Job Role: Taxonomist III
Location: Seattle, WA (Onsite)
Duration: 12 Months
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 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