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A Production Assistant is to work 30 hours per week. | A Production Assistant is to work 30 hours per week. | ||
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The Production Assistant will use their own laptop along with a current and updated version of Microsoft Word. It is the Production Assistant' | The Production Assistant will use their own laptop along with a current and updated version of Microsoft Word. It is the Production Assistant' | ||
Your work duties will be divided as follows: | Your work duties will be divided as follows: | ||
- | * 25 hours for Production: | + | * 20 hours on eText Production |
- | * 20 on [[public: | + | * 10 hours on MP3 to DAISY |
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- | * 5 hours content development. See below for more details. | + | |
Content development work: | Content development work: | ||
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* Purchasing: For more information go to [[nnels: | * Purchasing: For more information go to [[nnels: | ||
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* Other projects as assigned | * Other projects as assigned | ||
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It is also expected that the Production Assistants regularly check the queue to see if any new Urgent tickets have been added. | It is also expected that the Production Assistants regularly check the queue to see if any new Urgent tickets have been added. | ||
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+ | When taking your next patron request, please start with the oldest and work your way through to the newest. If you need help identifying which ones are oldest, please ask the Production Coordinator. | ||
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+ | Some Award tickets will need to be converted into two formats for the same title (i.e. an MP3 to DAISY, and EPUB conversion). When you take one of these tickets there will be a comment in the ticket that both formats need to be converted. The documents for the EPUB conversion will be in Cyberduck, and the link to the MP3 will be in the comment section of the ticket. If you need assistance with this, please ask the Production Coordinator. | ||
You should finish a ticket before taking another one, unless otherwise directed by the Production Coordinator. | You should finish a ticket before taking another one, unless otherwise directed by the Production Coordinator. | ||
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After the 2 month training and probationary period, a Production Assistant is expected to produce titles on an ongoing and regular basis. We have created the table below to help you understand the general expectations around how long each type of book will take. | After the 2 month training and probationary period, a Production Assistant is expected to produce titles on an ongoing and regular basis. We have created the table below to help you understand the general expectations around how long each type of book will take. | ||
- | The following | + | Below you will find a table that is a breakdown of the average time it takes to produce different genres of books for reformatting an eText. These are average times and include image descriptions and complex formatting. Complex formatting includes (but is not limited to): |
+ | * heavy use of emphasis, | ||
+ | * heavy use of languages, | ||
+ | * complex image descriptions, | ||
+ | * page numbers, | ||
+ | * asides, | ||
+ | * more than 2 heading levels, | ||
+ | * tables. | ||
^Book Type ^Average Work Hours ^ | ^Book Type ^Average Work Hours ^ | ||
- | |Poetry | 1.5 | | + | |Poetry |2 | |
- | |Plays | 1.5 | | + | |Plays |
- | |Novels (no images) | 2 | | + | |Novels (cover image only) | 5 | |
- | |Novels | + | |Novels |
|Illustrated Books | 15 | | |Illustrated Books | 15 | | ||
|Children' | |Children' | ||
- | |Nonfiction/ | + | |Nonfiction/ |
- | |Nonfiction | + | |Nonfiction |
- | |Cookbooks/Titles with Complex Formatting | + | |Cookbooks | 50 | |
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- | The following is a breakdown of the average writing time for Alt-text: | ||
- | ^Image Type ^Average Work Hours ^ | ||
- | |Simple image | 3 minutes per image | | ||
- | |Medium image | 20 minutes per image | | ||
- | |Complex image | 35 minutes per image | | ||
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- | The following is an average breakdown for editing images: | ||
- | ^Image Type ^Average Edit Hours ^ | ||
- | |Simple image | 1 minutes per image | | ||
- | |Medium image | 10 minutes per image | | ||
- | |Complex image | 25 minutes per image | | ||
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The Production Coordinator is also responsible for training you and offering support in learning and creating image descriptions. We have an [[public: | The Production Coordinator is also responsible for training you and offering support in learning and creating image descriptions. We have an [[public: | ||
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+ | The table below is a guideline of the average time it takes to do **only image descriptions**. | ||
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+ | The average time for writing and editing Alt-text: | ||
+ | ^Image Type ^Average Work Hours ^ | ||
+ | |Simple image | 5 minutes per image | | ||
+ | |Medium image | 30 minutes per image | | ||
+ | |Complex image | 1 hour per image | | ||
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+ | Go to [[public: | ||
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===== Probation Period and Training===== | ===== Probation Period and Training===== | ||
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All new hires will go through a training and probationary period of **2 months**. It is expected that by the end of this probationary period you will be able to do the following: | All new hires will go through a training and probationary period of **2 months**. It is expected that by the end of this probationary period you will be able to do the following: | ||
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During this time you will be given hands-on training and support from the Production Coordinator. This can include, but is not limited to: | During this time you will be given hands-on training and support from the Production Coordinator. This can include, but is not limited to: | ||
- | * Zoom meetings | + | * Teams or Zoom meetings |
* Emails | * Emails | ||
* Wiki documentation and Q&A posts | * Wiki documentation and Q&A posts |