Digital Asset Specialist

National Gallery of Art; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 85,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Insurance

Leave

Life Insurance

Retirement Program

Job summary

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC seeks a Digital Asset Manager to curate, catalogue, and distribute its digital assets for museum staff and collaborators online. The role involves metadata work, asset discovery, and workflow improvements to support evolving DAM needs.

You will train staff, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high quality imaging standards across incoming assets. The position is eligible for telework and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Ingests, catalogs, and distributes digital assets for museum staff and collaborator access.
• Applies administrative, descriptive, structural, and technical metadata to digital assets.
• Performs original descriptive cataloging and keyword tagging of digital assets.
• Conducts asset discovery and delivery of digital assets to internal and external requesters.
• Contributes to the development of new workflows to support DAM needs.
• Provides training and user support related to digital asset management.
• Performs routine troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve issues.
• Tests system integrations, upgrades, and patches; reviews imaging quality and assets.

Job description

• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

We are the nation's art museum, home to a renowned collection of over 160,000 works of art from antiquity to today. Millions of people come through our doors each year—with even more online—making us one of the most visited art museums in the world. Located on the National Mall, admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.

Key Responsibilities

The Digital Content Strategy and Experience Office at the National Gallery of Art brings the art, stories, and mission of the National Gallery of Art to life online, helping to expand access, deepen engagement, and build emotional connection.

Duties for this position include: Ingests, catalogs, and distributes digital assets for museum staff and collaborator access Applies administrative, descriptive, structural, and technical metadata to digital assets according to institutional standards.

Performs original descriptive cataloging and keyword tagging of digital assets Conducts asset discovery and delivery of digital assets to internal and external requesters Contributes to the development and application of new workflows to accommodate evolving institutional DAM needs Provides training and general user support to staff with questions or issues related to digital asset management Conducts routine troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve issues.

Participates in testing to evaluate system integrations, upgrades, and patches Applies high-quality digital imaging standards to review and process incoming digital assets. Perform pre-cataloging duties including quality assurance, formatting, and file naming. Updates existing image media through retouching, cropping, and image rotation Contributes to the development and execution of automated workflows

Requirements & Education

This position does not have an education requirement.

Benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/
• Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
• Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
• Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
• Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Gallery of Art, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $111087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Confidential security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Disability' hiring path.