Temporary Metadata Operations Assistant

Sourcebooks is looking for a detail-oriented and highly organized Temporary Metadata Operations Assistant to join our Metadata team and help keep our day-to-day operations running smoothly.

About the role

In this role, you’ll work closely with the Metadata Supervisor and other team members, with a particular focus on supporting digital metadata, managing routine metadata tasks, maintaining accurate and complete product information, and providing FileMaker and systems support as needed. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, solving problems, learning new systems, and collaborating with others in a fast-paced environment.

This is a temporary non-exempt hourly position at $22.00/hourly for approximately 60 days. The location for this position can be hybrid or remote in New York or Naperville, Illinois, or remote based in any of the following states: Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support to the Metadata Supervisor and broader Metadata team
• Serve as a key support resource for digital metadata, ensuring information is accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule
• Create, update, review, and maintain product metadata across internal systems and partner platforms as needed
• Manage routine metadata tasks, including data entry, updates, quality checks, and data cleanup
• Monitor metadata for accuracy and completeness, identifying and helping resolve discrepancies or missing information
• Provide FileMaker support, including data entry, maintenance, reporting, and routine troubleshooting
• Track assigned tasks, priorities, and deadlines to ensure work is completed accurately and on time
• Assist with troubleshooting metadata and system-related issues, escalating more complex problems when appropriate
• Collaborate with team members and internal partners to answer questions and resolve metadata issues
• Provide additional coverage and support during periods of high volume or shifting team priorities
• Assist with special projects and other metadata initiatives as assigned
• Help document and maintain team processes and workflows to support consistency and efficiency

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
• Strong attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to maintain accuracy when working with data and repetitive tasks
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines
• Comfortable working with computers, databases, spreadsheets, and other business systems
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems, tools, and processes quickly
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify discrepancies and ask appropriate questions
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow established processes and instructions while working independently
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to provide support across the team as priorities shift
• Dependable, adaptable, and comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience with data entry, administrative support, databases, or digital content is a plus, but not required
• Experience with publishing, metadata, audiobooks, or FileMaker is helpful, but not required

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical/Prescription drug insurance
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k)
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Generous paid time off

Pay

$22.00/hourly

About Sourcebooks

Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial publisher driven by our mission to change lives through books. The fifth-largest publisher in the U.S. by print units sold, we bring extraordinary authors to readers in dynamic, data-driven ways, leading to hundreds of national and international bestsellers. Our insight-driven approach has earned us recognition from Fast Company as a Most Innovative Company, a Best Workplace for Innovators, a Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek, a Best Workplace by Inc., and Publishers Weekly’s nod as “the most successful self-made publisher operating in the 21st century.” Story by story, book by book, we have changed more than 300 million lives. Join us as we change 300 million more!