Creative Media Designer/Developer

THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS

To Apply: Please fill out an online application at www.ChildrensMuseum.org.

Reports to:  Manager of Creative Media Design and Development

OVERVIEW: 

The Creative Media Designer/Developer is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of exhibit and web creative media.   Exhibit  creative media includes gallery  interactives, videos, sound, lighting, and gallery-related web-sites.  The creative media developed must meet the learning objectives and specific goals of  the exhibit plans.  The media which is designed and developed must have outstanding educational value and must utilize sound instructional technology precepts.   The creative media must be highly appealing to the museum target audiences.

The position may participate in the design, development, and maintenance of museum web-sites as a secondary responsibility as workloads allow.  

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. World-class design, development, implementation, and maintenance of exhibit  creative media and gallery-related websites contributing to the attainment of excellence in a variety of key indicators of success and metric categories including visitor satisfaction with family learning in gallery creative media and websites, completion rate of visitor use of exhibit interactives, effectiveness of gallery creative media as it relates to the mission of the gallery, and growth in Museum attendance (new, repeat, member, free/other) attributable to the Museum’s exhibit creative media and web sites.  
2. Project management of selected creative media projects including planning, management, development, testing and reporting. 
3. Collaboration with outside creative media contractors. Works on much of the front end media development including developing animation elements and motion graphics. 
4. Close collaboration with the Exhibit Development, Family Learning, and IIT staffs on conceptual, intellectual and artistic development of technology components/activities for exhibitions and the museum website. 
5. Generation of technology ideas and options for cutting edge exhibit creative media. 
6. Definition, recommendation, and implementation of beneficial changes to the creative media design and development methodology. 
7. Creation and presentation for approval of creative media designs, storyboards and prototypes. 

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in computer technology or related field required.   
2. Minimum of five years experience in design and development of creative media.  Strong K-12 educational technology expertise utilizing instructional technology preferred.
3. Minimum 5 years experience in web design and development.
4. Must have strong technical skills with proven expertise in creative media and web development technologies, including but not limited to, Flash, CSS, ActionScript, PHP, AJAX, and 3-D design/animation.
5. Must have strong graphic design and illustration skills with proven expertise.
6. Expertise in videography and content writing preferred.Experience in the use of light and sound for creating immersive environments preferred.
7. Requires excellent oral and written communication skills.
8. Requires strong collaboration skills and the ability to work with teams on conceptual, intellectual and artistic development of technology components/activities for galleries and the museum website.
9. Requires the ability to work effectively with outside contractors.
10. Requires appreciation and respect for confidentiality of information. 

ADA REQUIREMENTS:

1. Must be able to view computer monitor, computer reports, and all technical manuals.
2. Must be able to communicate extensively and effectively via telephone/TDD, one-on-one conversations and conduct public presentations.
3. Requires extensive use of computer keyboards, PDAs and other technical equipment.
4. Candidate must have the ability to tolerate local and national travel, and sit or stand for extended periods of time.  Must be able to concentrate, focus attention and ignore distractions.