Digital Asset Management Coordinator

Avispa MedOps; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

W2 Employment

Group Medical

Dental

Vision

Life

Retirement Savings Program

PSL

Job summary

A leading digital streaming network in New York, NY is seeking a Digital Asset Management Coordinator for a 9-month, onsite assignment. The role involves ingesting and organizing media in the DAM, applying metadata, and ensuring quality control.

It offers 40 hours/week at $30/hr on a W2 basis with benefits and a comprehensive retirement savings program. The ideal candidate has 1+ year in digital asset management, familiarity with media formats, and experience with transfer tools like Aspera or

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in digital asset management or media operations.
• Familiarity with media formats, codecs, frame rates, captions and subtitles.
• Experience with Aspera or Signiant Media Shuttle is preferred.
• Proficiency on Mac and PC and with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Smartsheet or Airtable is preferred.
• OpenText Media Management or another DAM system is preferred.
• Experience with physical media such as LTO, DVD-R, Digibeta, HDCamSR is preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ingest digital media assets into the DAM system following procedures and labeling conventions.
• Apply metadata and support rights and embargo metadata accuracy.
• Perform post-ingest quality control and escalate issues as needed.
• Support migration/validation of legacy assets and test new ingest workflows.
• Track ingest requests and assist internal teams with uploads, downloads, and metadata corrections.

Job description

Digital Asset Management Coordinator PPCJP00000562

• Hourly pay: $30/hr
• Worksite: Leading digital streaming network (New York, NY 10036 - Onsite)
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
• 40 hours/week, 9 Month Assignment

A leading digital streaming network seeks a Digital Asset Management Coordinator to ingest, validate, and organize media content in its digital asset management (DAM).

Digital Asset Management Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Ingest digital media assets into the DAM system, including full-length programming, marketing materials, images, audio, captions and subtitles, and supporting paperwork, following established ingest procedures and naming conventions, and receive and process deliveries from internal teams and external vendors through tools such as Aspera and Signiant Media Shuttle, confirming they are complete and correctly labeled.
• Apply accurate technical and descriptive metadata, including security policies, codecs, frame rates, audio configurations, and content details that conform to controlled vocabularies, and support the accuracy of rights and restriction metadata, such as embargo, usage rights, and expiration fields, as directed.
• Perform post-ingest quality control on video, image, audio, and paperwork elements to confirm distribution standards and specifications are met, flag or elevate issues, and monitor ingest queues and workflows, troubleshooting failed or stalled ingests and escalating system issues to DAM Operations and Enterprise Technology.
• Support the migration and validation of legacy digital assets and physical media, such as LTO, DVD-R, Digibeta, and HDCamSR, stored on network servers, drives, and other media awaiting ingest, and take part in testing new ingest workflows, automations, and system upgrades.
• Track ingest requests, priorities, and status in tools such as Smartsheet or Airtable, keep requesters informed, assist internal teams with asset uploads, downloads, file sharing, and metadata corrections, onboard and support internal users and external vendors on delivery requirements, maintain process documentation, and recommend improvements for recurring ingest errors or metadata inconsistencies.

Digital Asset Management Coordinator Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in digital asset management, media operations, post-production, or a related media and entertainment role; internship or entry-level experience will be considered.
• Working knowledge of film, video, audio, and digital file formats, including codecs, frame rates, aspect ratios, audio configurations, and caption and subtitle formats.
• Familiarity with file transfer applications such as Aspera and Signiant Media Shuttle.
• Proficiency on Mac and PC and with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Smartsheet or Airtable is preferred.
• Experience with OpenText Media Management or another DAM system is preferred.
• Experience with physical media such as LTO, DVD-R, Digibeta, and HDCamSR is preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is preferred.

Shift:

• 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

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