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Multimedia Project Team Roles

This document discusses the roles involved in creating large multimedia projects. It explains that projects follow phases like the system development life cycle. The makeup of a project team depends on the nature, budget, and schedule of the project. Common roles include a client representative, project manager, producer, user interface designer, programmer, systems architect, graphic artist, writer and editor, audio/video specialists, quality assurance analyst, and webmaster. Each role has specific responsibilities for planning, developing, or testing aspects of the multimedia application.

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Multimedia Project Team Roles

This document discusses the roles involved in creating large multimedia projects. It explains that projects follow phases like the system development life cycle. The makeup of a project team depends on the nature, budget, and schedule of the project. Common roles include a client representative, project manager, producer, user interface designer, programmer, systems architect, graphic artist, writer and editor, audio/video specialists, quality assurance analyst, and webmaster. Each role has specific responsibilities for planning, developing, or testing aspects of the multimedia application.

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Chapter 11

Multimedia Project Team


Roles
11

Team Efforts
Creating large multimedia applications
requires the concerted efforts of many
people over time.
11

Project Phases
Many large-scale
multimedia projects
follow the system
development life
cycle (SDLC).
11

The Project Team


The makeup of a project team depends
on the nature of the project and its
budget and schedule. On small teams,
members often fill more than one role.
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Project Team Roles


Project teams may include:
Client Representative Writer and Editor
Project Manager Audio and Video
Producer Specialists
User Interface Designer Quality Assurance
Programmer Analyst
Systems Architect Webmaster
Graphic Artist
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Client Representative
The organization or person who pays
for the application and publishes it
11

Project Manager
Responsible for
ensuring that the team
meets its deadlines and
stays within its budget
11

Producer
Responsible for planning and
coordinating the development of all the
different media in an application
11

User Interface Designer (UID)


Responsible for planning all the
aspects of an application that affect a
user’s ability to understand and
navigate it
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Programmer
Uses programming
languages to develop
the underlying code
that enables an
application to run on
computers
11

Systems Architect
Responsible for the overall technical
design of an application, including:
The hardware and operating system it will
run on
How its components will work together
The programming languages and other
tools that will be used to develop the
application
11

Graphic Artist
Creates original graphics for the
application, working closely with the
UID, photographers, and any others
who contribute to the application’s
visual content
11

Writer and Editor


Writers specialize in content or
documentation.
Editors review the work of all writers.
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Videographer and Audio Specialist


May record sounds, integrate existing
files into the application, edit
recordings for clarity, and convert files
to different formats
11

Quality Assurance Analyst


A specialist whose job involves testing
the application and reporting problems
to be corrected
11

Webmaster
Responsible for keeping a Web site
up-to-date and running smoothly, and
for helping visitors who have
questions about the site

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