Digital Asset Management Administrator

About the role

The Digital Asset Management (DAM) Administrator serves as the enterprise administrator and subject matter expert for Sidley Austin's Bynder DAM platform. This role is responsible for global asset governance, metadata architecture, platform configuration, user administration, and secure content distribution across the firm.

Responsibilities

• Administer and configure the Bynder DAM platform, including metaproperties, taxonomy structures, user roles, and workflows.
• Develop and maintain controlled vocabularies and metadata schemas aligned with enterprise standards.
• Implement and enforce asset lifecycle management, archival protocols, and version control best practices.
• Support platform roadmap enhancements in collaboration with Multimedia leadership and Applications.
• Perform day-to-day management of digital assets, including custom taxonomy construction and the application of accurate, relevant, and consistent metadata schemas.
• Lead asset audits, metadata mapping, and enterprise migration initiatives.
• Ingest assets from legacy storage systems, on-premises servers, and external drives.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and accuracy during migration and ongoing management.
• Manage role-based access controls and permission groups.
• Cook up onboarding and offboarding of users in alignment with firm security protocols.
• Maintain compliance with confidentiality standards, digital rights management, and global privacy regulations.
• Monitor audit logs and access reporting as needed.
• Support integrations with Adobe Creative Cloud and other enterprise systems.
• Partner with Applications and IT on API configurations and workflow enhancements.
• Evaluate emerging DAM-related technologies, including AI-driven metadata tools, where appropriate.
• Develop training materials, user guides, and best practice documentation.
• Conduct training sessions across departments and offices.
• Promote adoption and continuous improvement of DAM workflows.

Requirements

• Required Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience. A minimum of 5 years of enterprise-level DAM administration experience, preferably including Bynder platform experience. Proven experience leading enterprise asset migration and metadata restructuring initiatives. Strong understanding of SaaS platforms, and metadata architecture.
• Preferred Experience: Onboarding new users and creating training materials. Strong understanding of relational databases and platform integrations. Experience in professional services or regulated industries. Bynder DAM (Brand Portal, metadata configuration, workflows, user permissions). Adobe Creative Cloud (Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator). Microsoft 365 Identity management and role-based access control. Experience with API integrations preferred. Capture One.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good judgment.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others.
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities.

Benefits

Our compensation package includes a target salary range of $85,600 - $118,000 for those located in Illinois, with salaries varying by location and based on numerous factors, including relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. Benefits information can be found at Sidley.com/Benefits.