This week, everyone will post in response to this prompt by midnight Sunday, September 28. Make sure to identify your post with the category “Project and Role Selection” and the category associated with your first preference for a team role (e.g., “Creative Designer” if that’s your first choice).
*****If you would like to take on the role of Project Manager, please try to post in response as early as possible, so that your peers have time to review your qualifications and express their working group preferences.*****
Contents
Process Overview
This week we discussed job descriptions for each of the important team roles associated with Project 4: Service Learning Project.
By midnight Sunday, you will all post to this blog a statement of interest. Your draft resumes are already shared with your peers on Marca under Online Professional Profile > Stage 1. You will review each other’s resumes and the project proposals that our clients have submitted and then communicate your preferences regarding two things: 1) Your top three choices among the proposals, and 2) Your preferences for Project Manager selection. Your votes will determine which projects we will accept from our service learning clients, and will influence which individuals will take on the Project Manager role for each of the four Project 4 working groups.
Here are the two Google forms we’ll be using to keep track of the proposal and Project Manager and working group preferences:
Proposal Preference Form
Project Manager and Working Group Preference Form
Job Descriptions
Before you submit your statement of interest for a position, review the job description to make sure you address the duties, expectations, attributes, and qualifications listed.
Creative Designer
Specific Duties
- Choosing general strategy for communication design
- Making decisions related to implementation of design strategy (color, fonts, etc.)
- Explaining design choices to clients
- Providing guidance to team members regarding implementation of design strategy
- Creating a template for final deliverables
- Providing feedback to team members about individual contributions
- Revising and editing final drafts
Location, Hours, Expectations Regarding Availability
- Available by phone and email to answer questions during normal work hours, and responding within reasonable time to requests made outside of normal work hours
- Willing to meet on campus outside of classroom hours, or meet synchronously via Skype or Google Hangout
Attributes of the Ideal Candidate
- Creative
- Focused
- Organized
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Flexible
- Good communicator
Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled in ENGL3110
- Design-focused major preferred
- Some knowledge of design software (Adobe Creative Suite, Word, Keynote or Powerpoint or Prezi)
Project Manager
Specific Duties
- Overseeing the project for the duration of work
- Taking responsibility to ensure timely completion of work
- Quality assurance
- Assigning tasks and purposes
- Review of final project
- Submitting the final project
- Organizing and facilitating meetings
- Mediating disagreements
- Monitoring progress of team members
- Communicating with clients and instructor about project goals, issues
Location, Hours, Expectations Regarding Availability
- Available by phone and email to answer questions during normal work hours, and responding within reasonable time to requests made outside of normal work hours
- Willing to meet on campus outside of classroom hours, or meet synchronously via Skype or Google Hangout
Attributes of the Ideal Candidate
- Organized
- Reliable
- Strong leader
- Tactful
- Punctual
- Flexible
- Good communicator
- Approachable
Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled in ENGL3110
- Must demonstrate prior leadership experience
- Must offer evidence of strong academic/work ethic
Researcher
Specific Duties
- Designing and conducting surveys
- Maintaining list of references
- Reviewing citations for accuracy and completeness
- Coordinating data collection by the rest of the team
- Compiling and presenting data
- Conducting interviews with clients and potential end-users
- Identifying sources of potentially relevant information
Location, Hours, Expectations Regarding Availability
- Available by phone and email to answer questions during normal work hours, and responding within reasonable time to requests made outside of normal work hours
- Willing to meet on campus outside of classroom hours, or meet synchronously via Skype or Google Hangout
Attributes of the Ideal Candidate
- Focused
- Good with numbers and data
- Organized
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Flexible
- Good communicator
Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled in ENGL3110
- Research or data collection experience preferred
Technical Coordinator
Specific Duties
- Troubleshooting technological issues
- Identifying potential tools and resources
- Managing access to collective resources (Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Finding optimal means for presenting and creating artifacts
- Running equipment for photographing, videotaping, presenting, etc.
- Editing and polishing of digital media artifacts
Location, Hours, Expectations Regarding Availability
- Available by phone and email to answer questions during normal work hours, and responding within reasonable time to requests made outside of normal work hours
- Willing to meet on campus outside of classroom hours, or meet synchronously via Skype or Google Hangout
Attributes of the Ideal Candidate
- Works well with other people
- Good problem solver
- Willing to assist others
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Flexible
- Good listener
- Able to translate complex technical information for non-specialist audiences
- Patient
Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled in ENGL3110
- Experience with technical problem solving
- IT or general customer support experience preferred
Copywriter
Specific Duties
- Producing initial drafts of linguistic/written content for review by team and clients
- Formatting and editing linguistic/written content
- Proofreading and revising all deliverables
Location, Hours, Expectations Regarding Availability
- Available by phone and email to answer questions during normal work hours, and responding within reasonable time to requests made outside of normal work hours
- Willing to meet on campus outside of classroom hours, or meet synchronously via Skype or Google Hangout
Attributes of the Ideal Candidate
- Attentive to detail
- Strong written communication
- Reliable
- Punctual
Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled in ENGL3110
- Writing-focused or writing-intensive major preferred
- Journalism or other professional writing experience preferred
Image credit: “sketchnote project management” by Luigi Mengato on Flickr.