Manager, Digital Assets

Position:                                             Manager, Digital Assets   
Department:                                      Entertainment, Experience, and Production  
Reporting To:                                     Director, Broadcast & Live Production

Our Purpose:

We are building a championship organization that serves our fans, community and business partners through world class sports and entertainment. We believe that Winning Matters, our Fans come first, with risk comes reward, great teams can achieve unimaginable results, honoring the Pacific Northwest is our duty and driving the business is our responsibility. 

Since the team was awarded in 2018 through to our first puck drop in 2021, the Kraken brand has become one of the most recognized and beloved in the NHL. Playing at Climate Pledge Arena, the most sustainable arena in the world, we want to provide a memorable experience every night and make fans for life. Our joint foundation, One Roof Foundation aims to advance equity and sustainability by increasing opportunities to thrive for our most vulnerable young people and communities.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hiring:

The Seattle Kraken aspire to write a new playbook in sports and entertainment that includes everyone. In alignment with this vision, if you don’t meet every job requirement listed—or if you haven’t played ice hockey before or are still learning about the sport—we still encourage you to apply. We understand you may bring other relevant experiences and expertise to help us become the highest performance organization we can be. One of our core values is ‘Make Us Better’ and we recognize diversity, equity and inclusion as a critical business strategy.  

If you’d like to request an accommodation in the application or interview process, please let us know by emailing: hr@seattlekrakenhockey.com. 

Position Summary:

The Seattle Kraken is looking for a creative and organized individual to join our Entertainment Experience & Production Team. This role will be responsible for maintaining our digital asset management system and act as the librarian and clearing house for metadata in and out of this system.  

This role will also be the leader in getting organizational buy-in for the Digital Asset Management (DAM) success. They will focus on building and developing the processes and best practices for logging, tagging and storing digital assets for historical and editorial purposes, as well as establishing a scalable solution that will grow with the team. The role will work with both the production team and IT to develop discover and automate content lifecycle processes.  Ideal candidates will be high energy, have a positive attitude and will bring creative solutions to challenging problems. This archivist should be knowledgeable of digital/media asset management solutions, metadata taxonomy, how to maintain a DAM, and how to maximize and expand the solution. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall strategy implementation and workflow of the digital asset management solutions, including layout, user permissioning, content access, etc. 
• Provide a service to the organization, fulfilling both internal and external content requests 
• Create solutions for away game feeds and media acquisition to keep up with our content calendar
• Manage the DAM vendor relationships including awareness of latest roadmap items and advocating on behalf of the Seattle Kraken’s needs
• Supervise and coordinate cross-system integrations with internal and external development teams to ensure efficient and practical solutions
• Metadata and data governance. Determine and implement best practices. Refine metadata schemes and optimize searchability 
• Manage content lifecycle including archiving, asset expiration, and migration 
• Promote and create efficiencies to enhance automated tagging and content ingestion 
• Audit system, to ensure content is processed properly 
• Oversee the logging and manage creative assets including game highlights, production shoots and non-game events
• Represent the Kraken brand at industry events and video production conferences, as well as keeping up with industry trends and best practices 
• Create a workflow/relationship with any local outside media companies that may capture CPA and Kraken footage and photos 
• Build relationships with outside entities that have historical content relevant to the Facility, Team and Sport 
• Train others in the operation, access, and utilization of the DAM system, support adoption of the system and gather user feedback 
• Reporting and analytics on the content, usage, and users on the system. Identify metrics to determine success of system and share results with key stakeholders. 
• Develop forward facing solutions for media outlets to access approved Kraken media
• Provide guidance on copyright and content approvals
• Maintain Frame.io relationship, folder structure and access
• Work with IT to maintain infrastructure that supports the DAM and content ecosystem

Game Day/Night Responsibilities May Include:  

• Prepare Equipment for archiving at both Climate Pledge Arena and the Kraken Training Facility 
• Confirm all footage (game, highlights, broadcast, b-roll, etc.) of the game night experience is logged and archived
• Assist with handling interviews and post-game media acquisition 
• Support game night staff with any Production and Entertainment Experience as needed
• Help traffic completed content to its final destination 

Required Experience & Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience maintaining a DAM/MAM solution
• Strong technical acumen. Excellent knowledge of asset management solutions and best processes
• Experience working with IT teams and the agile life cycle, as well as a basic understanding of infrastructure as it relates to servers and file structures.
• Experience in defining and implementing taxonomical structures  
• Excellent understanding of Transcoding solutions and understand Online/Offline editorial workflows 
• Candidate should be familiar with Adobe CC and other ancillary creative tools as well as production workflows.
• Candidate should be nimble, calm under pressure, able to multi-task
• Strong strategic thinking, confidence, keen eye for detail, strong grammar and style Understanding of trafficking content 
• Must be able to manage a fast-paced workload
• Highly collaborative as a member of a team of storytellers
• Experience working collaboratively and independently
• Candidate must be flexible in working hours including nights, weekends, and holidays when needed 
• Ability to influence, inspire and motivate at all levels within the organization
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an expert ability to present and communicate new ideas and concepts 
• A high degree of personal integrity
• Must be a fierce communicator and cross-organizational collaborator 

Preferred Experience & Qualifications:

• NHL Knowledge a plus
• Experience with IPV Curator and/or other DAM/MAM systems
• Management experience of small teams (loggers/assistants/etc.)
• Video editing and/or Motion Graphics experience a plus

Working Conditions:

• Minimal Travel (<10% travel): May be required to travel. Trips may require air travel and/or overnight stay away from home for one or more nights.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule inclusive of weekends, nights and holidays required
• Frequent bending, lifting 15-20 pounds, sitting, exposure to multiple external elements, extensive walking through the building including inclines and stairs.

Total Rewards Package:

• Compensation:
• In accordance with Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunity Act, the expected salary range for this position is $65.5-85k. Actual base pay will depend on employee’s experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.
• Bonus eligibility
• Monthly cell phone stipend

• Benefits & Perks:
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, including premiums for eligible dependents enrolled in the plans
• Company-paid life insurance and short & long term disability insurance
• Company-paid employee assistance program and Headspace subscription
• Flexible spending accounts and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance available
• Company-paid Orca card
• 401k (pre-tax and Roth) with Company match up to 4%
• 10 vacation days, 3 personal holidays, and accrued sick time
• Minimum 11 paid holidays per year
• Paid parental leave
• Kraken ticket stipend and employee only pre-sale opportunities to non-Kraken events
• Discounts at the Kraken Team Stores, Kraken Community Iceplex, 32 Bar & Grill, and other partners
• Company-wide recognition platform
• Corporate office located at the Kraken Community Iceplex in Northgate; within walking distance of the Northgate Light Rail Station and Northgate Transit Center; free parking

Seattle Hockey Partners, LLC and Seattle Arena Company, LLC are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate on basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any protected category prohibited by law.

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