Audio-Visual Collections Specialists

Prepare, plan, and operate audio-visual teaching aids for use in education. May record, catalogue, and file audio-visual materials.

Job Task

• Confer with teachers in order to select course materials and to determine which training aids are best suited to particular grade levels.
• Construct and position properties, sets, lighting equipment, and other equipment.
• Determine formats, approaches, content, levels, and mediums necessary to meet production objectives effectively and within budgetary constraints.
• Develop manuals, texts, workbooks, or related materials for use in conjunction with production materials.
• Develop preproduction ideas and incorporate them into outlines, scripts, story boards, and graphics.
• Instruct users in the selection, use, and design of audiovisual materials, and assist them in the preparation of instructional materials and the rehearsal of presentations.
• Locate and secure settings, properties, effects, and other production necessities.
• Maintain hardware and software, including computers, scanners, color copiers, and color laser printers.
• Perform simple maintenance tasks such as cleaning monitors and lenses and changing batteries and light bulbs.
• Plan and prepare audiovisual teaching aids and methods for use in school systems.
• Set up, adjust, and operate audiovisual equipment such as cameras, film and slide projectors, and recording equipment, for meetings, events, classes, seminars and video conferences.
• Acquire, catalog, and maintain collections of audiovisual material such as films, video- and audio-tapes, photographs, and software programs.
• Attend conventions and conferences, read trade journals, and communicate with industry insiders in order to keep abreast of industry developments.
• Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
• Narrate presentations and productions.
• Offer presentations and workshops on the role of multimedia in effective presentations.
• Produce rough and finished graphics and graphic designs.

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