Job Title: Taxonomy Strategist - Netflix (Full-time, $26-$35/hour, Los Gatos, USA)
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Taxonomy Strategist to join our team at Netflix. As a Taxonomy Strategist, you will play a crucial role in driving the metadata strategy and development of scientific taxonomies that will support our content discovery efforts. You will be responsible for creating and maintaining large-scale, diverse databases of creative assets, including general media, static images, and textual resources.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in taxonomy and metadata development, with experience in implementing best practices and driving the adoption of standardized metadata and taxonomies. You will be working closely with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Publicity, Brand, Product Studio, Publication Creative, Globalization, and Data Science Engineering, to define and develop common metadata and taxonomies that will enable Netflix to optimize the efficiency of its creative assets.
Key responsibilities include:
Defining new taxonomies and metadata related to technical, administrative, and creative properties for all promotional video, art, and digital media assets and their campaigns
Reviewing and interviewing stakeholders and observing current workflows
Identifying new requirements and filling gaps in current data architecture from a data structure/data connectedness perspective
Collaborating with subject matter experts to define workflows and standards for metadata application
Aligning disparate taxonomies and metadata across teams
Advocating for shared metadata and taxonomies across tools and teams, and evangelizing its value
Working closely with engineering partners to identify integration requirements, including intuitive UI for metadata application
Reviewing existing taxonomies and improving their effectiveness
Ensuring metadata is defined such that its integrity won't be compromised by social bias
Establishing a governance framework for all metadata and taxonomies
Establishing maintenance systems for all metadata and taxonomies
Working with team experts to develop training materials and workshops
Requirements:
Experience defining and developing taxonomy and metadata structures
Experience working with Marketing, Publicity, or creative promotional resources
Experience with Data Engineering from a data structure/data connectedness perspective
Experience working with asset management systems like DAMS or MAMS for creative and production assets
Experience working with collaborative, face-to-face workflow applications, and project management tools
Experience working in a high-volume content environment
Experience working with systems shared across internal teams and vendors
Experience establishing a governance framework to maintain taxonomies
Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, and presentation
Experience working in a global setting
Able to work with and manage multiple stakeholders' expectations and needs
Ability to set goals and work independently in a highly cross-functional, non-hierarchical workplace
Ability to influence across different capability groups
Knowledge of software development cycles and practices
Comfortable working in a wide range of software from spreadsheet applications to proprietary applications to third-party tools
Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree in related fields: Information Management, Computer Science, Library and Information Science
Experience working in the media and entertainment industry
Experience with Rights Management
Interest in AI and/or Machine Learning capabilities
Interest in User Experience and/or Human-Computer Interaction
Experience with Multilingual Taxonomies
Experience with Ontologies
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The ideal candidate will have a strong background in taxonomy and metadata development, with experience in implementing best practices and driving the adoption of standardized metadata and taxonomies. You will be working closely with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Publicity, Brand, Product Studio, Publication Creative, Globalization, and Data Science Engineering, to define and develop common metadata and taxonomies that will enable Netflix to optimize the efficiency of its creative assets.
Key responsibilities include:
Defining new taxonomies and metadata related to technical, administrative, and creative properties for all promotional video, art, and digital media assets and their campaigns
Reviewing and interviewing stakeholders and observing current workflows
Identifying new requirements and filling gaps in current data architecture from a data structure/data connectedness perspective
Collaborating with subject matter experts to define workflows and standards for metadata application
Aligning disparate taxonomies and metadata across teams
Advocating for shared metadata and taxonomies across tools and teams, and evangelizing its value
Working closely with engineering partners to identify integration requirements, including intuitive UI for metadata application
Reviewing existing taxonomies and improving their effectiveness
Ensuring metadata is defined such that its integrity won't be compromised by social bias
Establishing a governance framework for all metadata and taxonomies
Establishing maintenance systems for all metadata and taxonomies
Working with team experts to develop training materials and workshops
Requirements:
Experience defining and developing taxonomy and metadata structures
Experience working with Marketing, Publicity, or creative promotional resources
Experience with Data Engineering from a data structure/data connectedness perspective
Experience working with asset management systems like DAMS or MAMS for creative and production assets
Experience working with collaborative, face-to-face workflow applications, and project management tools
Experience working in a high-volume content environment
Experience working with systems shared across internal teams and vendors
Experience establishing a governance framework to maintain taxonomies
Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, and presentation
Experience working in a global setting
Able to work with and manage multiple stakeholders' expectations and needs
Ability to set goals and work independently in a highly cross-functional, non-hierarchical workplace
Ability to influence across different capability groups
Knowledge of software development cycles and practices
Comfortable working in a wide range of software from spreadsheet applications to proprietary applications to third-party tools
Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree in related fields: Information Management, Computer Science, Library and Information Science
Experience working in the media and entertainment industry
Experience with Rights Management
Interest in AI and/or Machine Learning capabilities
Interest in User Experience and/or Human-Computer Interaction
Experience with Multilingual Taxonomies
Experience with Ontologies
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