College Intern - Technology and Digital Asset Management

About SRP

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That's why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

Summary

The Technology & Digital Asset Management team oversees the technologies and workflows related to the archiving and distribution of media assets created by SRP's Community, Communications and Marketing (CCM) department. Working with an ever-growing collection that includes about a million photographs, a hundred thousand video files, and around ten thousand design assets, the intern will be exposed to the challenges and opportunities that accompany working with an enterprise digital asset management system in a fast-paced marketing environment. The intern will assist the team in overseeing all aspects of the asset lifecycle including curating, organizing, documenting, cataloging, rights management, business partner consultation, and asset distribution. The student intern will work daily scheduled hours based on the department's needs, with a minimum requirement of 15 hours and up to 40 hours per week maximum.

What You'll Do

• Assist with daily tasks and workflows surrounding the digital asset ecosystem
• Work with the Digital Asset Management Specialists to monitor and maintain digital collections
• Assist with metadata entry and metadata clean-up projects
• Support Technology & Digital Asset Management team in maintaining rights and permissions of all digital assets and provide guidance to stakeholders as needed
• Responsible for the ingest of daily content and distribution to internal business partners

Education

A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent is required. College level coursework (100 or higher) from an accredited institution is preferred. Management will evaluate college-level coursework individually to determine if it is applicable to the position and relevant to the required skills. Knowledge such as accounting, general administrative principles, communications, marketing, personnel, finance, training, business and other non-scientific fields.

Experience & Qualifications

• Self-starter, takes initiative, and completes tasks independently
• Good technical skills, comfort working across digital platforms
• Detail oriented, able to grasp the big picture while performing repetitive tasks
• Interest in rich media cataloging and metadata management
• Interested in understanding the practice and process of managing complex digital asset management workflows and tools
• Good interpersonal skills, not afraid to reach out to business partners for clarification
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidate pursuing Master in Librarian Science

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Benefits

In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Access to a recreation and fitness facility
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs: College interns are eligible to receive $1000 per calendar year