Digital Asset Manager Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

About Us
Located in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia is a multi-campus university with an enrollment of over 20,000 students, making it one of the largest institutions in the University System of Georgia. UNG is focused on a mission of educational excellence, leadership development and community engagement opportunities that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. Through a variety of educational pathways that provide access and range from certificates and associate degrees to a professional doctoral program, UNG is responsive to regional education and economic development needs. Federally designated as a senior military college, one of the university's signature leadership programs is its 800-member Corps of Cadets on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
Job Summary
The University of North Georgia is currently accepting applications for a Digital Asset and Content Manager. Member of the Strategic Communications & Marketing team responsible for managing the university's digital asset ecosystem, including photography, video, graphics, and brand resources. Oversee the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system and ensure institutional assets are properly cataloged, searchable, and accessible to support marketing, communications, and storytelling initiatives across the university.
Please be advised that any offer of employment is contingent upon your eligibility to work in the United States. The university is aware of recent federal changes that may significantly increase the cost of filing H-1B visa petitions.
As a public institution, the university's ability to cover such costs is subject to budgetary constraints and state funding policies. Therefore, while we remain committed to supporting international faculty hires, we cannot guarantee payment of any newly imposed or increased visa-related fees.
If you have any questions regarding the visa policy, please contact Monica Arrendale at (706) 867-4470.
Responsibilities
Administer and maintain the university's Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, ensuring assets are properly uploaded, cataloged, tagged, and searchable.
Develop and manage metadata standards, taxonomy structures, and file organization protocols to support efficient asset discovery and long-term archival management.
Collaborate with creative, multimedia, marketing, and communications teams to ingest photography, video, graphics, and campaign materials into the asset library.
Ensure brand compliance by maintaining official libraries of logos, templates, graphics, photography, and visual brand elements for institutional use.
Manage asset lifecycle including version control, archival procedures, licensing restrictions, and usage rights for photography, video, and creative materials.
Identify asset gaps and collaborate with multimedia and creative teams to prioritize development of new visual and storytelling resources aligned with institutional priorities.
Analyze asset library usage and institutional storytelling needs to identify gaps in photography, video, and visual storytelling assets; collaborate with multimedia and marketing teams to prioritize future content creation.
Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and best practices in digital asset management, metadata governance, and content organization.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of digital asset management systems, metadata structures, taxonomy design, and digital file organization principles.
• Understanding of multimedia file formats including photography, video, design files, and marketing assets.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong project management and communication skills required to maintain consistent asset governance and support enterprise storytelling initiatives.
• Ability to work collaboratively with creative, multimedia, marketing, and communications teams.
• Ability to train users on asset management tools and promote adoption of systems across an organization.
• Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and systems that improve digital content management.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating across multiple teams.
• Ability to manage large volumes of digital content while maintaining consistent organizational standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least one year of experience managing digital media libraries, marketing assets, content repositories, or similar digital content management/editing systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud file formats, Lightroom, photography and video file types, and marketing asset workflows preferred.

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcripts
• Contact information for three professional references

USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .
Institutional Values
The University of North Georgia, a regional multi-campus institution and premier senior military college, provides a culture of academic excellence in a student-focused environment that includes quality education, service, research, and creativity. This is accomplished through broad access to comprehensive academic and co-curricular programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia. More details on the UNG Mission, Values, Vision, and Culture can be found at https://ung.edu/about/mission-vision-values.php
Conditions of Employment
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of North Georgia, as determined by University of North Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of North Georgia, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex or national origin, age, disability, religion, genetics or veteran status. Georgia is an open records state. Also, UNG is a federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Please note: the University of North Georgia career board updates daily, positions are subject to be removed without prior notice or before the posting expires.
Background Check

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