Digital Technology and Culture
A blog for students and friends of Washington State University Vancouver's Digital Technology and Culture Program
Name: Dr. Dene Grigar
This blog is maintained by Dr. Dene Grigar, WSUVancouver. Contact me at grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Job Title: Junior Experience Designer
Employer: CampusPoint
Job Overview:
Our experience design team is responsible for creating the Customer
Experience (CX). CX is where the product vision takes shape. It's based
on research, heuristic analysis and behavior modeling. We drill down to
the core of what customers need and create a product or solution that
successfully meets that need in the most effective way possible.
Job Duties:
You'll be working on schematics, user flows, personas, conceptual
modeling, user research, usability testing and prototyping.
* Do you have a passion for design and design thinking?
* Can you frame a problem before jumping to the solution?
* Can you articulate the value of brand and design to clients?
* Do you have strong visualization skills?
* Are you interested in why things were designed a certain way?
* Are you a good communicator?
If you answered "yes" to all these questions and have the skills listed
above, APPLY TODAY!
Location: Portland, OR
Position Type: Full Time Experienced
Desired Class Level(s):
Junior, Senior, Alumnus, Graduate Student
Salary Level:$26.50-$35/hr
Job Function: Computer Science/Statistics, Other
Qualifications:
Skills Required:
* Must have 1-3 years of related experience that demonstrates that you
can be successful as a User Experience Designer.
* Bachelors degree in a related field.
* We are open to different and unique backgrounds!
How To Apply
To apply go to www.campuspoint.com or send your resume to Hirav at
hirav@campuspoint.com!! Requested Documents:
* Resume
Applications accepted via:
* Email
* Other
Posted On:
Apr 10, 2008
Applications Accepted Until:
Jul 31, 2008
From Greg Zscholmer:
1. Interactive Designer
Reply to: job-651151182@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-04-21, 5:14PM
Copious Creative, an award-winning interactive agency, is looking for a talented designer to join our team. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or just out of college, we’re looking for someone with a passion for creative, current, polished, usable design.
Responsibilities:
* Work closely with our team to design and produce concepts, micro-sites, templates, HTML emails and banners of consistently high quality.
* Conceive and execute functional design solutions.
* Assist in the creation and development of communication ideas.
* Contribute to the development of the creative department.
* Stay on top of the latest design trends and industry news.
Requirements:
* Experienced in designing with PhotoShop and/or Fireworks
* Passion for interface design/usability
* Drive for quality and to push yourself as a designer
* Ability to stay organized and plan ahead to keep projects on time
* Good communication skills
* Strong attention to detail with a focus on getting results
What We Offer:
* Loads of mentoring and support from the rest of the team
* A wide range of clients in numerous industries with different design problems to tackle
* Working with some of the smartest, funniest, most creative folks in Portland
* Paid vacation and sick time
* Health Insurance including vision & dental, supplemental health, life insurance
To Apply:
Go to http://www.copiousinc.com/jobs and submit your resume using the subject “Designer – Interactive”. Include a resume, portfolio samples, and an introductory letter that tells us a little about you and why you’d be a good fit at Copious.
All replies are kept confidential. No phone calls and local candidates only, please.
• Location: Copious | PDX, OR
• Compensation: Based on experience
• This is a part-time job.
• This is a contract job.
• Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
• Please, no phone calls about this job!
• Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
Original URL: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/web/651151182.html
2. Summer Computer Camp Instructor
Reply to: (see message body)
Date: 2008-04-23, 2:41PM
Cybercamps Academy
Computer Camp Instructor
________________________________________
Reply to: http://www.cybercamps.com/careers.aspx create an account and then hit jobs or apply again.
Built on the philosophy that human brains learn best when having fun, Cybercamps NATIONWIDE SUMMER PROGRAMS inspire 7-16 year olds to build, design, explore and invent. Topics in: Web Design, Programming, Flash, 3-D Animation, Robotics, Game Design & Digital Media.
Position Description:
Counselors will teach and guide several of the classes Cybercamps offers; participate and supervise campers in recreation activities such as sports, games, team-building activities, field trips, etc. during non-computer time. We provide the curriculum and you provide your skills, experience, creativity and desire to work with children to enhance each camper’s experience. Low camper to staff ratio. Candidates should possess good leadership skills, the ability to work well with others, have a good sense of humor and the ability to have fun! Flexibility is a must! It’s a camp for kids!
Special Skills or Qualifications:
Candidates must be at least 18 years old by June 1, 2008 and have completed one year of college or equivalent. Experience working with children & solid knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Web Design, Flash, 3D Animation/Modeling, Digital Media (2D and Video), Robotics, Game Design, and Programming (C++ and/or VB).
Camp Dates: Depends upon location.
Hours -- Day camp: 8am – 5:30pm, Monday - Friday
-- Overnight: Sunday, 4pm – Friday, 5:30pm
We do not provide relocation or non-residential week housing, and we are currently unable to accept International Applicants in the United States on a visa.
PLEASE APPLY AT http://www.cybercamps.com/careers.aspx create an account and then hit apply or jobs again.
VIDEO RESUMES encouraged and accepted for all locations, except CA and HI.
Compensation: starting at $375 per week plus residential stipend and up to $100 in performance bonus per week.
In case you are wanting to take the DTC video courses offered this summer and think you can't because you have already taken a DTC 338 course, read this!
Students can take the DTC 338 course twice. If you have already taken the course twice, you can also sign up for an independent study and take the course as ENGL 499.
The bottom line is that we are interested in finding the best way to give all of you the opportunity to take the courses you need for your future success. My goal for 2009 is to get permission for students to take 338 at least three times. It is part of the changes we are making to the Program!
--Dene
From Career Builder
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/23/cb.jobs.20.hr/index.html
7. Multimedia artists and animators -- $27.90/hour
Multimedia artists and animators create special effects, animation or other visual images seen in movies, television programs and computer games.
Annual salary: $58,030
Growth through 2016: 26 percent
Industry: Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media
Check it out, you DTC-ers!
This summer, in the first summer session, the DTC Program is offering two video courses: DTC 338.01 "Special Topics: Video Production" and DTC 338.02 "Special Topics: Experimental Video."
The first courses teaches techniques of production, from camera work to editing; the second focues on special effects, filters, non narrative structures, and methods for pushing the envelop on the technology. Both courses will be taught in VMMC 111, the Multimedia Lab. Final Cut is the software they both will use.
The professor for these courses is Erik Fauske. Erik has been teaching Video Field/Studio Production and Editing with PCC, Pacific U, and TVCTV and works as a DP/Editor for PCC productions, local broadcast TV, and the occasional "Independent" film. His filmwork includes cinematography for The Color of Ambition (2005).
****A special note: The courses are meant to be a taken together. However, students who can only take one course should take Video Production. This means that students wanting to take Experimental Video MUST take Video Production. Those of you who took Video Production last summer are invited to take Experimental this year.
Congratulations go to the students in John Barber's DTC 336 class, Composition and Design, who worked so hard and did such a great job on their projects for the "Visions of the Road"event today. You made the DTC program proud. A special thanks goes to Sujatha Shynne, who volunteered to prepare the videos for the event, to Nicholas Schiller, from the Library, who conceptualized and organized the event, and finally to John who guided the students in their work.
--Dene
April 14, 2008
The Career News
Vol. 8, Issue 15
The Latest News, Tips and Tools For Your Career
Netting the Internet generation
Abridged: Business Week
NEW YORK, NY -- Today's prize recruits are the bright young people who have grown up with new technology, who network and collaborate, and who respond instinctively to the demands of business in the Internet age. Rather than being driven by the prospect of lifetime employment, they crave learning opportunities and an exciting, fast-paced environment.
They are variously referred to as Generation Y or the Net Generation to reflect what makes them really different. Employers are finding that attracting and retaining them can be challenging. They have high expectations for rapid career growth, greater demands for work/life balance, and the need for clear and frequent performance feedback.
Competition is growing fierce. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated that 300,000 of the new information technology jobs created will go unfilled. In today's war for talent, attracting and keeping members of the Net Generation requires new mindsets and capabilities, and managers need to acquire new skills to keep this generation engaged.
"Visions of the Road"
Tuesday, April 15th
4:00-6:00 pm
Firstenburg Student Commons
Please join the students in Digital Technology and Culture’s Composition & Design course as they visually interpret readings & images of the road and automobiles in American society. The students will present multimedia visualizations of works such as Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, and Robert Frost’s “The Road Less Traveled.”
All DTC students are invited to attend and support the work of their colleagues! (And of course refreshments will be served.)
Donations of canned food will also be accepted for the North County Community Food Bank in Battleground.
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the New Student Reading Project, General Education, the Library, and the Writing Center.
Creative Multimedia Internship
Reply to: gigs-634122445@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-04-07, 5:27PM
CREATIVE MULTIMEDIA INTERNSHIP
Come on. We KNOW you want to work this summer – and not be paid. So why not
do your summer internship with us?
We’re a local athletic training company with a lot to get done – from
production and graphic design for print and web through film and video
digitizing, dubbing, editing and archiving. We need a couple people who are
Mac proficient and familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Final Cut
Pro and/or After Effects. Brownie points if Sports Center is your favorite show.
A typical day might start out with designing a spread for our digital
magazine and then veer into pitching in on a video shoot and then finish off
with digitizing that footage or creating title cards to use in the final
video. We’ve got plenty to keep you busy and put your talent to the test.
And, we have ping pong.
Requirements:
You must be a full time college student
You must be entering your Junior or Senior year in college, or be a graduate
student
Maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher
Major in Graphic Design, or Film & Video Production.
Some of you asked me to post the Tier III Courses for Fall 2008. Here they are:
AMST/DTC/ENGL 475
ANTH 468
CES/WST 454
HIST 435
HIST 494
HIST 495
I hope this helps!
--Dene
DTC Faculty Peter Burr and Christopher Doulgeris performed last night at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington DC at the museum's "After Hours" event. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is a Smithsonian museum considered to be a "leading voice for contemporary art and culture and . . . a national platform for the art and artists of our time." To see information about Peter and Christopher's performance, visit: http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu/afterhours/.
Peter and Christopher's performance brings me to the topic of faculty duties and responsibilities, something seldom discussed with students but a topic important for you all to understand since WSUV is a Tier One Research Institution.
First, it is important to understand what a Tier One Research Institution is. It is a university whose mission is to focus on research, scholarship, and creative activity that lead to the production and development of new knowledge. It is not a vocational school. It is not solely a teaching institution. It is dedicated to teaching *and* research with the idea that the best teaching stems from scholarly and creative output of its faculty and the best research and creative output stem from sharing knowledge with one's students.
This means that faculty have two important jobs at WSUV: Research and Teaching.
To be a DTC good scholar or artist (or both), therefore, faculty must spend time producing work and sharing it with folks outside of the university. We do this because the idea is that if we share what we know with others, then someone may pick up the idea we put forth and enhance what we do, or build on it, or share it themselves elsewhere. It is how we build knowledge in the world. It is part of our job. We are EXPECTED to do it. In fact, Tier One Research Universities measure their excellence on the amount of research its faculty does. And to do research, we must travel to conferences, give performances, exhibit our work, give talks at other universities.
I am telling you all this because having faculty like Harrison exhibiting his work, or John mentoring a Fulbright scholar, or in this case, Peter and Christopher giving a performance at the Hirshhorn, one of the top museums in the US, is a mark of not only WSUV's excellence, but the DTC's as well.
And so, while their absence from class may be hard for you, it is important that they gave this performance since it provided an opportunity to show their art to others outside of the university. And think about this: People attending their performance will know that they are faculty at WSUV and represent the excellence of the DTC and its students. In this way, their success is our success.
I am sure you will all join me in welcoming Christopher back to campus next week and give him a round of congratulations for his achievement. And I hope you will also be aware of the creative work and scholarship that both Harrison and John are doing on our behalf as well.
--Dene Grigar
Hello,
My name is Phillip Spiess, and I am the treasurer of the WSU Game
Development Club. We started as a group of programmers (mostly Computer
Science majors) who were interested in making computer and video games. One
of the projects we are working on is an independent game to take to
competitions around the nation. On May 7th, we are going to be submitting
the game to the Penny Arcade Expo (known as PAX), a convention that sees
30-40,000 people attend. Then, in the fall, we will be entering the
Independent Gaming Festival in San Fransisco, part of the Game Developers
Conference -- one of the largest in the industry. The game project is a
side-on platforming puzzle game that runs both on the PC and on the XBOX
360, and if our competitions go well, it is likely the game will be
published to the Xbox Live marketplace -- allowing people around the world
to download and play our game.
Work began work on the project last November, and we are rapidly approaching
the point at which our 'programmer art' is no longer sufficient, and we're
casting our nets out to every student who might be interested in working on
this project with us. We are looking for basically everything at this point
-- from logos, menus and typography, to the actual sprites, backgrounds, and
other game pieces.
I would appreciate it if you would forward this email on to your students,
or department advisers. If you, or your students have any questions about
the club or the project, I can be reached at this email address (
PhillipSpiess@gmail.com), or by telephone at (360) 483-9479. The club meets
every thursday in EME 136 at 5:30, and we stay until about 8:00, and we are
very welcoming to new members.
Thank you for your time,
Phillip Spiess
Adecco
Software Test Technician jobs.
18 month Contracts; M-F, 8-5, $15-16/hr pay rate.
These positions are analyzing test cases/ plans, finding bugs, and documenting results. Applicants who like a relaxed work environment, are technically sharp, know how to install a printer and maybe mess with their own computer at home – would be a good fit.
Ideal Candidates would be completed with school or just taking night courses. Graduates with no work experience are just fine for these jobs.
Overview:
The qualified candidate will be responsible for the manual testing of host software for printers. The primary role of this position is to follow test plans and scripts, run test procedures, submit defects, verify bug fixes, and edit test cases and procedures. The candidate will also be in charge of setting up images on PC and Mac.
Necessary Skills & Experience:
Some Computer Science coursework: Networking or Software Programming or Testing classes
1+ years experience analyzing test plans or software testing is a plus
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Additional Skills Desired:
Any experience with UNIX would be a plus.
Ben Newbill | Technical Recruiter
Adecco Engineering & Technical
Phone 503 221 1500 x14
benjamin.newbill@adeccona.com | www.adeccotechnical.com
