Multimedia Specialist

Description

SUMMARY
The Multimedia Specialist position is part of the Web Development team in the Online Engagement Group at the Exploratorium. This role is responsible for design and development of new projects and on-going support for the Exploratorium’s web site. Responsibilities include designing and developing educational web resources and web content. The candidate should have strong visual and concept design abilities, advanced web content development skills, and demonstrated proficiency with common web page markup languages. This position reports directly to the Online Production Manager of Online Engagement Group.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Conceptualize, research, design, and develop material on a variety of science/humanities topics
• Design and develop highly accessible online multimedia/media exhibits and resources
• Perform general web site maintenance
• Develop creative solutions to address complex communication and information design challenges of online media
• Experiment with the temporal and spatial properties of interactive exhibit and resource design.
• Work collaboratively with scientists, educators, artists, technologists, exhibit designers, media professionals, project managers, and Directors on team-based projects
• Manage assigned projects, meet deadlines, and participate in department and project team meetings
• Document project processes and results with written reports, site maps, project web sites, media and project asset backup sets, and other documentation tools
• Share knowledge of online/emerging media with colleagues
• Additional duties as needed