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====== Job Outline and Expectations ====== | ====== Job Outline and Expectations ====== | ||
- | As per contract, a Production | + | This section covers the basic Job Outline and Expectations for Production |
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- | The Supervisor will send out a spreadsheet that the Production Assistant | + | As per contract, |
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- | The main duties | + | The main duty of this position is to produce books that are in accessible formats. The Production Assistant will reformat converted ebooks in Microsoft Word as outlined in this [[public: |
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Titles for production are found in the RT system in the Production queue. There are various levels of priority to these titles: | Titles for production are found in the RT system in the Production queue. There are various levels of priority to these titles: | ||
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When a Production Assistant is choosing a title to work on it is expected for them to take the Urgent tickets first. These are titles that have been directly requested by our patrons. It is also expected for the Production Assistants to regularly check the queue to see if any new Urgent tickets have been added. Sometimes a ticket will be assigned to you by the Supervisor. | When a Production Assistant is choosing a title to work on it is expected for them to take the Urgent tickets first. These are titles that have been directly requested by our patrons. It is also expected for the Production Assistants to regularly check the queue to see if any new Urgent tickets have been added. Sometimes a ticket will be assigned to you by the Supervisor. | ||
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+ | When available, it is expected that the Production Assistants take an MP3 to DAISY ticket every week or so to keep on top of these requests. The workflow is on average 20-30 minutes per title. See the [[public: | ||
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The Production Assistant will use their own laptop along with a current and updated version of Microsoft Word. [[https:// | The Production Assistant will use their own laptop along with a current and updated version of Microsoft Word. [[https:// | ||
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- | After the first two months of orientation, a Production Assistant is expected to produce titles on a regular basis. | + | Other projects **may** be assigned to the Production Assistant at the discretion of the Production Coordinator. If this occurs, the Production Coordinator will communicate the project outcome and expectations within the Production Assistant' |
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+ | Additional contracts **may** be offered to the Production Assistant based on skill set and availability. These contracts will be for projects that utilized the Production Assistants skill set, and will be separate from the Production Assistant job and expectations. | ||
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+ | =====Training and Job Expectations===== | ||
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+ | All Productions Assistants are expected to work the full 15 hours per week. The Production Assistant can divide these hours within a week in anyway that fits their current schedule, as long as they are finishing all assigned hours per week. | ||
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+ | All new hires will go through a training and probationary period of **2 months**. 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, emails, the wiki, comments through RT. | ||
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+ | During this training and probationary period the Production Coordinator will assign you titles to aid with your development. This is to help you avoid getting stuck with a complex title before you have built up your skill set. After training, you will be expected to select and choose tickets as per your job outline. | ||
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+ | It is expected that after the training and probationary period you will be able to work independently, | ||
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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. | ||
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^Book Type ^Average Work Hours ^ | ^Book Type ^Average Work Hours ^ | ||
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|Illustrated Books | 5 | | |Illustrated Books | 5 | | ||
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+ | Alt-text is an essential part of accessibility. It can take longer to learn how to write image descriptions than the other parts of reformatting an ebook, and we are here to help and support you on this journey. Even after you have got a handle on how to describe images, there will always be times when you struggle and need assistance. | ||
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+ | The expectation for your position is that you are able to write **simple and medium alt-text** with little to no feedback after a **2 month period**. The [[public: | ||
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+ | You will have a final evaluation meeting at the end of this 2 month period where your performance will be reviewed and you will be given either a pass or fail depending on if you have met the job expectations as outlined above. | ||
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+ | If you **do not** meet the job expectations at the end of this 2 month period it will be considered a fail and your contract will be terminated. | ||
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+ | If you **do** meet the job expectations at the end of this 2 month period it will be considered a pass. | ||
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- | If there is ever any down time in production, the Production Assistant is expected to do metadata work as outlined by [[public: | ||
- | Other projects **may** be assigned to the Production Assistant at the discretion of the Supervisor. If this occurs the Supervisor will communicate the project outcome and expectations within the Production Assistant' | ||