Job Family: Arts, Design and Media s1

Job Family: 27-0000 Arts, Design and Media Occupational Group: 27-1010 Artists and Designers

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: ARTS, DESIGN AND MEDIA

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS

OCCUPATION: CRAFT ARTISTS 27-1012

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 2– Pay Band 004

DESCRIPTION

This is work creating or reproducing exhibit cases, mounts, hand-made, and other furnishings and accessories for exhibition using a variety of artisan techniques.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Produces foreground, models and accessories for dioramas, both life-size and to scale.

Restores and cleans specimens and/or frames requiring extreme care in handling.

Creates original diorama models.

Molds and casts using a variety of methods, dioramas and specimen cases and artifact mounts using appropriate methods for preservation of materials.

Designs and produces case and panel systems.

Determines the historic items which are to be reproduced and the historic methods used to reproduce them.

Oversees matting and framing works of art.

Hangs and installs works of art requiring extreme care in handling.

Reproduces historic items from pictures, descriptions, historical research, fragments of original objects and sketches.

Sells items reproduced to the general public.

Provides information to the general public on history of structure in which craftsmen are located.

of 4 Demonstrates the craft involved to the general public and answers any questions concerning this craft.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Thinking Creatively Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Getting Information Needed to Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining Do the Job information from all relevant sources.

Estimating Needed Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Characteristics Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. Implementing Ideas, Programs, Conducting or carrying out work procedures and Etc. activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products. Drafting & Specifying Technical Providing documentation, detailed instructions, Devices, etc. drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. Organizing, Planning, and Developing plans to accomplish work, and Prioritizing prioritizing and organizing one's own work.

Communicating With Other Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, Workers and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer. Handling and Moving Objects Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.

of 4 Making Decisions and Solving Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with Problems information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions

Implementation Planning Developing approaches for implementing an idea

Operations Analysis Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design

Idea Generation Generating a number of different approaches to problems

Idea Evaluation Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation

Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others

Management of Material Resources Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work

Product Inspection Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products

Critical Thinking Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches

Active Listening Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate

Information Gathering Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information

Monitoring Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something

of 4 Visioning Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions

Identification of Key Causes Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal

Synthesis/Reorganization Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks

Design Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models

Fine Arts Knowledge of theory and techniques required to produce, compose, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture

Building and Construction Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE: 07/01/2002