Metadata Specialist (m/f/d)

Taschen; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International work environment

Flat organization

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Taschen in London seeks a Meta Data Specialist to shape how our titles appear across global channels. You will work with digital, editorial and sales teams to ensure metadata is accurate, consistent and optimized.

Responsibilities include overseeing metadata processes, using the CMS and title management system, creating best practices, and coordinating with retailers and data changers to fix issues promptly. English fluency is required, with additional languages a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience publishing metadata and ONIX.
• Ability to analyse and provide detailed feedback.
• Excellent communication and organization to meet deadlines.
• Proven track record of identifying areas for improvement.
• English fluency; additional languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee metadata process across departments.
• Ensure titles are set up with complete metadata in CMS.
• Create and enforce metadata best practices with retailers.
• Coordinate with data aggregators, wholesalers, libraries.
• Serve as point of contact for bibliographic data queries.
• Troubleshoot data issues with third parties.
• Customize product feeds to Google, Facebook, and others.
• Perform regular quality checks on localized feeds.

Skills

Metadata management

ONIX expertise

Data quality analysis

Communication &organization

Process improvement

Job description

Your tasks

We’re looking for a Meta Data Specialist to join our team in London and help shape how our titles are presented across global digital channels. Working closely with the digital, editorial and sales teams and reporting to the Digital Director, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our product data is accurate, consistent, and optimized.

• Oversee and manage metadata process while liaising with all relevant departments
• Using the business’s internal title management system and CMS, ensure that titles are set up correctly, with complete and timely metadata
• Create and enforce metadata best practices, working with retailers to ensure metadata is complete and accurate, and drive metadata improvement projects across the business
• Build relationships with data aggregators, wholesalers, libraries, etc. to ensure metadata meet their requirements
• Act as the point of contact for all internal and external bibliographic data queries and ensure company is up-to-date with bibliographic standards
• Troubleshoot external issues and ensure that Amazon and other key retailer sites reflect our internal data and resolve any data issues with third parties promptly and effectively
• Customize product feeds to other online channels such as Google, Facebook, Criteo, etc.
• Perform regular quality checks for all localized product feeds

Your profile

• Strong experience with publishing metadata and ONIX
• Ability to analyse and provide detailed feedback
• Excellent communication and organization skills to meet deadlines
• Proven experience of identifying areas for improvement and creating and implementing new processes
• English fluency required, additional languages a plus

We offer

• A diversified job within an exciting and international work environment
• An open business culture with a flat organizational structure and rapid decision-making processes
• A competitive salary and benefit package