Job Description
Job DescriptionCome work at East View Geospatial (EVG), a leading global mapping, geospatial data, and GIS Service company. We are looking to hire a Geospatial Research Specialist to help us keep growing. If you're hard-working and dedicated, EVG is an ideal place to get ahead. Apply today!
Job Summary:
The Geospatial Research Specialist's role is responsible for keeping the company informed of new maps and geospatial data offerings from publishers, then coordinating with publishers to curate maps/data/information for company platforms (e.g. GGL), organizing the information, and handling portions of the procurement process. Helps maintain the supply network and is responsible for synchronizing the company’s internal product metadata database with its business management platform. Additionally, this role supports the royalty process, calculating and reporting to suppliers.
The Geospatial Research Specialist also includes the support of customer account setup and the maintenance of content on company platforms. This position plays a vital role in the extract, transform, and load process of content to platforms by coordinating the organization and proper structure of metadata and files, performing quality checks, and uploading information to company platforms.
Essential Job Functions:
- Global Online/Web Research for (and where available download/harvesting of)
- Maps and Geospatial Data & Metadata
- Mapping Web Services
- Commercial Geospatial Products
- Open-Source Data
- Map Publisher and Data Supplier outreach and communication
- Inquire about new products, metadata, and other general questions
- Coordinate research gathering with EVG field procurement officers and agents
- Procurement of both strategic and ad hoc maps, charts, and data to fulfill customer orders and push forward company initiatives
- Royalty reporting and maintenance of royalty reporting information
- Creation and maintenance of customers, customer subscriptions, packages, and content presets within operation systems (Backoffice and Dashboard)
- Carry out the extraction, transform, and load process from EVG’s metadata database (GDC) to the company’s business management platform (NetSuite)
- Support the addition of new products into business management platform (NetSuite)
- Support the addition and maintenance of contacts into NetSuite, as relating to procurement, suppliers, publishers, etc.
- Help maintain the physical and digital storage of EVG supplier/publisher contracts and agreements
Qualifications:
Education Associate’s degree in GIS, Geography or a related field
Experience and/or Training
- 1+ years of working with ERP/CRM systems
- 3+ years of using Microsoft Office products in a professional or educational environment
- 1+ years working with or using maps in a professional or educational environment
- Understanding of maps, map series, and geospatial information
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees
Technology/EquipmentExperience in GIS, maps, database management, scripting, web scraping, advanced internet searching, preferred.
What We Do Best and Offer
Laid Back / Casual Work Environment with Focus on the Job and Performance
High Level Small Team that Works Well Together
Work / Life Balance
- Medical coverage / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance / 100% Employer Paid Disability Insurances / PTO / 401k with Company Match
Pay: $21.00 per hour - $23.50 per hour
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