Digital Assets Officer

Location: Hybrid role – World Square, CBD and WFH
Commencement Date: Immediate or by negotiation
Closing Date: Monday, 6 May 2024
Capacity: Permanent, Full-time

About the role

The Digital Assets Officer collaborates with key members of the organisation to create and implement the digital asset management strategy and vision for Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), to support the organisation’s wider objectives and goals. The role works closely with the marketing and communications team to design, implement and continuously improve the digital asset management platform.

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to;

  • Managing the booking and scheduling of 3 photographers videographers and freelancers as required.
  • partnering with the marketing and communications team and relevant SCS stakeholders to lead the implementation of a data asset management solution, that includes guiding principles and prioritisation of the end-user experience, including asset search, upload/download and customisable template solutions across the SCS system
  • facilitating strategic decisions and the creation of a tactical plan surrounding implementation of DAMS processes and technology, including relevant organisation readiness and change management considerations, as well as integration with or migration of content and existing/enhanced processes and tools
  • developing and maintaining a metadata entry protocol
  • actively promoting data consistency to support common standards and analytics
  • providing systems training and support to colleagues and stakeholders
  • establishing periodic data verification review processes to ensure data accuracy and to support easy and consistent search and delivery of assets
  • crafting a 1-2 year roadmap for incremental process improvements of the DAMS pre and post-launch
  • assessing project key performance indicators post-launch, qualitatively and quantitatively.

Why work for Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining SCS, you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.

SCS is recognised for outstanding student achievement, with 9 schools in the top 100 of the HSC rankings and 17 schools placing in the top 150. We focus on enabling a quality preschool to post-school learning journey for every child, supported by a team of dedicated educators and caregivers.

In addition, we offer:

  • a competitive salary of $93,307 per annum plus superannuation
  • salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
  • up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
  • ongoing training and development opportunities
  • discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
  • ex-gratia leave between Christmas and New Year
  • generous Employee Referral Program.

About you

To excel in this role, you will possess;

  • minimum five years of experience managing a digital asset management system
  • Scheduling experience
  • minimum three years experience in project management, technology-related implementations, and/or a strategic planning role
  • strong knowledge of DAM and metadata taxonomy and best practices, strategy principles and concepts for assets and digital content
  • strong ability to work with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Analytics or other tools, HTML/CSS, JIRA or other project management tools
  • demonstrated experience in asset curation
  • demonstrated high-level analytical skills, with the ability to apply data in providing solutions and driving strategic objectives
  • demonstrated high-level attention to detail.

Desirable:

  • a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree
  • active engagement in the data asset management community
  • photo editing experience and working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
  • a current driver’s licence
  • is a Baptised Catholic with demonstrated evidence of ongoing commitment to the teachings of the Catholic Church and engagement in the life of a Catholic faith community such as a parish or an established community within the Catholic Church, as an expression of their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Application process

To apply for this position please click APPLY and follow the prompts.

To support your application, you will be required to provide:

  • your current CV
  • cover letter highlighting the criteria above.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety

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Working With Children Check (WWCC)

This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.