Multimedia Career Opportunities

1.  What company is hiring? Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale Arizona

2. What is the job title? Multimedia Designer

3. What are the job responsibilities? The multimedia designer will design, schedule, deploy, and support the organization for every multimedia application deployed including internet, intranet, digital signage, and video editing.  The job will include lots of interaction with customers in order to help provide them with strategic and tactical graphical content for each communication channel. Responsibilities include the planning, development, deployment, testing, documentation, training, evaluation, and on-going support of in-house Internet, Intranet and digital signage systems. The Multimedia Designer will be required to work with a 3rd party vendor to design and develop user interface features, such as site animation, graphics, and special-effects with the incorporation of Casino Arizona’s design standards. 

4. What are the requirements needed to be considered for hire? (education, special training, etc) The multimedia designer position requires a bachelors degree in multimedia design or a related field, two years of work experience developing internet and intranet websites with multiple operational interfaces.  It also requires a minimum of three years experience with the following:

• Multimedia software (e.g., Flash, VB.NET, and ASP.NET) 

• Web editing software (e.g., Dreamweaver, CSS, JavaScript) 

• Graphics editing software (e.g., Photoshop Creative Suite) 

• Graphics design software (e.g., Illustrator)

• Video editing software (e.g., AVS video editing, Premier)

• Presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint)

 It also requires proficiency in the following:

• Web development and content management; 

• Understanding of browser capabilities and design constraints on the web; 

• High-end, customer-facing Internet site design, development, and management; 

• Facilitating design and development efforts for the organization; 

• Communicating (verbally and written) in a way that builds consensus, persuades, and achieves project objectives constructively. 

• Has experience creating engaging content for advertising campaigns. This includes print, web, social and video applications 

• Must be able to be able to plan, shoot, and edit high quality video content and photographs. 

Other qualifications for the job include:

• Proven customer service/user support skills. 

• Must have the ability to resolve complex, functional, system issues. 

• Must have strong interpersonal skills, team skills, organizational skills, and be adaptable in a fast paced, ever-changing environment. 

• Must be able to communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of personnel, both in verbal and written modes. 

• Must possess the ability to manage difficult customer situations professionally and resolve customer issues in a timely, efficient and effective manner. 

• Must have the ability to work on multiple tasks, demonstrating flexibility when dealing with changing business priorities. 

• Must be able to pay close attention to detail and understand written and oral instructions and to work with a high degree of professionalism in a collaborative environment as well as to work independently when required. 

• Must show sound judgment and initiative to accomplish job duties. 

• Must be able to maintain confidentiality. 

• Must be able to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, holidays and hours beyond the normal schedule when necessary. Occasionally, travel may be required. 

5. Why do you think you would be good in this position? (Approach this as an interview question.  Answer it fully!) 

My love for creating and designing things paired with my ability to effectively and professionally

help customers in difficult situations would be help me succeed in this position.  I am extremely flexible and adapt well to fast paced, ever-changing environments and flourish in a constantly evolving environment.  For these reasons, I think that I would fit into this position quite excellently.

6.  What steps do you need to take from here to prepare you for this position? 

In order for me to be fully prepared for this position, I need to obtain my bachelors degree in multimedia design (or a related field) and gain experience with developing websites and using multimedia, web editing, graphics editing, graphics design, video editing, and presentation software.