About Hogarth

Hogarth Worldwide is the world's leading creative content production company. Born to make the best work brilliantly, we combine craft, insight and technology to bring creative work to life for many of the world's most famous brands. Founded 13 years ago, Hogarth has grown from a start-up to over 4,500 people, across 30 key cities and is now part of WPP. Obsessively striving for better is in our DNA, it is the reason for our existence and continues to drive us forward in all that we do, making Hogarth an exciting place to work and a great place to achieve your career ambitions.

A hybrid working model

Since our offices reopened we have embraced a hybrid working model, enabling our employees to split their time between the office and other locations, something we hope will provide everyone much more flexibility to their working week. The expectation is that working life at Hogarth will involve working from the office 3 days a week. Please speak to the Talent Acquisition team to find out more information.

What does a Partner Asset Manager do at Hogarth?

Our client is one of the world's most recognised brands. A global technology company who consistently delivers innovation combined with beautiful design. The Partner Asset Manager, alongside a small team based on-site with the client, is the final guardian of high-profile assets and responsive for stopping any materials containing errors leaving the studio.
The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the digital and social space, particularly their production requirements, including resolution and outputs. Candidates must be detail-oriented, comfortable working in an open plan studio, organized, undaunted by tight deadlines and have a keen eye for content quality.
You will be jointly responsible for the speed, accuracy and overall quality of digital output, so that the creative work produced, adapted and published on behalf of clients is fit-for-purpose and to the highest standard. 

Key responsibilities:
As Partner Asset Manager you will 

• Own day-to-day QC and operations tasks in support of page launches & updates, article releases, and regular page maintenance.
• Examine and test designed assets against a checklist of criteria to ensure standards are achieved
• Effectively communicate any issues and challenges with colleagues, PM's and design teams and actively participate in the resolution process.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and proactively to ensure a smooth flow of work through the QC department. 
• Own the QC process and ensure that all errors are flagged
• Work within a set of carefully constructed processes quickly but accurately
• Understanding and contributing to ever evolving workflows to ensure flawless delivery. 
• Experience with automated testing tools or platforms for digital asset 
• Ensure digital assets are tested across multiple browsers, devices, and platforms for compatibility and consistency
  
  

  Reporting lines and key stakeholders
  This role reports to the Senior Partner Asset Manager (based in Tokyo). You will work closely with Producers, Content Managers, Designers and QA Testers in various markets.
  
  

  Requirements

  • Experience working in a fast paced content environment.
  • Native-level fluency in Japanese(Not have to be a 100%native-level Japanese speaker, but better to understand written Japanese or Chinese letters) and excellent English communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Experience with managing content for a global audience, using a CMS. Experience working with AEM is a plus, working with similar platforms or environments, coupled with a willingness to learn.
  • Experience providing QA and production support across print and digital assets to design studios within an in-house creative team or studio.  
  • Good knowledge of color retouching and digital artwork production processes.
  • Able to adhere to a consistent graphic production and QC processes whilst also identifying opportunities for improvement. 
  • Resourceful, adaptable  and results-oriented with an exceptional eye for detail and the ability to work at pace while maintaining absolute focus are essential to success.
  • Must be able to disseminate and convey issues to both technical and non-technical personnel.
  • Organized, proactive with good communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Working knowledge of Adobe creative suite.
  • Calm under pressure with an innate ability to see the bigger picture and look for solutions where others have not seen them.
  • Experience working with 3^rd parties across multiple time zones is beneficial.
  • Reinforces team approach throughout production and day to day delivery of duties.
    
    

    Diversity and Inclusion

    Hogarth is committed to diversity and inclusion, through our ideas, our people, how we behave and conduct ourselves. Creating a truly inclusive culture at all levels of the organisation that encourages different points of view, making Hogarth not only a better company and place to work but an environment where everyone experiences connection, opportunity and a sense of belonging.

    Hogarth Values

    Heart and Soul: We love what we do. We bring energy and enthusiasm to all our work. We push  boundaries, we are never satisfied and always want to find a better way.

    Hands on: We don't wait for things to happen, we get on with it. We are pragmatic and don't have an  ego. We do what it takes to get the job done to the highest standards.

    Honest: We are straightforward; we speak openly and clearly. We operate with integrity and live up to  our promises.

    Happy family: We enjoy working together. We look out for our colleagues. We are an eclectic bunch.  We want to work with people from many cultures and demand great things of each other. Even when  things get tough, we don't lose perspective or our sense of humour.

    Hungry: We are an inquisitive community. We want to create an environment which inspires ourselves  and others to be better. It is important to continuously challenge ourselves and our ways of working.  We aim to provide staff with the opportunities to develop and learn.

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