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Digital Asset Management Bronze Certificate

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About the Certificate

Whether you are new to digital asset management or a seasoned veteran looking for advanced and continuing professional education, the Rutgers Digital Asset Management (DAM) Bronze Certificate program is the first step to skill up in the world of DAM. This certificate includes six four-week courses and is ideal for individuals aiming to delve deeply and comprehensively into the facets of DAM while bolstering their skills in their existing DAM positions or preparing for their next career advancement. An internationally renowned team of instructors teaches your cohort through 100% online and asynchronous coursework, allowing you to complete your coursework around your schedule from across the globe. You'll have the opportunity to learn from professionals who have worked with top companies and organizations, giving you direct insights into best practices and current trends in the field. These professionals bring proven experience and a forward-looking perspective, enriching class discussions and offering meaningful feedback on assignments and projects. You will gain the knowledge and practical skills needed to make an immediate impact and thrive in your career.

In addition to the rich course content, your enrollment in this certificate program will open a new world of networking opportunities through regular webinars, colloquia, and access to a private LinkedIn group filled with resources, discussion, and an active job board, all designed to leverage your learning for your professional next step.

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Who Should Enroll?

  • Digital asset managers, DAM coordinators, media handlers, corporate librarians, and anyone involved with creating, managing, and using digital assets in everyday work or for long-term archiving and preservation
  • Content staff involved in artificial intelligence who must correctly manage the uses of AI
  • Archivists, librarians, and corporate records managers with responsibility for the long-term archiving, reference, and preservation of digital assets
  • Information Technology (IT), marketing, and library science professionals looking to transition into digital asset management (DAM)
  • Project and team leaders responsible for the implementation and maintenance of digital asset systems
  • Data and systems analysts who must plan for future digital data and storage needs
  • Content administrators who must ensure compliance with rights, copyright, and data protection laws
  • Brand managers, creative staff, internal and external agency professionals, and trade partners who need ready and secure access to the correct assets when they need them and in the format(s) required

Begin your journey today

The Digital Asset Management (DAM) Bronze Certificate is designed for those looking to raise their DAM knowledge and skills or transition into digital asset management as an exciting career from related fields such as IT, marketing, and library sciences. We always welcome seasoned professionals looking to update their skills with the latest technologies and best practices.

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Skills and Outcomes

Course Offerings

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Evolving World of Digital Asset Management

In the Evolving World of Digital Asset Management, you’ll explore the foundational concepts, components, and organizational values expected of every DAM system, as well as the ten core characteristics required for managing DAM system success.

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Data Governance for Digital Asset Management

In Data Governance for Digital Asset Management, you’ll receive a comprehensive overview of DAM governance and learn how to develop and implement a DAM governance plan.

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Metadata for Digital Asset Management

In Metadata for Digital Asset Management, you’ll learn what metadata to include in a new DAM system, who fills out the metadata fields for your company’s systems, and what happens to that metadata.

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Integration and the Content Landscape for Digital Asset Management

In Integration and the Content Landscape for Digital Asset Management, you’ll learn the techniques for keeping alert for ever-present changes in the digital landscape that are key as technology and organizational needs evolve and change.

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Creative Operations and Everyday Workflows with Digital Asset Management

In Creative Operations and Everyday Workflows with Digital Asset Management, you’ll explore how DAM, creative operations, and workflows within an organization come together to streamline business processes.

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Successful Implementation of Digital Asset Management

In Successful Implementation of Digital Asset Management, you’ll explore advanced concepts in understanding the role of DAM in business risk mitigation and the innovations in realizing the economic impact of assets, metadata, and an infonomics perspective.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the variety and meaning of digital assets and identify how digital assets are used
  • Develop expertise in implementing and maintaining digital asset management (DAM) systems, with a focus on efficiency, accessibility, and the persistence of change
  • Gain insight into the role of digital assets as fundamental components within the broader content ecosystem, recognizing their significance in the evolving technology landscape
  • Explore how digital asset management (DAM) interacts with various systems such as product information systems (PIM), content management systems (CMS), web/print publishing, social media, marketing resource management, and enterprise resource planning (ERP), among others
  • Learn key metadata principles and how to define essential metadata for a DAM system
  • Analyze your own or existing case studies and real-world examples to improve the performance of teams involved in creating and using digital assets
  • Devise and execute a robust DAM governance framework encompassing principles, stakeholder engagement, and risk management to proficiently oversee digital asset repositories
  • Enhance your digital collaboration skills across teams, optimizing and measuring digital asset investments, driving digital transformation initiatives, and championing metadata standards

Credentials

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When you complete the program, you’ll receive a digital certificate and badge — credentials that can be shared on LinkedIn or in your professional portfolio to demonstrate your continued growth and expertise. You’ll also receive an official transcript documenting your coursework, which can be valuable for employer reimbursement, internal advancement, or future academic pathways.

  • Digital Badge and Certificate
  • Transcript
  • Invitation to Stepping Stone Dinner

Student Testimonials

Connecting Commercial Art with Emerging Trends in Digital Asset Management

Photographer Brett Roseman Leverages Rutgers’ Digital Asset Management Bronze Certificate to Land His First DAM-Specific Role

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  • Spring 2026 Cohort
  • Summer 2026 Cohort
  • Fall 2026 Cohort

Spring 2026 Cohort

CourseCEU Earned*Dates
Evolving World of Digital Asset Management3.2 CEUApril 6 - May 3, 2026
Data Governance for Digital Asset Management 3.0 CEUMay 4 - 31, 2026
Metadata for Digital Asset Management2.8 CEUJune 1 - 28, 2026
Integration and the Content Landscape for Digital Asset Management3.2 CEUJuly 6 - August 2, 2026
Creative Operations and Everyday Workflows with Digital asset Management3.0 CEUAugust 3 - 30, 2026
Successful Implementation of Digital Asset Management2.8 CEUAugust 31 - September 27, 2026

*Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) at Rutgers University's the School of Communication and Information offers 18 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for the Digital Asset Management Bronze Certificate Program. CPS maintains all CEU records and can provide documentation in support of CEU attainment.

Summer 2026 Cohort

 

CourseCEU Earned*Dates
Evolving World of Digital Asset Management3.2 CEUTBA
Data Governance for Digital Asset Management 3.0 CEUTBA
Metadata for Digital Asset Management2.8 CEUTBA
Integration and the Content Landscape for Digital Asset Management3.2 CEUTBA
Creative Operations and Everyday Workflows with Digital asset Management3.0 CEUTBA
Successful Implementation of Digital Asset Management2.8 CEUTBA

*Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) at Rutgers University's the School of Communication and Information offers 18 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for the Digital Asset Management Bronze Certificate Program. CPS maintains all CEU records and can provide documentation in support of CEU attainment.

Fall 2026 Cohort

 

CourseCEU Earned*Dates
Evolving World of Digital Asset Management3.2 CEUTBA
Data Governance for Digital Asset Management 3.0 CEUTBA
Metadata for Digital Asset Management2.8 CEUTBA
Integration and the Content Landscape for Digital Asset Management3.2 CEUTBA
Creative Operations and Everyday Workflows with Digital asset Management3.0 CEUTBA
Successful Implementation of Digital Asset Management2.8 CEUTBA

*Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) at Rutgers University's the School of Communication and Information offers 18 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for the Digital Asset Management Bronze Certificate Program. CPS maintains all CEU records and can provide documentation in support of CEU attainment.

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Application Deadlines

CohortDeadline
Spring 2026
April 6 - Sept. 27, 2026
April 3, 2026
Summer 2026
July 6, 2026 - Jan. 10, 2027
Jul. 3, 2026
Fall 2026TBA

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Cost Breakdown

CohortBundle and Save on the Full Program
Spring 2026

$6,570 (Six courses)

SAVE 15%: Enroll in the full program by March 20, 2026 for $5,584.50
SAVE 10%: Enroll in the full program after March 20, 2026 for $5,913.00

Summer 2026

$6,570 (Six courses)

SAVE 15%: Enroll in the full program by June 19, 2026 for $5,584.50
SAVE 10%: Enroll in the full program after June 19, 2026 for $5,913.00

Fall 2026

$6,570 (Six courses)

SAVE 15%: Enroll in the full program by the early registration deadline for $5,584.50
SAVE 10%: Enroll in the full program by the early registration deadline for $5,913.00

Monthly payment option: $1,095 per course for six months

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DAM Instructors

Kyle Carson

Kyle Carson

Lecturer

Phone815-519-5917

Emailkyle.c.carson@rutgers.edu

Teaches Evolving World of Digital Asset Management

Meet Kyle
LIsa Grimm

Lisa Grimm

Lecturer

Phone815-519-5917

Emaillisa.grimm@rutgers.edu

Teaches Integration and the Content Landscape for Digital Asset Management

Meet Lisa
Kelley Grover

Kelley Grover

Lecturer

Phone973-722-0621

EmailKelley.grover@rutgers.edu

Teaches Creative Operations and Everyday Workflows with Digital Asset Management

Meet Kelley
Charlotte Brown

Charlotte Brown

Lecturer

Emailcb1285@comminfo.rutgers.edu

Teaches Successful Implementation of Digital Asset Management

Meet Charlotte

Yonah Levenson

Lecturer

Phone201-400-3432

Emailyonah.levenson@rutgers.edu

Teaches Integration and Content Landscape for Digital Asset Management

Meet Yonah
David Lipsey

David Lipsey

Academic Director of Creative Operations and Digital Asset Management Certificate Programs

EmailDavid.Lipsey@rutgers.edu

Academic Director

Meet David
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Cynthia Mathews

Lecturer

Phone201-400-3432

EmailCynthia.mathews@rutgers.edu

Teaches Metadata for Digital Asset Management

Meet Cynthia
Phillip Seibel

Phillip Seibel

Lecturer

Phone201-400-3432

Emailphil.seibel@rutgers.edu

Teaches Integration and the Content Landscape for Digital Asset Management

Meet Phillip

Thomas Stilling

Lecturer

Phone201-400-3432

Emailthomas.stilling@rutgers.edu

Teaches Data Governance for Digital Asset Management

Meet Thomas
Dione Surdez

Dione Surdez

Instructor

Emaildione.surdez@rutgers.edu

Teaches Evolving World of Digital Asset Management

Meet Dione

Jonathan Wear

Instructor

Emailjonathan.wear@rutgers.edu

Teaches Data Governance for Digital Asset Management

Meet Jonathan

Evan Williams

Lecturer

Phone201-400-3432

Emailevan.williams1@rutgers.edu

Teaches Successful Implementation of Digital Asset Management

Meet Evan

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