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From: Michael McCarty [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: [acb-l] Employment Opportunity at the American Printing
House for the Blind: WEBSITE ASSOCIATE:
August 27, 2009 - Job Posting
Website Associate
You can make a difference in the lives of thousands of blind
students and adults across the U.S.! The American Printing House
for the Blind (APH) is the world's largest company creating
products for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Under the direction of the Director of the APH Communications
Dept, the Website Associate completes a wide range of tasks
related to editing, updating, and creating content for APH's
various websites. This may include the informational website,
shopping website, and social networking sites. A significant job
duty is the production of product information videos and other
videos for the web. This includes writing, shooting, editing,
captioning, and encoding original videos.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Assists APH's Website Coordinator (Webmaster) with
website
development and maintenance. Create web pages using HTML, CSS,
and JavaScript; assist with maintaining/updating existing pages;
proofread copy and make editorial suggestions; ensure that the
content of all web pages is fully accessible to visually impaired
users. Position requires use of a wide variety of software for
creating web content: image manipulation; graphic design; video
production, etc.
2. Takes the lead in developing new informational sub-sites
as directed
by the Website Coordinator. Meets with employees from various
APH departments to initiate or revise sections of the
informational website.
Understands needs of staff, as well as the audience who will use
web content.
3. Produces product videos and other videos for the web.
This includes
writing, shooting, editing, captioning, and encoding original
videos. This position will also occasionally caption and encode
videos supplied by other APH departments or out-of-house sources.
4. Assists with the updating of APH's ecommerce site using
Title
Management Module (TMM) database and IBM WebSphere Commerce
(training provided by APH on these systems).
5. Assists the Expert Database Coordinator with content
development for
social media sites.
Education, Training, and Experience Requirements:
1.
Associate's Degree or BA/BS in computer information systems, web
design, graphic design, video production, or a related
arts/humanities field such
as: English, communication, fine arts, art history.
2.
Must possess two to three years experience in web design or
graphic design.
3. A high degree of creativity, coupled with technical
skills and
problem solving skills. Strong organizational skills, with
extreme attention to detail.
4. Strong interpersonal skills used in working with a
variety of
in-house clients, supervisors, in-house and outsourced staff
members.
5. Ability to write and edit well.
6. Ability to "hand code" standards-compliant markup and
CSS.
7. Experience with the following software programs and codes
on PC or
Mac platforms: HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript; Dreamweaver;
Illustrator or Freehand; Photoshop; Acrobat.
8. Video Production Experience in one or more of these
areas:
Videography; Composition, lighting, movement, and sound for
online video; Final Cut Pro or Premiere; Video compression
methods, encoding video for web; Animation/effects work (using
AfterEffects or Motion); Closed captioning; Audio editing; Color
correction.
9. Graphic Design Experience Preferred: InDesign or Quark
XPress;
Working knowledge of still photography.
10. Must possess verifiable, working knowledge of Microsoft
Office
suite, including Excel, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint.
Note: Applicant must provide a portfolio via URL or disc along
with resume
at the time of submission of application.
Compensation:
Pay Grade: 6
Minimum: $15.86
Midpoint: $19.58
Submit application and resume with cover letter to the Director
of Human Resources, American Printing House for the Blind, 1839
Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206. To request an
application, call (502) 899-2238. For more information about
this position, contact Scott Blome, Director, Communications, at
(502) 895-2405, ext. 301.
APH IS A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE. An offer of employment is
conditioned upon
successfully passing a drug screening test.
We encourage all qualified persons to apply regardless of race,
color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, age, place of birth, or disability,
as defined by applicable law.
EEO/AA Employer.
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