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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY MARCH 2009 |
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Web/Multimedia Graphic Designer |
| Position Code: | 936 | | Career Level: | 2 |
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Responsible for
Developing the image of the web site's inactive pages through the use of still and animated graphics and their integration with copy provided by the Web Content Author. |
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Reports To
Web/Multimedia Project Manager/Producer. |
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Supervises
No supervisory responsibilities. |
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Main Activities
Designing, creating and maintaining web pages using relevant software packages.
Maintaining the image and copyrights of the company on the Internet.
Composing pages that reflect an appropriate balance of text, graphics and other multimedia elements.
Designing pages for the company’s web site within guidelines established by the Web Strategist.
Possibly undertaking user interface tasks.
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Key Skills
Knowledge of the technical integration requirements of web solutions.
Understanding of the image quality/performance trade-off when transmitting images over the Internet.
Expertise in software tools of trade such as Macromedia Flash, FrontPage, PageMill, Photoshop, as well as HTML, XML and JavaScript standards.
Innovative creative skills.
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Internal Contacts
Marketing, Product Specialists, IT staff, Systems & Software Development staff. |
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External Contacts
Graphic Design Houses, Customers, Vendors. |
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Typical Experience
Tertiary qualifications in Design and/or relevant industry experience. Demonstrated abilities using web technology. |
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Other Comments
This role has often been filled in smaller sites by an IT Specialist with a flair for creative writing. Web/Multimedia roles are distinguished from e-Business roles due to the fact that employees work on 'Inactive Pages'. |
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