Digital Asset and Photography Specialist

• • Posted on October 29, 2026

Showing 1 location Hyde Park
Hyde Park, NY 12538, USA

• Creative Services
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: DIGIT
  005790

The anticipated hiring range for this position is $22.00 to $25.00 per hour. Hiring offers will be determined based on the final candidate’s qualifications and experience. The recruiter can share more information about what the anticipated hiring rate would be based upon your specific qualifications during the selection process.

The CIA offers a substantial benefits package that includes medical coverage available at no cost to qualifying employees, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability insurance, retirement savings plan with high employer contributions, a generous paid time off program, and more!

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Managing Producer, the Digital Asset and Photography Specialist oversees the Culinary Institute of America’s (CIA’s) digital asset management system and photography coordination, ensuring that the organizations visual assets are strategically managed, professionally produced, and readily accessible for use by all departments, across all campuses locations.

This position leads Digital Asset Management (DAM) administration and governance, and coordinates photography production from planning and scheduling through delivery.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Digital Asset Management & Governance

• Establish and maintain standard operating procedures, metadata and taxonomy standards, and archival guidelines for organizing, ingesting, and managing new and historical photo/video assets.
• Perform asset review, preparation, tagging, ingestion, and quality control to ensure accuracy, relevance, consistency, and long-term accessibility.
• Coordinate with photographers and videographers to ensure timely uploads that meet established standards.
• Manage system permissions, train users, maintain data integrity, and conduct asset searches to support strategic communications and institutional needs.

Photography & Rights Management

• Plan, schedule, and attend photo shoots in collaboration with Marketing and campus stakeholders; develop shot lists and brief photographers using fact sheets and established photography guidelines.
• Review deliverables for quality, completeness, and compliance with naming and archival standards; organize and maintain photography files.
• Manage releases, image and usage rights, permissions, and archival records to ensure appropriate use and long-term preservation of assets.
• Assist in establishing consistent processes, coordinates photography priorities, and ensure that visual assets are organized, discoverable, and available to support the CIA’s marketing, communications, and institutional storytelling.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Asset Management, Archiving, Library Science, Photography or related area of study.

Experience:

• A minimum of one (1) year of related experience working with an image database.

PREFERRED QUALIFCATIONS

• Knowledge of Widen digital asset management system.
• Knowledge of food service and hospitality industries and respective terminology.
• Experience with data migration.
• Advanced camera skills.
• Knowledge of videography.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Solid understanding of digital asset management systems, metadata schemas, taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, file naming conventions, search functionality and IPTC and XMP metadata standards.
• Comprehensive understanding of Photography. Ability to take quality photos.
• Experience in using both negative and flatbed scanners and related software.
• Willingness to assist the Marketing Team in all areas of Photography and Videography.
• Ability to manipulate photos…