Digital Asset Management Service Manager

Corehr; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Season Ticket travel loans

Job summary

Bodleian Libraries is implementing a new Digital Asset Management (DAM) system and seeks a dedicated Digital Asset Management Service Manager to lead the service development. You will drive workflows, standards and governance, support system implementation, and promote organisational adoption across teams, with hybrid working and a 2-year fixed-term contract.

The role requires degree-level qualification or equivalent experience, and a track record in digital preservation, metadata standards and

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience of running a DAM system.
• Understanding of digital collection management, preservation, metadata and data standards; experience delivering digital transformation.
• Excellent communicator, capable of leading across teams and guiding change.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a sustainable DAM service across Bodleian Libraries.
• Shape workflows, standards and governance for the DAM program.
• Support implementation of the new system and promote adoption.
• Develop a roadmap for continuous improvement of the DAM service.

Skills

DAM system management

Change management

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Degree-level qualification in relevant discipline

Job description

UK date and time: 11-September-2026 01:10

Digital Asset Management Service Manager

Osney One Building, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0EW, with hybrid working

THIS POST COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY.

About the Role

You will join the Bodleian Libraries at an exciting time as we implement a new Digital Asset Management (DAM) system to support our growing digital collections.You will lead the development of a sustainable, user-focused DAM service, helping to improve how our digital collections are managed, preserved, discovered and reused. Working with teams across the Bodleian, you will shape workflows, standards and governance, support the implementation of the new system, drive organisational adoption and develop a roadmap for continuous improvement.

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 2 years, working 37.5 hours per week.Hybrid working is available, typically requiring no more than 2-3 days per week in the office.

About You

You will have a degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience, alongside proven experience of running a DAM system.

You will understand digital collection management, preservation, metadata and data standards, and have experience delivering digital transformation.

You will be an excellent communicator, confident working across teams, managing change and helping colleagues adopt new systems and workflows.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail] .