Publishing Metadata & Digital Asset Coordinator

ANDREWS MCMEEL UNIVERSAL INC; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Andrews McMeel Universal Inc in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Metadata Coordinator to support metadata and digital-asset workflows for books and calendars, under the Senior Manager, Editorial Operations. You will enter and maintain metadata, prepare assets, and ensure on-time delivery.

The role collaborates with editors, sales, and marketing to keep consumer content accurate and timely, escalating issues as needed and helping coordinate quarterly launch meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, or equivalent.
• Entry-level; up to one year of professional or internship experience, with digital delivery of content preferred.
• Working knowledge of Apple computers.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Basic knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign.

Responsibilities

• Enter and maintain metadata in Title Management to established standards — sales handles, descriptions, key selling points, keywords, and related fields — working from editor inputs.
• Support the internal metadata review cycle: schedule reviews, track status, and follow up to keep titles moving.
• Prepare approved metadata for delivery to distribution partners and deliver on the schedule set by the Senior Manager.
• Route metadata approvals to editors and confirm sign-off before release.
• Help coordinate the logistics of quarterly launch meetings.
• Flag data gaps, inconsistencies, or delivery risks to the Senior Manager for resolution.
• Upload final cover and sample interior images for books and calendars to Title Management.
• Create and upload search-inside-the-book files.
• Receive and fulfill image requests from sales and marketing.
• Prepare images for catalogs and create basic 3D product assets for websites.
• Purchase and download stock images for the design team, maintaining records and invoice approvals.
• Maintain, organize, update, and archive the publishing group’s digital asset library.
• Track and deliver sales conference materials; take minutes at weekly jacket-review meetings.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Detail-oriented

Adobe Creative Suite

Photo editing

3D product assets

Editorial review

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

InDesign

Microsoft Office

Job description

Andrews McMeel Universal Inc in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Metadata Coordinator to support metadata and digital-asset workflows for books and calendars, under the Senior Manager, Editorial Operations. You will enter and maintain metadata, prepare assets, and ensure on-time delivery.

The role collaborates with editors, sales, and marketing to keep consumer content accurate and timely, escalating issues as needed and helping coordinate quarterly launch meetings.