Multimedia Specialists create computer animation, audio, video and graphic image files for multimedia presentations, games, motion pictures, CD-ROMs, information kiosks and the web, and plan, produce and maintain websites and web applications using web programming, scripting, authoring, content management and file transfer software.
Alternative Titles: Electronic Game Developer, Multimedia Developer, Multimedia Programmer
Description of Employment Duties:
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analyzing, designing and developing Internet sites applying a mixture of artistry and creativity with software programming and scripting languages and interfacing with operating environments
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designing and developing digital animations, imaging, presentations, games, audio and video clips, and Internet applications using multimedia software, tools and utilities, interactive graphics and programming languages
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communicating with network specialists regarding web-related issues, such as security and hosting websites, to control and enforce Internet and web server security, space allocation, user access, business continuity, website backup and disaster recovery planning
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designing, developing and integrating computer code with other specialized inputs, such as image files, audio files and scripting languages, to produce, maintain and support websites
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assisting in analyzing, specifying and developing Internet strategies, web-based methodologies and development plans
Description of Closely Related Core ICT Units:
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Computer Graphics & Animation – (2D Computer graphics, 3D Computer graphics, 2D Animation, 3D Animation)
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Human Computer Interaction – (Interface Design)
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Image and media data manipulation – (Developing Interactive Media, Multimedia Authoring, Games Design)
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Operating Systems (e.g. iOS, Android, Linux, Unix)
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Programming (e.g. Internet Programming, C++, Java, Objective C, AS3, Games Programming)
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Software Engineering
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Web Systems Design – (Interactive System Design)
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WWW and the Internet – (Web Technologies, Web Engineering, XML and Web Services, Web Authoring, Web Applications Development, Multimedia & the Internet)
Description of Additional Closely Related ICT Units:
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Algorithm design and development
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Client/Server technologies
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Information Security
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Introduction to ICT – (Introduction to Computer Science, Computer Theory, Introduction to Business Computing, Computer Science I)
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Introduction to Multimedia
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Mobile Devices
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Multimedia Technologies
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Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design
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Object oriented technologies
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Project – (if the project is a Multimedia / Web project)
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Requirements gathering
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Systems Analysis
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Systems Design
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Testing strategies and methods
