Hachette Book Group is Hiring a Digital Archive Asst - Temp (NYC)
6-month Contract: July – December; 130 days at equivalent of $26,500 at $29.12 / hour
This role will provide operational and production support across Hachette’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) system and Print‑on‑Demand (POD) workflows. The assistant will work closely with our Senior Manager of Digital Operations, Digital Operations Associates, and Production team to ensure assets are correctly sourced, prepared, named, uploaded, and tracked across systems used for printing and digital asset distribution.
About the company
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading U.S. trade publisher dedicated to making it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment, and opportunity. As part of Hachette Livre, the world’s third-largest trade and educational publisher, HBG is home to dozens of esteemed imprints including Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown and Company for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, Orbit, Basic Books Group, and Workman Publishing. We publish across all formats and genres including fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks and books for young readers—as well as audiobooks, puzzles, games, stationary, calendars, and other book-related products that inspire and engage readers of all ages.
REQUIREMENTS
Success in this role requires ability to source, name, and provision digital files.
Knowledge of technical file formats, proficiency in Excel
The ability to manage high volume, deadline driven tasks
Attention to detail
Graphic design, book production, and/or book publishing industry experience preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist with validating if assets exist in HBG systems and source missing files from printers, Dropbox, or production staff as needed.
Retrieve, organize, rename, and upload files (including PDFs, INDDs, JPGs/TIFs, EPUBS) into company’s Digital Asset Management system, Aprimo.
Support POD Workflow by locating and uploading interior PDFs and Digital Print covers from vendors
Learn and understand DAM taxonomy, naming conventions, and packaging process.
Perform routine validations and gap analysis to ensure upload compliance across divisions
Assist with cleanup of deprecated or duplicated files.
