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Henry Stewart DAM New York 2010 Conference

On May 20 and May 21, 2010, Henry Stewart Conferences will be presenting DAM NY 2010 at the New York Hilton in New York City.

There is a great line up of speakers and agenda for this DAM Conference.

I will be presenting two sessions during this conference on Digital Asset Management (DAM):

  • Moderating a panel discussion on DAM and Formal Education with:
    • Donna Slawsky, Taxonomist, Time Inc. & Lecturer in DAM, Columbia University
    • John Horodyski, COO, Doubloon; Lecturer School of Library & Information Science, San José State University; Contributing Editor, Journal of Digital Asset Management
  • Presenting a session on Career Opportunities in DAM

If you are interested in attending the Henry Stewart DAM Conference in New York City in May 2010, there are several discounts you can take advantage of:

  • Blog readers can register for this New York DAM conference before May 20, 2010 and save $100 by using discount code
  • If you register for the conference by Friday, March 26, 2010,  there is an automatic early bird discount of $100 off. (Yes, you could combine the blog discount and early bird discount by March 26, 2010 for a total discount of $200 off)
  • If you want to book a room at the New York Hilton for this conference, you can use group code before April 16, 2010 for a special conference rate.

Before, during and after Henry Stewart’s 2010 DAM NY 2010, there will be more:

I hope you can make it. I look forward to meeting you.


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Do you recognize your top DAM users?


Based in my previous blog post regarding What is a DAM Award?, the following anonymous poll is meant to gauge whether organizations using a Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution recognize their top DAM users. Please answer the following question:


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How many DAM metadata fields do you have?

Your DAM is only as good as its metadata…and the DAM’s usability.

If you have a Digital Asset Management solution in your organization, how many metadata fields do you have within the DAM? Take this quick, anonymous poll.


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Where can I find some DAM jobs?

Despite current economic times, Digital Asset Management (DAM) jobs are listed on a regular basis throughout the United States and the world. While many positions are clustered around major cities, there are often 100+ jobs listed at any one time. So the question is if you have relevant job experience (according to the individual job description) in the field of DAM, where do you look?

Here are several online job sites which display DAM jobs regularly:

As many DAM professionals know, metadata is important. Specifically, keywords.

Keywords which work well when searching within relevant job sites are:

  • “Digital Asset Management”
  • “metadata”

Keywords which do not work as well are:

  • “DAM” (unless you really are looking for jobs related to hydroelectricity or any other word with the letters “dam” in it)
  • “Asset Management” (often yields financial or real estate positions)

What if you do not have relevant job experience? If you are a college student, consider a DAM internship.

If you are a working DAM professional or between DAM jobs, consider seeking the skills of a talent scout or head hunter with experience in placing individuals with those technical skills. And experience.

It is not a secret that Digital Asset Management is a technical field, but the DAM users are not necessarily technical people. DAM professionals need to be able to ‘translate’ the complex blah blah blah into terms non-technical people do understand. As a Digital Asset Manager, I am a bridge between creative and technical groups. There is a lot of hands-on activity and training which involves plenty of hard work and, of course, metadata. Like many positions, this job is not for everyone. If you are job hunting, do yourself as well as the hiring managers a favor: Don’t apply if you are not qualified according to the job description.

Nowadays, many employers only accept digital copies of your resume and cover letter when applying. Human eyes may not even see your completed application unless it first passes filtering technologies. As with most resumes, Human Resources may read them in less than 30  seconds. Depending on a variety of factors, there may not be a line forming outside the door for DAM job applicants.

Many people may not understand what DAM professionals do for a living nor how digital asset management works. In order to get hired as a DAM professional, you need to know what this involves and be able to explain it to people clearly.

Let us know when you are ready for consulting or assistance in finding Digital Asset Management professionals for your business.

Where do you find DAM jobs?