[Web4lib] Job Available: Web Production Specialist -- Stanford University School of Medicine

[Lora Pertle]

Lane Medical Library/Knowledge Management Center at the Stanford 
University School of Medicine is seeking a candidate for a Web 
Production Specialist position.  If you are interested in applying, 
please visit our Stanford Jobs website --     

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The Stanford University School of Medicine's Lane Medical 
Library/Knowledge Management Center creates opportunities for discovery, 
translation, learning and collaboration by providing faculty, staff, and 
students with easy, efficient access to in-context knowledge whenever 
and wherever it is needed to support patient care, education and 
research. As part of the School's Office of Information Resources and 
Technology (IRT), the KMC focuses on acquisition and integration of 
knowledge sources, consultation and instruction in information finding 
and manipulation, learning spaces and computing labs, and technology 
support for the curriculum.

The Web Production Specialist is a matrix report to the Associate Dean, 
Knowledge Management/Director, Lane Medical Library and the Associate 
Director for Research and Instruction. This position will:

** Work as part of an interactive team to create an integrated, dynamic 
web application that connects the Stanford biomedical community to 
knowledge at the point of care, research and learning.
** Manage the daily the web production content and processes.
** Work closely with content curators and system developers to document 
process requirements and outcomes. Maintain and insure the design, style 
and format guide and technical documentation based on adopted standards. 
Train and support curators as needed including development of new tools 
to simplify processes.
** Lead specific web projects from project requirements to successful 
implementation. Work with partners within the school to document 
requirements for integration into the library web environment and 
exposure of content and services in partner web sites.
** Investigate and develop implementation plan for new web technologies 
that enable greater interactivity, integration and search functionality 
in the library's web presence.
** Create proper testing and quality assurance procedures. Track usage 
trends, perform usability studies, and develop specifications for change.
** Technical support to curators related to web content and services 
development.
** Collaborate with other professional staff to perform outreach and 
communicate information about the library's content and services to 
specific user populations.
** Special projects as assigned.


**Responsibilities:**

** Web content development and coordination of the production process, 
including documentation and support for content and application support 
to editors. Working with library and knowledge management team members, 
establish goals and standards for graphics, content, and usability. 
Research, analyze, and implement the use of new technologies to enhance 
web applications for biomedical faculty, students, and staff. Monitor 
website content use via WebTrends and other tools. Analyzes reports, 
identify trends, and makes recommendations for strategic realignment of 
website content.

** Project management for specific projects, including timelines, 
documentation, and specifications. Manage a variety of technical 
projects and ensure that projects are completed on or ahead of schedule. 
Coordinate with other team members to assure excellent communication 
among project teams.

** Build relationships with assigned departments for outreach, teaching, 
and special projects. Provide instruction and consultation using and 
interpreting a wide variety of information resources and information 
management tools. Participates in direct delivery of service to insure 
web and other tools streamline delivery through web-based content and 
interactive tools.
** Qualifications:**

** Required: BS in Information Science, Systems or Computer Science with 
relevant experience in the information industry or libraries, or the 
equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired: MS in Library & Information Science with relevant experience in 
web content coordination or production.
** Two to three years related experience required.
** Two years experience in a web production environment.
** Two years project management experience including ability to gather 
project requirements and create documentation preferred.
** Advanced knowledge of internet technologies, tools and trends, 
digital library practices, and content management systems.
** Expert level knowledge in automated website production technologies 
(e.g., XML, CSS, XSLT, RSS, blogs, proxy servers). Experience with 
JavaScript preferred.
** Experience in tracking usage data and conducting usability studies.
** Experience in working in a Unix environment.
** Must be able to hand code HTML, including cross-platform 
compatibility issues, optimization, HTML editing software, and graphics 
manipulation.
** Must be able to handle multiple concurrent projects for more than one 
program manager, conduct effective meetings, and manage deadlines.
** Ability to teach and present to adult learners and liaison with 
diverse user groups.
** Ability to think critically in analyzing problems and developing 
resourceful solutions.
** Ability to work in and lead cross-discipline teams to achieve common 
goals.
** Understanding of the web-based information resources for the academic 
environment.
** Experience in biomedical libraries or a biomedical background desired.

-- 
Lora Pertle
Director of Finance and Administration
Information Resources and Technology (IRT)
Stanford University School of Medicine

t:  650.723.0362
f:  650.725.4415
e:  lpertle at stanford.edu
u:  http://med.stanford.edu/irt