Job Description
| This is a 612 months assignment with potential for extension or regular fulltime employment Reporting to the Chief Media and Digital Officer this digital services position provides strategic direction regarding all aspects of managing Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts acquired and produced media assets Specific responsibilities include Architecting and implementing efficient industryleading practices for the daytoday lifecycle of content within filebased systems as well as archive digitization migration and storage protocols Provide recommendations for and coordinate within Lincoln Center all media movement and archive requirements for performance assets marketing and promotion assets and other programming Collaborate with crossorganizational digital service roles and IT department to steward management and operation of the organizations Media Asset Management systems while meeting the media production and distribution needs of all LCPA content production loci Develop and establish communication channels to achieve integration of the role into all Lincoln Center production and online activities and as directed those of other organization stakeholders ShortTerm Goals Asset and Workflows Audit Audit organizations audiovisual assets and document its departmentbydepartment asset ingest annotation storage and retrieval capacities and workflows ShortTerm Recommendations Provide shortterm recommendations for asset ingest annotation and storage as well as storage solutions LongerTerm Goals Asset Acquisition Media Production and Storage Workflows Develop implement and update workflows and processes for Lincoln Centers media asset acquisition annotation asset accessibility asset use in production and asset archiving including o establishing training procedures and documentation for content acquisition o establishing naming conventions o associating existing asset metadata and structuring required asset metadata o implementing tiered storage for assets across asset lifecycle including (as applicable) highresolution archival formats mezzanine broadcast formats and lowresolution formats that facilitate searchability Develop standards and manage complianceoversight of Media Digital Departments SOPs for the above Design and perform staff training in digital production and media management SOPs Provide support to Asset Management system users and Media Production system users organizationwide as required (including interface with IT and system vendor support organizations issues log collection problem identification (characterization resolution) Develop workflows for regular movement of content to storage tiers and deletion of content as appropriate Monitor SAN memory capacity and server content Oversee audiovideo archive operations Engage and oversee thirdparty ingestdigitizationmigration of Live from Lincoln Center archive Establish workflows and QC assessment for endtoend ingest process (tape cleaning robot loading v standalone VTR operation ingest success metrics assessment etc) Quarterly update department management on what volume of archive content has been successfully ingested relative to the volume targeted for completion in that time frame Collaborate with IT Support to monitor system performance and undertake preventative maintenance of the system document issues and resolutions REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 710 years progressive experience in roles focusing on the digital strategic direction of media assets Must be highly organized and selfmotivated with the ability to work independently but also interface and collaborate with a diverse group of people and situations to facilitate discussions and consensus Must be able to prioritize multitask and to be a proactive thinker Must be detail oriented meticulous and able to maintain confidentiality Ability to translate approved objectives into work plans and procedures Demonstrated success in meeting objectives schedules and budgets Very strong computer skills required including proficiency in MS Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook and use of the Internet Experience with Final Cut Pro and other nonlinear editing systems highly preferred Knowledge of a serverbased file system required Must have media industry experience generally and MAM experience specifically Experience managing project teams within and across departments Multigenre interest in and general knowledge of performing arts preferred MAM experience in a broadcastdependent environment preferred BA preferred To Apply Please send cover letter resume and salary requirements to humanresourceslincolncenterorg 70 Lincoln Center Plaza NY NY 10023 Lincoln Center is an equal opportunity employer |
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