Taxonomist - Seattle, WA

Taxonomist

Location: Seattle, WA

Position Type: 6 months + Contract

US Citizen/ GC and GC EAD

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, and apply taxonomic classification and metadata schema on EDM.
• Work in appropriate tools for taxonomy management, data collection, application, and analysis, and for surfacing of new project management terminology by which to keep the taxonomy up to date.
• Identify and implement tools to evaluate and effectively manage both the overall search experience as well as appropriate tagging of knowledge assets.
• Apply knowledge of industry standards for thesauri and classification systems to taxonomy development and application.
• Apply knowledge of information retrieval/cognitive search technology to metadata management
• Facilitate discussions and share best practices with stakeholders and business functions

Requirements

• Collaborate with Search Relevance team members to develop and test controlled vocabularies with the aim of improving Indeed search results
• Conduct a range of analyses (competitive/comparative, Google Analytics, internal data sources, user research) to inform taxonomy development process
• Evaluate categorized content to identify gaps in coverage, misclassified content, redundant and/or ineffective categorization rules
• Perform complex boolean queries to efficiently identify similar content and apply auto-categorization rules according to Indeed's taxonomy structure and category definitions
• Create and maintain mappings and crosswalks to fulfill business needs and facilitate data reuse
• Suggest ways to improve and scale our products and internal tools
• Strong problem solving and conceptual thinking abilities
• Strong background in research and analysis, including the ability to evaluate source authority
• Ability to context switch between systems-level thinking and attention to minute details
• Honed time management skills and demonstrated success in handling multiple, sometimes conflicting priorities
• Ability to balance quick decision-making with attention to quality and accuracy
• Familiarity with information recall concepts
• Proficiency with Google G Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Hangouts, etc.)
• Experience developing, implementing, and/or maintaining controlled vocabularies (thesauri, taxonomies, ontologies) in a business environment
• Experience analyzing large datasets
• Knowledge of SQL or SPARQL
• Understanding of taxonomic schema, rules, and workflows and how to work with and maintain them
• Experience working with digital asset management systems (DAMs)
• Desire to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment