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AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTIONS SPECIALISTS
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Occupation Description:
 
  Prepare, plan, and operate audio-visual teaching aids for use in education. May record, catalogue, and file audio-visual materials.
 
Typical Tasks:
 
 
  • Set up, adjust, and operate audiovisual equipment such as cameras, film and slide projectors, and recording equipment, for meetings, events, classes, seminars and video conferences.
  • Offer presentations and workshops on the role of multimedia in effective presentations.
  • Attend conventions and conferences, read trade journals, and communicate with industry insiders in order to keep abreast of industry developments.
  • Instruct users in the selection, use, and design of audiovisual materials, and assist them in the preparation of instructional materials and the rehearsal of presentations.
  • Maintain hardware and software, including computers, scanners, color copiers, and color laser printers.
  • Confer with teachers in order to select course materials and to determine which training aids are best suited to particular grade levels.
  • Perform simple maintenance tasks such as cleaning monitors and lenses and changing batteries and light bulbs.
 
Skills:
 
 
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times..
  • Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making..
  • Instructing - Teaching others how to do something..
  • Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job..
  • Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it..
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively..
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents..
 
Knowledge:
 
 
  • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming..
  • Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects..
  • Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media..
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction..
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar..
  • Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems..
  • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications..
 
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Education & Training:
 
  Moderate-term on-the-job training (1 to 12 months)
 
Wage Information:
 
 
Region Average Annual Average Hourly Entry Level (hourly) Mid-Range  (hourly)
Statewide Units $51,804.00 $24.91 $14.14 $15.11 - $33.16
Bridgeport/Stamford $39,299.00 $18.90 $13.57 $13.48 - $23.73
Hartford $60,855.00 $29.26 $20.24 $23.30 - $36.44
New Haven $52,599.00 $25.29 $17.40 $18.89 - $35.12
Springfield $25,927.00 $12.46 $9.23 $9.22 - $13.27
Worcester $44,772.00 $21.53 $15.27 $17.64 - $28.16
 
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