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261211 - Multimedia Specialist

ICT Skills Assessment - Australian Computer Society




Last Update: June 15th, 2017 

Multimedia Specialists create computer animation, audio, video and graphic image files for multimedia presentations, games, motion pictures, CD-ROMs, information kiosks and the web, and plan, produce and maintain websites and web applications using web programming, scripting, authoring, content management and file transfer software.

 

Alternative Titles: Electronic Game Developer, Multimedia Developer, Multimedia Programmer

 

Description of Employment Duties:

 

  • analyzing, designing and developing Internet sites applying a mixture of artistry and creativity with software programming and scripting languages and interfacing with operating environments
  • designing and developing digital animations, imaging, presentations, games, audio and video clips, and Internet applications using multimedia software, tools and utilities, interactive graphics and programming languages
  • communicating with network specialists regarding web-related issues, such as security and hosting websites, to control and enforce Internet and web server security, space allocation, user access, business continuity, website backup and disaster recovery planning
  • designing, developing and integrating computer code with other specialized inputs, such as image files, audio files and scripting languages, to produce, maintain and support websites
  • assisting in analyzing, specifying and developing Internet strategies, web-based methodologies and development plans

 

Description of Closely Related Core ICT Units:

 

  • Computer Graphics & Animation - (2D Computer graphics, 3D Computer graphics, 2D Animation, 3D Animation)
  • Human Computer Interaction - (Interface Design)
  • Image and media data manipulation - (Developing Interactive Media, Multimedia Authoring, Games Design)
  • Operating Systems (e.g. iOS, Android, Linux, Unix)
  • Programming (e.g. Internet Programming, C++, Java, Objective C, AS3, Games Programming)
  • Software Engineering
  • Web Systems Design - (Interactive System Design)
  • WWW and the Internet – (Web Technologies, Web Engineering, XML and Web Services, Web Authoring, Web Applications Development, Multimedia & the Internet)

 

Description of Additional Closely Related ICT Units:

 

  • Algorithm design and development
  • Client/Server technologies
  • Information Security
  • Introduction to ICT - (Introduction to Computer Science, Computer Theory, Introduction to Business Computing, Computer Science I)
  • Introduction to Multimedia
  • Mobile Devices
  • Multimedia Technologies
  • Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design
  • Object oriented technologies
  • Project - (if the project is a Multimedia / Web project)
  • Requirements gathering
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Design
  • Testing strategies and methods

 

Note: For a qualification or employment period to be deemed closely related:

 

  • At least 65% of the ICT units in your qualification must be relevant to the nominated occupation
  • At least 65% of the duties and responsibilities listed in the employment reference letters must be relevant to the nominated occupation.

 

Assessment Authority

 

  • Multimedia Specialist is currently assessed with ACS - (Australian Computer Society); more information regarding assessment bodies

 

Occupations within the Multimedia Specialist Group

 

Note: Whilst a similar occupation may appear in the same multimedia specialist group, if not specifically listed in the STSOL or MLTSSL, the ANZSCO description should be used for reference purposes only.

 

Occupation Lists

 

 

Please contact us if you would like assistance with your Multimedia Specialist visa application. Our clients receive the highest possible rate of success from our years of experience and in-depth knowledge of Australia’s Skilled Migration program.

 

Note: Assessment Criteria is subject to change. 

 

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