Digital Asset Steward: DAM & Metadata Specialist

Fanatics; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Digital Asset Management (DAM) Specialist within Fanatics Collectibles ensures the organization, tagging, and delivery of logos, artwork, photography, and video assets across creative workflows. Reporting to the Manager of Digital Assets, you will apply metadata standards, manage versions, and enforce licensing guidelines.

You will support internal teams with searches and DAM documentation, help train users, and participate in platform evolutions to improve asset governance and production

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Digital Asset Management, Information & Library Science, Graphic Design, or related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in a DAM role or closely supporting a DAM system.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience working with logo files and production-ready artwork.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to consistently follow defined processes and metadata standards.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with CMS, DAM, or MAM platforms is a plus (e.g., AEM Assets, Frame.io, PhotoShelter, OpenText).

Responsibilities

• Ingest, organize, and maintain digital assets including logos, artwork, photography, and video.
• Apply established naming conventions, folder structures, and metadata standards.
• Support asset versioning, approvals, and archival processes.
• Accurately tag assets with required metadata to ensure search and retrieval.
• Perform routine metadata audits and assist with corrections as needed. Support updates to metadata fields under guidance from the DAM leadership.
• Logo assets support production workflows and ensure labeling, versioning, and preparation for Prepress usage.
• Perform production-readiness checks prior to asset approval.
• Adhere to licensing, usage restrictions, and expiration rules.
• Ensure required legal or usage disclaimers are captured in asset metadata.
• Flag outdated or non-compliant assets for review.
• Assist internal teams with basic DAM questions and asset searches.
• Help maintain DAM documentation and onboarding materials.
• Support training as the DAM platform evolves.

Skills

Digital Asset Management

Metadata governance

Adobe Creative Suite

Logo assets handling

Asset tagging

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in DAM/Library Science/Graphic Design

Tools

AEM Assets

Frame.io

PhotoShelter

OpenText Media Management

CMS

Job description

The Digital Asset Management (DAM) Specialist within Fanatics Collectibles ensures the organization, tagging, and delivery of logos, artwork, photography, and video assets across creative workflows. Reporting to the Manager of Digital Assets, you will apply metadata standards, manage versions, and enforce licensing guidelines.

You will support internal teams with searches and DAM documentation, help train users, and participate in platform evolutions to improve asset governance and production