1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Multimedia artist do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Art/design
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What is your job title?
Multimedia artist
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
(1) Pop culture blog, about 50 employees
(2) Creative firm, including animation, design, etc, about 15 employees
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How long have you been employed in this position?
6 months
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
60
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Create eye-catching and original interactive advertising content and imagery for Gawkers blogs
Responsible for multimedia production including ads, unique branded interactive content, video, and motion graphics
Brainstorm ideas for execution of upcoming advertising campaigns
Create initial designs, layouts, and functionality for new Flash ad units and animated templates
Produce creative and unique layouts for forthcoming Gawker branded sites
Quickly develop volumes of effective potential ad units for RFP requests
Craft playful motion graphic animations, stimulating and imaginative video edits, and engaging Flash animations while maintaining brand identity
Projects include stop-motion, banner ads, brand and event videos, and web graphic animations
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
60000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
75000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
None (freelance)
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
Under
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
Yes, depends on who I am working with
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
Office and home, sometimes working at home can be distracting
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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3 Income
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4 Work Environment - co-workers
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5 Work Environment - supervisors
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7 Benefits
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2 Hours
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6 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Networking, making a site to showcase work
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Technical skills, good sense of design, natural talent
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Yes
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Don't settle for less than you're worth
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