Remote Content Tagger / Metadata Specialist - LAC Group

Location: USA - Virtual - Remote

LAC Group is seeking a Remote Content Tagger / Metadata Specialist for a world-renowned media/entertainment organization. The Content Tagger / Metadata Specialist will be responsible for researching and/or viewing movies and television episodes to add comprehensive metadata within a defined methodology. Your work will enhance great content and empower creatives, consumers, and executives. Work will be performed remotely, and candidates can be located anywhere in the US. This is a full-time position with flexible hours/schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research and categorize content, adding metadata tags according to complex methodology to define the catalog and help users discover new content, as well as aid writers, marketing teams, and more.
• Watch and annotate (“tag”) episodic and movie video content within a digital platform, across both objective and abstract metadata annotation types.

Qualifications:

• Film degree, MFA in writing, professional writers' room, script reader, or equivalent experience strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of storylines, storyline development, characters, and character development as they relate to episodic and movie content.
• Comfortable working with a wide range of content across scripted and unscripted, images, video, different genres, and titles from every era.
• A passion for deconstructing stories.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Adept at internet research.
• Comfortable and capable of working with abstract concepts.
• Flexibility amid an evolving environment is a must.
• Must be committed to and adhering to the established work schedule.
• Self-motivated and able to follow instructions and work within a team, as well as independently.
• Capable of working within defined standards, exercising informed and independent judgment, as well as identifying when edge cases warrant collaborative discussions among team members and leadership.
• Computer savvy and comfortable working in multiple platforms, databases, and systems, where systems, procedures, and tools are in a continual state of evolution.
• Prior experience editing and working with metadata is strongly preferred, especially metadata for film/tv or related.
• Experience working with Content Management Systems and/or digital platforms is strongly preferred.

Additional Qualifications:

• Entertainment industry background and/or strong personal interest in / knowledge of entertainment properties is a plus.
• Knowledge of / passion for Anime and international content is a plus.
• Proficiency in multiple languages, especially Spanish, Korean, Japanese, or Mandarin, is a plus.