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Overview

The Graphics Development Team are staff positions within the Department of Marketing. The Graphics team is responsible for all visual assets used on or in conjunction with TarValon.Net. These may include anything from logos, banners, icons, and Web work, to printed material, advertisements, interactive Flash or Web work, and illustrations; used in an official capacity by TarValon.Net. The Graphics Development Team is a group of people with a wide variety of visual/graphic design skills.

As of August 2012, staff positions on the Graphics Development Team will rotate/renew every six months. Members may opt to stay on the team, or may decide to step down while remaining eligible to reapply at any time.

Chain of Command

The Graphics Development Team members report to the Marketing Project Manager and the Director of Marketing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create any new visual assets for TarValon.Net, whether Web-based or print-based
• Update existing visual assets as necessary
• Work with team members to brainstorm and troubleshoot ideas
• Work with other departments within TarValon.Net to manage their specific design needs

Requirements

• Must have been a member of TarValon.net for at least 6 months. Applicants may be of any rank.
• Must be willing to spend a minimum 5 hours on the boards per week, ideally 5-10 hours.
• Must be experienced in any or all of the following areas: graphic design, web design, interactive design, typography, illustration, or visual arts. All applicants are asked to submit a portfolio of work with their application, either in the form of a personal website, CoroFlot site, a Photobucket album, a DeviantArt account, or equivalent. The portfolio must include at least ten examples of visual work in your area of specialty.
• Must own graphics editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, Corel Painter or Draw, Paint Shop Pro, or equivalent.
• Must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment, and be able to give and receive constructive criticism from other team members.
• Must be able to work with a deadline.
• Skills in any of the following areas are a plus: HTML/CSS or other web coding languages, ActionScript and Adobe Flash.

History

This role was created after the Department of Marketing was formed. Before the 2010 Admin Meeting, the duties of this role would have been filled by the Visual Resource Lead.

Team Members

Current

• Megana Vallentin: January 1, 2014 - present
• Faeril Munlear: January 1, 2014 - present
• Ivien Tarkand: January 1, 2014 - present
• Willow al'Meana: January 1, 2014 - present
• Alyssa Letherio: October 26, 2011 - present (Legal specialist)
• Arie Davion: January 21, 2013 - present
• Elorenya d'Rahien: April 20, 2013 - present
• Nyavene al'Meer: September 22, 2012 - present
• Vallah al'Dera: March 14, 2012 - present (CafePress shop graphics specialist)

Previous

• Leese Sulan: April 29, 2013 - December 31, 2013
• Azi al'Thone: October 16, 2010 - April 1, 2013 (as Dept. of Technology liaison and micro graphics specialist since August 5, 2012)
• Venric Methalion: October 26, 2011 - April 15, 2013
• Darim Pelegro: October 26, 2011 - December 31, 2012
• Aloren Tarabutton: February 9, 2011 - August 30, 2012
• Arie Davion: December 26, 2011 - June 6, 2012
• Badria Aidan: October 26, 2011 - August 16, 2012
• Jeffan Caliarthan: July 14, 2010 - August 3, 2012
• Sasha Melrai: October 26, 2011 -August 30, 2012
• Sikozu O'men: October 26, 2011 - March 1, 2012
• Siera al'Cere: October 26, 2011 - December 26, 2011
• Ivien Tarkand: July 14, 2010 - August 31, 2011
• Ninya Evoneigh: July 14, 2010 - August 31, 2011
• Leese Sulan: July 14, 2010 - January 26, 2011