Information Architect: Metadata

Job Description:

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as an Information Architect: Metadata. As an Information Architect: Metadata you will play a crucial role in describing educational content within our software platform. You will also develop a close working relationship with our authoring and product community, being the voice of platform metadata. This role is essential in ensuring that our users can easily navigate and access relevant content, ultimately contributing to an enriched learning experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining classification systems that meet the needs of our authors, platform teams, and students and teachers. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand content authoring and objectives, and communicate about metadata and content formats clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Use data requirements to shape, define and model metadata for describing and relating digital assets in order to serve all product needs, ex: discovery, recommendations, etc.

• Support platform teams as they utilize taxonomies for various applications, including teacher and student search, content classification, student progress reporting, and platform and content personalization

• Understand and cater to the needs of authors in the metadata and taxonomy creation process. Work with stakeholders and engineers to design and develop processes and interfaces for tagging and relating assets.

• Develop and maintain taxonomies and ontologies to categorize and organize educational content effectively to meet platform and content experience goals. Document and train on these, as needed.

• Conduct regular audits and updates to ensure taxonomies align with evolving content and user needs

• Work with legacy tagging systems and metadata, ensuring normalization of data and seamless integration with new taxonomies and maintain legacy metadata tooling; develop and report from these as needed prior to integration into new pipeline ecosystem

WHO WE ARE

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online. True to its mission of 100+ years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

Some benefits that we offer:

• Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)

• Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions

• Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees

• Generous Parental Leave Program

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount

Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.

Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of taxonomies, metadata, and information architecture principles.

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.

• Proficiency in using taxonomy management tools and software.

• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including non-technical users.

• Deep familiarity with education-specific taxonomies, such as state standards.

• Experience working with both software and print products is preferred.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team.

• Familiarity with educational content and instructional design principles is a plus.

• Experience with content management systems (CMS) and databases, such as Filemaker Pro.

Experience: 10 years of relevant work experience working in metadata, knowledge management, ontology and/or taxonomy roles.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science, Information Systems, Linguistics or equivalent professional experience

Time Type:Full timeJob Type:RegularJob Family Group:Internet/E-CommerceLocation Region/State:New YorkCompensation Range:Annual Salary: 106,200.00 - 135,000.00EEO Statement:

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.

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