"Manager, Digital Asset Management System"

American Museum Of Natural History

The 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 Library Services team seeks a qualified Manager, Digital Asset Management System to steward the Museum DAMS. Reporting to the Museum Library's Director and Digital Systems Librarian, the position will collaborate with divisions and departments throughout the institution to ensure the integrity of the system, monitor metadata, storage, access, and permissions, and refine guidelines for use and administration of the system.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 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.

The expected salary range for the Manager, Digital Asset Management System is $75,000/annual - $85,000/annual. The AMNH offers an extensive benefits package designed to meet the needs of our dedicated and diverse community.

Pay will be determined based on several factors. The hiring range for the position at commencement is based on the type of work and the scope of responsibilities. The salary and placement offered is based on a number of individualized factors, including, but not limited to, skills, knowledge, training, education, credentials, areas of specialization and depth and scope of experience.

Required Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: careers.amnh.org