Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · 17 hours ago
Digital Asset Specialist
Williamsburg, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expColonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational institution that operates a renowned museum complex. The Digital Asset Specialist will manage the organization and accessibility of digital media assets, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure proper cataloging and preservation.
Museums and Historical SitesNon ProfitTour Operator
Responsibilities
Maintain and preserve a wide range of digital media assets within the DAM system, ensuring accurate ingestion, metadata, permissions, and consistent cataloging, keywording, and organization. Monitor asset lifecycles to support ongoing relevance, access, and reuse
Collaborate with the Media Collections team to develop and maintain metadata standards, taxonomy, controlled vocabulary, and overall DAM strategy, including vision, guiding principles, prioritized use cases, and system roadmap
Support internal and external stakeholders in ingesting, tagging, cataloging, and retrieving digital assets within the DAM system. Provide guidance and training to promote efficient, accurate, and consistent system use
Plan and support digitization initiatives under the direction of the Media Collections Manager, following established priorities, standards, workflows, and policies for digital production and delivery
Partner with the Media Collections Photographer/Digital Imaging Specialist to produce high-quality digital imagery of Colonial Williamsburg objects, including basic image correction and manipulation as needed
Stay current with professional standards and trends in digital asset management, metadata, copyright and fair use, digital imaging, and digital preservation, applying best practices to ensure quality assurance and long-term stewardship of digital collections
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in history, photography, digital media, library science, or any related field
1–3 years of experience working with Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems, including metadata entry, cataloging, and/or digital file organization
Demonstrated proficiency in image editing and color correction; (online portfolio required to illustrate technical and aesthetic capabilities.)
Expertise in the use of scanning hardware and software, editing, and color correction
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including good listening skills, understanding another party's needs, and problem-solving
Must have outstanding time management skills, good judgment, and ability to manage multiple tasks/priorities
Must reside in or be ready to relocate to Virginia
Preferred
Master's degree in history, photography, digital media, library science, or a related field
Digital Asset Management certification
Ability to produce high quality photographs of programs and events desired but not required
Familiarity with digitization standards, file formats, and digital preservation practices
Photography skills are a plus
Company
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is an outdoor museum that offers historical and archeological experiences as well as guided tours.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Cliff Fleet
President and CEO
Sani Silvennoinen
Chief Development Officer/Senior Vice President for Development
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