Multimedia Producer

Position Description

The Multimedia Author/Producer creates, produces, and publishes digital audio, visual, and video content.
The Multimedia Author/Producer ensures compliance with digital accessibility regulations and requirements by performing the following duties and responsibilities:
- Incorporate media accessibility requirements and techniques (captioning, audio descriptions, use of color, contrast) into production workflows
- Create multimedia content with accessibility in mind
- Create alternatives for multimedia content, such as captions and audio descriptions
- Use multimedia publishing platforms that support accessibility
- Partner with colleagues and team members to prioritize accessibility in multimedia production

Applicants for the Media Author/Producer role are required to have these qualifications:

Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion
Knowledge of CVAA and other regulations related to media accessibility
Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA requirements related to multimedia production
Experience creating effective audio descriptions, alternative text descriptions for images, media transcripts, and other accessible content
Experience creating media content that reflects diversity and inclusion

Applicants with the following qualifications will be preferred:

Experience with self-described video production best practices
Experience adapting scripts for media transcripts
Experience writing and producing audio descriptions
Experience incorporating production of alternatives (e.g., captions, audio description) into production workflows

Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion
- Who benefits from accessibility?
- How would you define inclusive and/or universal design? Can you provide an example? (Does not need to be web related)
- What resources would you recommend to someone who wants to keep informed of the latest updates on accessibility and inclusive design?
Experience creating effective audio descriptions, alternative text descriptions for images, media transcripts, and other accessible content
- How do you see accessibility fitting into your role in the organization?
- How do you incorporate accessibility into your day to day activities? (Email, document creation, when presenting content, etc.). Give an overview of the process you go through for (insert example).

Knowledge of CVAA and other regulations and resources related to media accessibility
- What does CVAA stand for? What are the requirements?
- What are some resources and providers of accessible media? Please name a few sources
Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA requirements related to multimedia production
- What is WCAG?
- What are the differences between A, AA, and AAA compliance?
- What video accessibility aspects does the WCAG cover?
Experience creating effective audio descriptions, alternative text descriptions for images, media transcripts, and other accessible content
- Who benefits from closed captions and why?
- Who benefits from transcripts and why?
- What are the media accessibility requirements for someone who is deaf-blind?
- What are the industry guidelines used for creating captions?
- What is your past experience with caption creation? Have you outsourced prerecorded captions or created them yourself? If you created them yourself, how did you create them?
- When live streaming an event, what is the difference between CART provided captions and auto-captions?
- What are audio descriptions? Who benefits from them and why?
Experience creating media content that reflects diversity and inclusion
- How does diversity and inclusion factor into your work as a media producer?
- What steps do you typically take to ensure your media is inclusive? Please provide some examples of actions you’ve taken.
- What are some examples of inclusive/non-inclusive media elements?

Describe your experience with self-described video production best practices
Describe your experience adapting scripts for media transcripts
Describe your experience writing and producing audio descriptions
Describe your experience incorporating production of alternatives (e.g., captions, audio description) into production workflows

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