hours ago

PIM/DAM Manager

Walnut Creek, California

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$110K/yr - $125K/yr

3+ years exp

Kinder’s is a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories, seeking a PIM/DAM Manager to oversee their Product Information Management and Digital Asset Management systems. The role involves managing product imagery, metadata, and cross-team collaboration to ensure accurate and efficient workflows for over 400 SKUs.

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Responsibilities

Serve as administrator for Image Relay/Canto and all PIM/DAM platforms, managing structure, permissions, workflows, metadata, and governance

Maintain organized, accurate libraries of product and lifestyle photography (6+ angles per SKU), temporary renders, copy, metadata, and final assets

Differentiate and manage temporary renders vs. final approved photography

Audit, update, and archive discontinued products and historical assets

Maintain consistent file naming conventions, taxonomy, and metadata standards

Coordinate all product pick-ups and drop-offs with Photographer of Record Ben Kist in Emeryville, CA

Manage the product sample program: Receiving, logging, distributing, and tracking first production samples across Creative, Sales, PD/QA, and Digital

Align sample availability with photography schedules, product resets, innovation launches, and seasonal timelines

Use Wrike to manage workflow, timelines, and internal communication across teams

Own the posting of all product copy, metadata, attributes, specs, compliance data, and dimensions for 400+ SKUs

Support content needs for resets, innovation launches, packaging refreshes, and seasonal retailer-specific catalogs

Ensure accuracy and completeness of product information across internal teams and global retail partners

Manage product data and imagery across retailer-specific platforms: Syndigo, 1WorldSync, IX-ONE, EQ Harvest, Image Relay/Canto

Upload, map, validate, and maintain seasonal content, item setups, and assortment updates

Partner with Sales on retailer-specific PDP and seasonal product needs

Report to the VP Creative Director, daily interactions with Creative Operations

When Creative Ops support is needed, manage asset requests in large product groups rather than one-off individual requests to streamline workflow

Collaborate with Creative, Marketing, PD/QA, Sales, and Digital to align on photography needs, content accuracy, and asset readiness

Communicate changes related to launches, resets, discontinued items, and seasonal updates

Develop and maintain SOPs for naming conventions, metadata, version control, photography intake, sample management, and Wrike workflow usage

Improve scalability in asset lifecycle management, system organization, and content delivery

Track and report asset completeness, accuracy, and workflow efficiency

Qualification

PIM managementDAM administrationImage RelayCantoWrikeRetailer syndicationMetadata understandingProject managementCommunication skillsOrganizational skills