Digital Asset Management Coordinator
About The Position
A leading digital streaming network seeks a Digital Asset Management Coordinator to ingest, validate, and organize media content in its digital asset management (DAM) system. This is an onsite, 9-month W2 assignment in New York, NY, working 40 hours per week from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, at $30 per hour. The coordinator handles digital media deliveries from internal teams and external vendors, applies technical and descriptive metadata, performs post-ingest quality control, monitors and troubleshoots ingest workflows, and supports legacy asset migration and testing of system updates. The role also tracks requests, assists users with asset and metadata tasks, supports onboarding, maintains documentation, and recommends process improvements.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience in digital asset management, media operations, post-production, or a related media and entertainment role; internship or entry-level experience will be considered.
- Working knowledge of film, video, audio, and digital file formats, including codecs, frame rates, aspect ratios, audio configurations, and caption and subtitle formats.
- Familiarity with file transfer applications such as Aspera and Signiant Media Shuttle.
- Proficiency with Mac and PC and Microsoft Office.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Smartsheet or Airtable.
- Experience with OpenText Media Management or another DAM system.
- Experience with physical media such as LTO, DVD-R, Digibeta, and HDCamSR.
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite.
Responsibilities
- Ingest digital media assets—including programming, marketing materials, images, audio, captions and subtitles, and supporting paperwork—into the DAM system using established procedures and naming conventions.
- Receive and process deliveries from internal teams and external vendors using tools such as Aspera and Signiant Media Shuttle, confirming that deliveries are complete and correctly labeled.
- Apply technical and descriptive metadata, including security policies, codecs, frame rates, audio configurations, and content details, in accordance with controlled vocabularies.
- Support the accuracy of rights and restriction metadata, including embargo, usage rights, and expiration fields, as directed.
- Perform post-ingest quality control on video, image, audio, and paperwork elements to confirm distribution standards and specifications; flag or escalate issues.
- Monitor ingest queues and workflows, troubleshoot failed or stalled ingests, and escalate system issues to DAM Operations and Enterprise Technology.
- Support migration and validation of legacy digital assets and physical media stored on network servers, drives, and other media awaiting ingest.
- Participate in testing new ingest workflows, automations, and system upgrades.
- Track ingest requests, priorities, and status in tools such as Smartsheet or Airtable, and keep requesters informed.
- Assist internal teams with asset uploads, downloads, file sharing, and metadata corrections.
- Onboard and support internal users and external vendors on delivery requirements.
- Maintain process documentation and recommend improvements for recurring ingest errors or metadata inconsistencies.
Benefits
- Group medical, dental, vision, and life coverage.
- Retirement savings program.
- PSL.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
