Asset Manager

Our Customer is an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer, founded in 1969. Over the last 50 years, the company has grown from a single store to a global fashion business with seven brands. Their clothes are available in 90 countries worldwide through over 3,100 company-operated stores, almost 400 franchise stores, and e-commerce sites and is still growing.

We are seeking a Asset Manager on a contract basis to help support our Customer's business needs. This role is 100% remote in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities:

• DAM System: Administer Global asset management system
• Photo Shoots: Create photography guidelines/digital tech support/Back-up all shoots
• Retouching: Manage all retouching requests & Process/Manage Vendors + budgets
• Responsible for DAM image file organization and loading all assets in the DAM.
• Maintain creative asset workflow procedures and publish updates across internal and external cross-functional teams.
• Identify and manage new process changes to support workflow optimization with our Digital Asset Management tools.
• Review and provide access rights and permissions within the Digital Asset Management system for all users.
• Provide weekly updates to all levels of users of DAM system with new uploads and basic statistics of use.
• Acquire, name, add keywords/metadata and appropriately archive photography on DAM.
• Follows internal controls and retention policies as set by company and job function.
• Responsible for training internal cross-functional users with new naming conventions, process, workflows and using the DAM system.
• Work closely with Photo-shoot and retouching teams with file management to maintain consistency from time of capture to final file upload to DAM and other systems in use.
• Maintain and update Digital Tech Guidelines, communicate with DTs prior to each shoot, arrange hard drive returns from shoots
• Create & maintain retouching review calendar for all required business partners involved (art directors, styling, creative design team, marketing, agency, project managers etc.)
• Traffic image assets for print and digital creative assets to meet all stakeholders (Marketing, Creative, Print Production) expectations/deadlines.
• Maintain direct contact with Art Directors/Creative team and retouching partners to effectively communicate selects/retouching direction/feedback/revisions/updates/approvals throughout entire retouching project life cycle
• Cross-check that all prior rounds of review mark-ups/feedback have been applied & that all required parties have signed off on final approvals before final files are posted
• Manage the budget, open POs, and reconcile vendor invoices for retouching process.
• Manage Ad Hoc Project Intake Form process, internal retouching team’s bandwidth, foresee & address capacity limits.
  

Must-haves:

• 3 – 5 years in project and DAM management.
• Retouching process knowledge creative production background preferred.
• Experience working with retouching vendors and creative teams.
• Ability to troubleshoot image files prior to releasing to vendor.
• Vendor management: quality control/price negotiations.
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Strong decision making, troubleshooting, negotiating, influencing and interpersonal skills.
• Strong Attention to detail
• Knowledge of Airtable a plus

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, FSA, Commuter Benefit Program

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.