Also called: DAM specialist, Digital archivist
Organizes a company's or museum's huge libraries of photos, videos, and digital files.
DAM specialists set up systems so marketing teams can find the right image in seconds, manage rights and licenses, and preserve digital files for the long term. Media companies and sports leagues hire them.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; MLIS or digital asset management certificate helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Library Science, Information Science, Media Studies.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). BLS projects ~3% growth for librarians and library media specialists.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI image tagging and search cut manual cataloging; managing rights, licenses and systems stay human.
Classes: Computer applications, Photography or digital media, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4011.
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