Digital Asset Manager — Jazz Media & Archives

Jazz; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Jazz at Lincoln Center seeks a detail-oriented Digital Asset Manager to oversee the day-to-day gathering, ingesting, preserving, and distribution of digital media assets. You will manage the DAM system, coordinate with media and archival teams, and support cross-department workflows in a dynamic live-events environment.

The role reports to the Director of Music Library and Archives, with responsibilities spanning acquisition, organization, and distribution.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of digital asset management experience in a performing arts context.
• Working knowledge of photo and video formats and basic editing.
• Strong organizational, communication and collaboration skills across teams.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Digitally archive and ingest recordings into DAM; track metadata and inventory.
• Label, organize, and back up audio/video files per naming conventions; preserve seasons and logs.
• Fulfill internal/external requests for assets; create clips as needed and maintain request logs.
• Develop and maintain workflows, training materials, and guidelines for asset management.

Skills

DAM experience

Photo/Video formats

Editing basics

Organizational skills

Cross-team collaboration

Deadline driven

Tools

Pro Tools

Orange Logic DAM

Job description

Jazz at Lincoln Center seeks a detail-oriented Digital Asset Manager to oversee the day-to-day gathering, ingesting, preserving, and distribution of digital media assets. You will manage the DAM system, coordinate with media and archival teams, and support cross-department workflows in a dynamic live-events environment.

The role reports to the Director of Music Library and Archives, with responsibilities spanning acquisition, organization, and distribution.