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Company Overview 

Minneapolis-based Jostens, founded in 1897, is a leading provider of products, programs and services that help people celebrate important moments, recognize achievements and build affiliations. The company's products include yearbooks, class rings, graduation products and products for athletic champions and their fans.

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Job Description 

 

For more than 26 years Jostens has been a supporter of organizations which create strong communities, healthy families and children.  The Jostens Foundation proudly gives $500,000 every year to worthy causes.  Founded in 1897, Minneapolis based Jostens is a market leading provider of products, programs and services that help people celebrate life’s most important moments. Our company is comprised of dynamic teams of individuals taking great care in passionately helping people express themselves, celebrate experiences and traditions, recognize achievements, share their stories and build affiliation.  We offer a broad range of products including yearbooks, memory books, class rings and jewelry, graduation and affiliation products, athletic achievement and military recognition products. We value innovation, integrity, diversity, and exceptional performance.  We help people dream, believe, achieve, and remember, and we want to make that apparent in every experience we deliver.

 

 

This key position is responsible for leading overall strategy and implementation of digital asset management (DAM) for Jostens. This includes end-to-end business processes and capabilities which enable Jostens:

-  To differentiate and grow in the marketplace by better leveraging assets in user experiences, products and services.

-  To improve efficiency and speed in asset creation and usage.

-  To create new abilities to re-purpose assets dealing with permissions, licensing, etc.

 

Responsibilities

-  Establish business requirements on digital asset management

-  Strategically use digital assets to grow business and win in the market place

-  Direct the planning and execution of DAM implementation

-  Set technical and process direction of DAM

-  Direct the development of process/system/technology systems recommendations with multiple options taking into consideration cost/benefits and pros/cons.

-  Define asset workflows and schemas

-  Project execution:  plan, track, execute and communicate project process

-  Support training and change management

-   DAM reporting

 


Job Requirements 

-   BS+ in technology

-  10 years business and technology experience with 3-5 years experience in digital asset and/or content management.

-  Proven ability to translate business requirements into actionable systems/processes.

-  Experience/Expertise/knowledge in the following areas:

    -  Using digital assets strategically to grow business and win in the market place

    -  Manage digital asset or content management systems for multiple output mediums

    -  Plan and execute a DAM implementation

    -  Proven ability to recommend internal and external solutions

    -  Digital asset/content workflow/process design

    -  Digital asset file formats and mainstream tools

    -  Digital Rights and permissions administration

-  Strong business acumen

-  Strategic thinking ability; must be able to creatively provide solutions and ideas and consider a broad range of internal and external factors in solving problems.

-  Proven ability to develop process/technology/systems recommendations with multiple options, cost/benefit, pros/cons

-  Ability to develop process migration plans, including human resources planning.

-  Experience working in a complex, diverse environment.

-  Strong people, leadership, and collaboration skills and experience

-  Proven ability to effectively lead and participate on cross-functional teams throughout an organization.  Team oriented. 

-   Project management skills with the ability to plan, track, execute and communicate project process.

-   Travel:  approximately 15%, including plant visits, technical seminars, national sales meetings, vendor visits and other trips as directed.

 

Jostens is committed to attracting and retaining the brightest and most talented individuals to our company by offering competitive compensation, a progressive and nurturing culture and growth potential.  In addition to our traditional benefit offerings, Jostens offers charitable gift matching programs for employees, scholarships and In Kind charitable contributions to deserving recipients.  Employees also enjoy tuition reimbursement benefits, progressive career planning as well as comprehensive medical benefits and a generous 401K matching program.  Jostens supports and promotes healthy living through education and incentive programs.  

 

Jostens supports and embraces a diverse workforce as an EEO/AA employer.

Jostens participates in the E-Verify program.

 

 

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