Tagging and Metadata Analyst - Streaming Platform - French Speaking

Vaco; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a detail‑oriented language tagging specialist to support metadata and content discovery for a streaming platform. The role requires fluency in French, Italian or German, plus experience with video editing or metadata work.

You will perform research, apply contextual tags, and collaborate with an international team to improve playback, recommendations and ratings policy. Strong English written skills and a passion for movies and TV are essential.

Qualifications

• Fluent in French, Italian or German.
• Proficient in editorial and video tagging.
• Detail‑oriented with strong data entry accuracy.
• Familiar with digital content management systems.
• Interest in Movies and TV and storytelling analytics.
• Fluency in English with good written skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply judgment and domain expertise to determine correct results per guidelines.
• Mark in/out points for optimal playback experience.
• Handle repetitive and complex tagging tasks.
• Accurate data entry and metadata tagging.
• Review content and apply descriptive metadata for storytelling.
• Collaborate within an international cross‑functional team.
• Meet predetermined data targets and attend required meetings.

Skills

Editorial tagging

Digital CMS

Multitasking

English fluency

Strong communication

Movies & TV interest

Research & critical thinking

Education

BA/BS degree

Job description

Are you fluent in French, German, or Italian and passionate about video content?
If you have advanced proficiency in one of these languages and experience in video editing or metadata management, we'd love to hear from you!
Description

You will support the viewing experience of the client's streaming platform by completing a variety of tasks requiring research, metadata, and film content expertise. Some of these tasks work in tandem with the platform's suggestion algorithm, while others improve discoverability, accuracy and optimize the viewer's experience on the platform (namely, ad-insertion). You will also collaborate on Ratings Policy, either reviewing and tagging content for cautionary elements or applying appropriate regional metadata via research.

This role will require you to work closely with the internal team to assist with workflows, and manage independent responsibilities in production.

Responsibilities

• Applying judgment, domain expertise & critical analysis to determine the correct results based upon guidelines
• Mark in / out positions for optimal playback experience of content
• Ability to handle both repetitive and complex task
• Accurate data entry
• Review and evaluate written materials and/or visual content, applying tags and/or annotations. As well as applying markers or descriptive metadata to capture storytelling for optimized viewing experiences
• Work collaboratively within a cross-functional and international team environment
• Duties involve consistently meeting predetermined data targets
• Adherence to required meetings

Minimum Requirements

• Fluent in French, Italian or German is a must
• Proficient in editorial and video tagging
• Detail-oriented
• Familiar with digital content management systems
• Strong interest in Movies and TV
• Research, Critical thinking and Story Analytics literacy
• Fluency / Strong written English language skills, any additional language is a plus
• Strong communication skills and collaborative working approach
• Ability to manage multiple tasks of varying complexity simultaneously
• BA/BS degree and/or creative/entertainment industry background

Preferred Role Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with digital content and metadata
• An understanding of the digital content landscape, movie platforms
• Experience applying Editorial (audio/visual literacy) e.g. online merchandising or digital content in the entertainment space
• Previous experience in tagging and/or research and metadata a bonus

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