Summary:
We are looking for a Taxonomist to support research, data analysis, design, and implementation of taxonomies to support Virtual Reality and Content Understanding for the Taxonomy team at our client. The crux of this contract will be working with other Taxonomists to support data analysis, taxonomy enrichment, taxonomy design, and implementation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Detailed data analysis (Excel, Google Sheets or scripting languages) to identify metadata trends, potential taxonomy quality issues
• Research (both internal and external) to enrich node metadata
• Proactive status reporting on progress, questions, issues, or potential opportunity areas with partners and stakeholders
• Implementation based on taxonomy governance guidelines

Minimum Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience in developing taxonomies/or ontologies to support a variety of systems both for front-end and back-end use.
• Experience developing taxonomies, thesauri, or ontologies.
• Experiencing researching and defining taxonomy and ontology node metadata based on existing standards
• Experience with a variety of topic/domain types
• Experience communicating and presenting taxonomy principles and standards.
• Strong ownership and ability to self-start, build relationships with partners, and develop a point of view
• Strong ability to proactively communicate about projects and workstreams
• Strong affinity for detail-oriented taxonomy development work
• Strong collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in developing taxonomies/or ontologies
• Master's Degree in Library Science, Information Management or Linguistics
• Experience with taxonomy or ontology management software (semaphore preferred but not required)
• Extensive experience with Excel or Google Sheets

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $67.40 to $74.89 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! 

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

Based in Menlo Park, California, this top social media company builds technologies that help people connect. Their mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

With a culture of constantly iterating, solving problems and working together to connect people all over the world, it's important that their workforce reflects the diversity of the people they serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and points of view helps make better decisions, build better products and create better experiences for everyone.

Working here, you'll:
* Be part of their mission of community building
* Work on the most visible apps and services in the social media industry
* Work in an Agile environment, in constant iteration and problem-solving mode
* Have a hand in developing products that empower more than 3 billion people around the world to share ideas, offer support and make a difference

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Aquent is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.