Digital Asset Specialist

Duties The DigitalContent Strategy andExperienceOffice at the National Gallery of Art brings the art, stories, and mission of the National Gallery of Art to life online, helping to expand access, deepen engagement, and build emotional connection. Ingests, catalogs, and distributes digital assets for museum staff and collaborator access Applies administrative, descriptive, structural, and technical metadata to digital assets according to institutional standards. Performs original descriptive cataloging and keyword tagging of digital assets Conducts asset discovery and delivery of digital assets to internal and external requesters Contributes to the development and application of new workflows to accommodate evolving institutional DAM needs Provides training and general user support to staff with questions or issues related to digital asset management Conducts routine troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve issues. Participates in testing to evaluate system integrations, upgrades, and patches Applies high-quality digital imaging standards to review and process incoming digital assets. Perform pre-cataloging duties including quality assurance, formatting, and file naming. Updates existing image media through retouching, cropping, and image rotation Contributes to the development and execution of automated workflows Requirements Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website. It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this job announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. Qualifications Specialized Experience Statement: Candidates must possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-09 level in the Federal service or private sector, managing digital assets using an official Digital Asset Management (DAM) system. Experience must include: Managing digital assets: Create, upload, organize, describe, find, and deliver digital images and audiovisual files; Applying Metadata: Enter identifiers, descriptions, technical details, rights information, and keywords in system records and embedded files using industry standards and controlled vocabularies; Checking and editing images: Review image quality; format and name files; and crop, rotate, or retouch images following established standards; AND Supporting users and improving workflows: Train and assist DAM users and help test, troubleshoot, improve, and automate system processes. OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR LL.M., if related OPM Qualifications Standard: Individual Occupational Requirements: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 Associated Group standard: Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education This position does not have an education requirement. Visit Job Website Employer: National Gallery of Art Location: Washington, DC, USA Posted Date: 05/11/2026 Expiry Date: 05/03/2027 Type: Full-Time Categories: DAM / MAM / BAM Manager / User, Librarian / Collections / Digitisation / Archivist, System Administrator / Integrator, Trainer / Educator Ref: DN-JB-3128 Added by: DAM News Administrator We advise you to check the full details with the job's advertiser. We accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the information presented about the jobs shown. By using this facility you agree that we have no liability for any claims or losses in-relation to the information supplied on this website or that of a third party. #J-18808-Ljbffr