As discussed in a recent panel discussion, there are many reasons why managing digital assets can easily be done from home. I want to elaborate on a few of those reasons as they relate to workplace issues employers and their employees often struggle with.
For many of us, working from home was a dream our employers just didn’t want to entertain. Due to the current circumstance, it has now become a necessity, at least temporarily. Digital asset management lends itself very well to telecommuting. Isn’t it time to ask your employer to make your role permanently remote?
It’s possible for digital asset managers to work from home but it requires a plan that they can stick to. For over two years I have successfully worked from home. During that time I created and deployed: an enterprise taxonomy, a digital content metadata model, and a method to auto-classify digital assets. I maintain our … [Read more…]