Senior Media Asset Manager Specialist

Abel Cine Tech, Inc•New York, NY

38d•$120,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

AbelCine, a leading equipment and technology provider for the broadcast, production, and new media industries, is currently seeking a Senior Media Asset Manager Specialist to join our Production Services division as an employed consultant, supporting one of our key clients. The Media Manager will oversee the ingestion, organization, and management of video files and digital assets within our clients' Media Asset Management (MAM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems. Key responsibilities include creating same-day review files, generating transcripts, and occasionally serving as the on-site Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) for events. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite, a strong understanding of media formats, storage protocols, and workflow optimization. In this role, you will collaborate closely with production, post-production, and IT teams to streamline workflows and ensure seamless asset storage and retrieval. This position is perfect for a detail-oriented media professional with expertise in Adobe Creative Suite who excels at optimizing workflows and maintaining efficient digital asset management within MAM/DAM systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Digital Media, Film, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
5-7+ years of experience in media asset management, post-production operations, or media systems engineering.
Proven experience standing up, re-architecting, or migrating MAM/DAM systems at scale-including metadata model design, ingestion workflows, and automation frameworks.
Deep understanding of video formats, codecs, color pipelines, transcoding workflows, and file-based media standards.
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder) with strong familiarity with editorial and post workflows.
Hands-on experience with enterprise automation/orchestration tools (e.g., Telestream Vantage, Signiant, Aspera, API-based pipelines).
Strong documentation skills with the ability to translate complex systems and workflows into operational guides and training materials.
Excellent cross-functional communication skills and experience collaborating with Engineering, IT, Post-Production, and Production teams.
Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
Flexibility to support after-hours maintenance, updates, or ingest operations during major production periods.

Nice To Haves

Experience integrating MAM systems with cloud storage, hybrid environments, or LTO archival systems.
Familiarity with AI/ML tools for metadata extraction, automated tagging, facial/object detection, and intelligent search.
Knowledge of DRM, enterprise security protocols, and compliance requirements for sensitive media.
Background in DIT workflows or high-volume multi-camera ingest setups.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise-level MAM/DAM systems, including ingestion pipelines, metadata structures, permissions frameworks, and long-term archival strategies.
Architect end-to-end ingest workflows for video, audio, and ancillary media-including transcoding paths, automation rules, QC checkpoints, and delivery specifications.
Oversee and participate in daily ingest operations, ensuring accuracy, proper metadata tagging, and seamless availability of assets for production and editorial teams.
Maintain real-time reporting dashboards on ingest metrics (e.g., total media ingested, project/source breakdown, system throughput, storage utilization, and projected capacity needs).
Evaluate existing post-production and media-management processes, identify bottlenecks, and drive system-level improvements across ingest, editorial, review, and archive workflows.
Collaborate with Engineering, IT, Production, and Post-Production teams to define requirements for new tools, integrations, storage solutions, and infrastructure upgrades.
Configure and administer MAM/DAM platforms (e.g., CatDV, Dalet, IPV Curator, Adobe Experience Manager), including metadata schema design, automation tasks, user roles, and permissions.
Implement and maintain scalable storage systems with strong backup, versioning, retention, and DRM/security compliance.
Build and manage automated workflows and file-transfer pipelines (e.g., Telestream Vantage, Signiant, Aspera, API-based automation).
Develop and enforce ingest standards, naming conventions, delivery specs, editorial handoff workflows, and archival consistency.
Conduct high-level QC on incoming and outgoing media, identifying systemic issues and creating preventive solutions.
Serve as the technical lead for on-site or remote ingest operations during live events, multi-camera shoots, or high-volume production days.
Train internal teams-editors, producers, assistants, and external vendors-on MAM usage, ingest workflows, metadata tagging, and best practices.
Stay up to date on industry trends in media pipelines, AI metadata extraction, cloud-based workflows, storage architectures, and remote review tools.

Benefits

Highly subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans (individual, dependent, and family coverage)
Short-term & long-term disability benefits
401(k) with employer match (up to 2% of annual pay)
Paid time off, including caregiving and personal leave options
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare & dependent care
Supplemental health insurance coverage
Commuter benefits & gym membership discounts
Employee Assistance Program & life insurance
Equipment borrowing program + discounts on gear purchases
Access to professional development resources