General Information
| Job Description | DIGITAL COMM SPEC 3 | Working Title | Digital Initiatives Specialist |
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| Job Code | 007455 | Grade | 22 |
| Department Name | University Library - D01090 | Department Head | |
| Supervisor | Effective Date | 11/18/2019 |
Position(s) Directly Supervised
| Job Code | Title | FTE |
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Generic Scope
| Experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems/issues of diverse scope and determines solutions. |
Custom Scope
| Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced digital communications professional to produce design and layout for a variety of non-routine and moderately complex web site applications; ensure search engine optimization; and develop social media platforms. Demonstrates a full understanding of industry practices and organization policies and procedures. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. |
Department Custom Scope
| Under the supervision of the Associate University Librarian for the Digital Library, the Digital Initiatives Specialist will work collaboratively with staff and departments across the library on a variety of projects related to digital scholarship technologies, digital cultural heritage access, interpretation and digital preservation. The position will provide consulting services, manage individual digital projects, and also work collaboratively on team-based digital initiatives. The Digital Initiatives Specialist will work in all phases of development on digital library initiatives, including initial research and requirements gathering, prototyping, project and website design, web page and digital content development, digitization, digital preservation, and contributing to project communication and distribution plans. In this capacity, this position will work closely with the library cyberinfrastructure team on technology solutions. Within the Digital Library Division, the Digital Initiatives Specialist provides support to the Digitization Services unit, assisting with scanning and ingest processing on digital collections projects. This position will also work in partnership with key staff in the Research and Instructional Services Division (RISD), such as the Digital Scholarship Librarian and Innovative Media Librarian, and will contribute to the development, staffing and management of the forthcoming digital/scholarly laboratory space within the university libraries. |
Education & Experience Requirements
Education Requirements
| Degree | Requirement |
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| Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. | Required |
| Advanced degree in a related field. | Preferred |
Experience Requirements
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License Requirements
Certification Requirements
| Certification | Requirement |
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Educational Condition Requirements
| Condition | Requirement |
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| Every 1 year of formal education beyond the bachelor's degree may substitute for 1 year of work experience. | Required |
Key Responsibilities
| Description | % Time |
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Produces design and layout for a variety of web applications, as well as information architecture.
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30 |
| Meets and consults with clients on a variety of digital communications projects including moderately complex assignments; develops, presents, and recommends web content, site architecture and visual material. | 10 |
| Accountable for ensuring technical accuracy and understandability of web content. | 10 |
Maintains currency with emerging and state-of-the-art technical and other web-related equipment, requirements and developments (for example, accessibility issues) and recommends and as directed, takes action to ensure compliance.
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10 |
| Working with RISD, works collaboratively on the development, management and staffing of the forthcoming digital/scholarly laboratory space in the libraries. Participates in providing lab supervision during open hours, and ad hoc student user computing support and instruction. | 20 |
| Provides processing support to the library Digitization Services unit. Contributes to digital collections projects by performing digitization work, Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Content Management System (CMS) ingest processing. | 20 |
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
| Knowledge/Skill/Ability | Requirement |
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| Thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of design and user experience, including skill to design in an appealing, lively and relevant way. | Required |
| Thorough understanding of technical language and requirements of the assigned work. | Required |
| Thorough knowledge of content management systems and/or relevant web applications used for web production and organization-specific computer application programs. | Required |
| Thorough skills to create clear, easy-to-navigate, informative, accurate, well-designed, and functional web sites that provide web content consistent with the organization's message and in keeping with management directives and client objectives. | Required |
| Thorough understanding of organization's processes, procedures, and applicable rules and regulations for web communications. | Preferred |
| Thorough technical skills in computer applications for web production, image handling, publishing and design, illustration, presentation preparation, animation, web interaction, and/or other state-of-the-art web communication capabilities. | Required |
| Thorough interpersonal communication skills. | Required |
| Thorough skills to develop and implement original ideas and correctly identify and effectively solve problems. | Required |
| Basic understanding of Digital Scholarship, Digital Arts and Humanities technologies and research methods. | Preferred |
Special Requirements & Conditions
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Level of Supervision Received
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Environment
Working Environment
| Campus |
Other Requirements
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Critical Position
| Is Critical Position: No |