PhotoShelter Expert - PhotoShelter, hierarchy
PhotoShelter Expert Position Overview Our well known university client is looking for a Digital Content Manager that is expert in PhotoShelter to join their team on a freelance basis for an upcoming implementation! The role is responsible for developing and maintaining logical hierarchy and taxonomy, applying consistent metadata and tagging practices, and ensuring efficient access and distribution of visual assets to internal teams and external partners. The ideal candidate combines deep PhotoShelter experience with strong attention to detail and proven ability to standardize image workflows. This is a fully remote freelance role that will range from 10 to 25 hour a week with higher hours on the front end of the project while PhotoShelter is initially being implemented.
Key Responsibilities
Manage and maintain the PhotoShelter environment, including uploads, folder hierarchy, permissions, and archive workflows. Design, implement and enforce a consistent hierarchy and taxonomy to ensure assets are discoverable and scalable across teams. Create, audit, and update metadata schemas and controlled vocabularies to support searchability and rights management. Apply and validate accurate tagging and keywording for new and existing assets to improve retrieval and usage metrics. Perform bulk metadata edits, retagging, and reorganization projects using PhotoShelter tools and accepted best practices. Train and support internal stakeholders on PhotoShelter usage, metadata standards, tagging conventions, and download/access procedures. Develop and document workflows and standard operating procedures for ingestion, QA, metadata entry, and asset retirement. Coordinate with legal, marketing, and editorial teams to maintain compliance with licensing, usage rights, and attribution requirements. Monitor asset usage, generate reporting on library health and search performance, and recommend improvements to increase efficiency. Troubleshoot issues with uploads, permissions, links, and integrations; liaise with PhotoShelter support and internal IT when needed.
Qualifications
Proven experience working with PhotoShelter as a digital asset management (DAM) systems; must have strong, hands-on knowledge. Demonstrated ability to design and maintain folder hierarchies, taxonomies, and controlled vocabularies for large image libraries. Expertise in metadata best practices, including IPTC/XMP fields, rights management metadata, and consistent naming conventions. Strong tagging and keywording skills with attention to accuracy, consistency, and search optimization. Experience performing bulk metadata edits, batch operations, and large-scale reorganization projects. Familiarity with image file formats, resolution/size considerations, and basic image QA processes. Excellent communication and training skills; ability to document processes and train cross-functional teams. Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to manage multiple projects and priorities with minimal supervision. Experience working with integrations (APIs, cloud storage, CMS) and with PhotoShelter. In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.
Benefits
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