DIGITAL ASSET MANAGER (REMOTE)

Compass Group•Redwood City, CA

19h•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced DIGITAL ASSET MANAGER to join our team. The Digital Asset Manager is the owner and librarian of Bon Appétit’s photography, video, and other digital assets. You will manage our Cloudinary digital asset management (DAM) system end to end — from uploading and tagging assets using the established archival structure to ensuring fast, accurate retrieval for stakeholders. You will also perform hands-on image editing (crop, color correction, adjustments, and resizing) in Adobe Photoshop, uphold metadata standards and usage rights, and provide white-glove support to the Communications, Food Education, Image & Style, Proposal, and Wellness teams. Please note - this is a REMOTE BASED role with occasional travel.

Requirements

3–5+ years in digital asset management, archival science, or content operations
Hands-on Cloudinary (or equivalent DAM) experience
Advanced Adobe Photoshop proficiency; working knowledge of Lightroom/Bridge
Strong metadata, taxonomy, file format, and color profile knowledge
WordPress proficiency; strong attention to detail and customer-service orientation

Nice To Haves

Experience with proposal/communications/brand teams
Video workflow knowledge
CSV/bulk upload or scripting experience
Food/hospitality industry background
Familiarity with Jira or Asana

Responsibilities

Serve as Cloudinary system owner, maintaining folder structure, taxonomy, metadata standards (IPTC/XMP/EXIF), naming conventions, permissions, and asset lifecycle policies.
Partner with Product and IT on integrations and with the Director of Content Development on WordPress media library organization and SEO best practices.
Upload and tag photography, video, logos, and illustrations; perform quality checks on resolution, color profile, cropping, and compression.
Execute bulk updates via CSV, de-duplicate assets, and generate derivatives for web, social, and print.
Use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom/Bridge for cropping, color correction, retouching, and resizing.
Create video thumbnails and title cards; maintain brand-standard presets in partnership with Image & Style.
Fulfill image requests across corporate departments with defined SLAs.
Build curated collections for campaigns, RFPs, events, and press.
Train contributors and develop user guides and how-to resources.
Track usage rights, licenses, expirations, and model/prop releases.
Enforce brand guidelines and accessibility standards.
Coordinate with Legal on licensing and vendor agreements.