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UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Digital Media Commons (Student) Assistant
Job Profile
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Job Title: Digital Media Commons (Student) Assistant
Date: April 16, 2012
Faculty/Admin Area: Libraries and Cultural Resources
Department/Unit: Digital Media Commons
Job Family (if known): OPA
Development Phase (if known): Phase I
Nature of the Work (To whom position reports, complexity and amount of work/peak periods, other conditions:
eg shift work, callout, dangerous or stressful conditions etc) :
Reporting to the Manager of the Digital Media Commons, the incumbent will be
supporting new and cultural media learning services to a diverse cross-disciplinary
environment of students, faculty and the public.
The Digital Media Commons (DMC) consists of space and technologies for
students, faculty and the public to explore traditional and emerging digital
collections, high-end Apple hardware, edit suites, touch tables, cutting edge
gaming PCs, retro and contemporary gaming consoles and software as well as
audio and visual carrels. It is intended to be a place to facilitate exploration and
creation of new and cultural media forms such as animation, soundscapes and
maintaining a progressive position in new and cultural media applications within
an academic environment.
Primary Purpose of the Position (Key purpose, functions, roles) :
The primary purpose of this position is to provide operational support for digital
media equipment and software within the Digital Media Commons including Mac
Pro computers, Magic Planet digital globe, SMART Touch Tables, PC and Mac
A/V Edit suites, DJ Controller/Mixers, Gaming PCs, retro and contemporary
gaming consoles, 3-D Printers and scanners, and providing operational support
for Audio/Video previewing stations and auditory and visual collections in the
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