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["m o r r y" <morry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pixie Dust is the key element!

As Web Producers Organization continues to grow and offer more services of a
professional organization beyond networking and community I think the word
will continue to get out that Producing/Project Managing is a key role in
creating digital media.

To that end I've always got my ears and SMTP open to take your feedback on
how WPO can improve as THE organization for us to do our jobs better.

Best,

Morry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Shirey" <michael@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 7:56 AM
Subject: [webproducers] Re: student questions


>
> Good points and Questions.
>
> I, too, am a "Web Producer".  Please notice the quotations.
>
> When asked my responsibilities are in general, I state that it is my job
to
> locate and facilitate the construction of our Web sites.  I take the
> requests from the clients, organize them and help them develop a clear
> picture of what they want, go to various programmers and developers
graphics
> artists, sprinkle a little pixy dust, and arrange for all of the pieces to
> be put together.
>
> You're right on, Cortney... "Producers" are expected to be
> "Developers"....because I do a lot of the lower end of the stuff above, as
> well.  But PROFICIENT in PHP?  No.  It seems that the industry has also
not
> caught on that there are no more true Webmasters.  There are too many
> languages and options, now.
>
> I like to keep my options open, and every Sunday I look at the job ads.  I
> hardly ever see Web Producer listed here in Columbus, Ohio.  Finding this
> forum made me feel that I was not the only one in the universe for whom
this
> title had been created.
>
> So to answer the final question.... you've opened a can of worms to which
> there is no immediate answer.  If you enjoy facilitating and working with
> people, then Production may be your way.  It does require being a
> people-person.  You've seen Office Space?  Remember the guy who says "I'm
a
> people person, God Dammit!"  (apologies to anyone who might be offended.)
> Well, that's very true.  We have some programmers I wouldn't let near a
> client.
>
> We are communicators and coordinators.  We locate the talent that is
needed
> for a specific piece of the puzzle.  We explain what can be done and what
> cannot.
>
> .....and we have big jars of pixie dust.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: webproducers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:webproducers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cortney Sellers
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 2:45 PM
> To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [webproducers] Re: student questions
>
>
>
> Hey,
>
> I don't know of anyone in Colorado you could speak with, but I wanted to
> reply to this statement: The title of web producer seems to mean different
> things to different companies.
>
> I think this is an industry wide problem.  I've seen many ads for
producers
> when the descriptions were more for a developer.  I've also noticed this
> phenomenon among other titles (titles don't match to job descriptions).
> Anyone else noticed this or is this a "local region which is not really
> technically savvy" problem?
>
>
> Cortney
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: webproducers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:webproducers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of J Ginn
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 12:54 PM
> To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [webproducers] student questions
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am a student in Denver, Colorado. I was wondering if you knew of any
> organizations or people I could do informational interviews with in
> Colorado. The title of web producer seems to mean different things to
> different companies. I am currently trying to find out if web producing is
a
> path I would like to go down.  Thanks in advance.
>
> -John Ginnity
>
>
>
>
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