Digital Assets Governance Specialist

Jobtailor; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom is looking for a Digital Asset Management specialist to govern the DAM platform and administer AEM Assets. You will drive metadata quality, taxonomy standards, and asset discoverability while collaborating across marketing, operations, and technical teams.

The role requires hands-on AEM Assets experience, strong Excel skills, and a proactive mindset to improve processes, training, and governance documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Library Science, Information Management or Digital Asset Management.
• 3-5 years in Digital Asset Management, Digital Asset Library Administration, Creative Operations, or Content Operations.
• Hands-on experience administering Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Assets.
• Experience with metadata management, taxonomy, cataloging, asset migration, bulk uploads, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Govern the DAM platform by preparing, cataloging, tagging, archiving, publishing, and maintaining assets in AEM Assets.
• Administer the DAM platform by managing user accounts, permissions, training, and best-practice guidance.
• Maintain and evolve the Global Taxonomy Framework and metadata standards.
• Monitor taxonomy compliance, perform gap analyses, and improve metadata quality and asset discoverability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on content production workflows and asset migrations.

Skills

AEM Assets Administration

Digital Asset Management

Metadata Management

Taxonomy Management

Asset Governance

Asset Migration

Bulk Uploads

Governance Documentation

Excel Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Library Science, Information Management or related field

Tools

Workfront

OpenText

Seismic

Adobe Dynamic Media

Job description

• Govern the organization's Digital Asset Management platform by preparing, cataloging, tagging, archiving, publishing, and maintaining digital assets in Adobe Experience Manager Assets
• Administer the DAM platform by managing user accounts, permissions, troubleshooting, training, and guidance on best practices
• Maintain and evolve the Global Taxonomy Framework and metadata standards
• Monitor taxonomy compliance, perform gap analyses, and improve metadata quality and asset discoverability
• Partner with the Senior Content Architect, Creative Innovation Studio, Content Operations, Marketing, and technical teams on content production workflows, asset migrations, team onboarding, and process improvement
• Analyze DAM usage, metadata health, asset lifecycle metrics, and platform adoption
• Provide recommendations to improve operational efficiency and user experience
• Develop and maintain SOPs, governance documentation, training materials, and user resources
• Stay current on digital asset management best practices and emerging platform capabilities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Library Science, Information Management, Digital Asset Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3-5 years of experience in Digital Asset Management, Digital Asset Library Administration, Creative Operations, or Content Operations
• Hands-on experience administering Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Assets is required
• Experience with metadata management, taxonomy, cataloging, asset migration, bulk uploads, and digital asset governance
• Experience supporting creative production workflows, asset archiving, publishing, and enterprise content distribution
• Experience with Workfront, OpenText, Seismic, and Adobe Dynamic Media is required
• Experience implementing DAM best practices, governance models, and enterprise metadata standards
• Strong knowledge of Digital Asset Management principles, metadata standards, taxonomy management, records management, and asset lifecycle governance
• Understanding of creative asset workflows and enterprise content distribution
• Proficiency in Excel, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
• Ability to manage multiple workflows while maintaining exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills
• Ability to support users across global teams
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Experience documenting processes, developing SOPs, and delivering user training
• Ability to prioritize competing requests in a fast-paced environment while maintaining data quality and governance standards

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Digital Asset Management, including administration of Adobe Experience Manager Assets, metadata management, and taxonomy compliance. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency through process improvement, user training, and governance documentation.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Adobe Experience Manager Assets Administration
• Digital Asset Management Best Practices
• Metadata Management and Taxonomy
• Creative Production Workflows
• Process Improvement and Documentation

Hard Skills

• Digital Asset Management
• Metadata Management
• Taxonomy Management
• Asset Migration
• Bulk Uploads
• Governance Documentation
• Excel Proficiency
• Data Quality Management
• Asset Lifecycle Governance
• Records Management

Soft Skills

• Organizational Skills
• Communication Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration Skills

Industry Keywords

• Digital Media
• Content Operations
• Creative Operations
• Global Taxonomy Framework
• Enterprise Content Distribution

Tools & Technologies

• Workfront
• OpenText
• Seismic
• Adobe Dynamic Media