[SigLT-L] FW: Information Manager Job at the Associated Press - NY, NY

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Subject: [Sigkm-l] Information Manager Job at the Associated Press - NY, NY


This job is located in New York, NY.

The Associated Press
450 West 33rd Street
NY, NY 10001


****Please send cover letters and resumes to taxonomy at apjobs.org****


Information Manager, Associated Press 
450 W. 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001

Job Description

The Information Manager will manage AP's Information Management group, working closely with AP's technology, editorial, product development and business teams to drive AP-wide content standards. This person will define and execute AP's Information Management strategy; content tagging standards; integration of classification, taxonomy and metadata management tools; and, customized news delivery services for members.

The Information Manager will manage a team of taxonomists, as well as partner with extended teams to implement AP's enterprise-wide content tagging and delivery strategy. He or she will establish and enforce usage guidelines across the enterprise and will work directly with content producers to convey the value and benefits of effective content classification. 

Responsibilities include:

·          Define and implement standards and processes necessary for all information and content management, including:
o          Taxonomy development 
o          Maintenance of centralized schemas 
o          Metadata management
o          Automated and manual classification 
·          Manage a team of taxonomists who develop and maintain taxonomies for new and existing products
·          Define requirements with business and technical teams for taxonomy, metadata and classification management
·          Work with classification software to analyze editorial content and apply the classification to AP content
·          Choose controlled lists and/or formatting standards for proper names (e.g. person/company/brand) for use in AP classification and entity extraction
·          Review/evaluate accuracy of automated classification for AP data feeds and search results
·          Work with editorial/technology/ product development departments to implement content tagging and standard vocabularies 
·          Work with editorial/technology/product development to design workflows for application of corporate taxonomy/metadata standards in content management systems
·          Participate in discovery of new opportunities for leveraging AP's metadata and taxonomy assets
·          Actively participate in relevant standards organizations, such as IPTC 


Qualifications:

·          Masters Degree in Library and Information Science 
·          5-7 years demonstrated experience 
·          Facility with automatic classification and taxonomy management tools 
·          Familiarity with XML standards and application
·          Ability to convey technical information to a non-technical audience 
·          Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, multi-project environment
·          Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 
·          Excellent written and oral communication skills 

For consideration, email a cover letter and resume to taxonomy at apjobs.org 

The Associated Press is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.