STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: DESIGN DRAFTER II
Class Code: 3131-20
Date Established: 08-04-92
Occupational Code: 9-2-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To develop and implement design
projects and to supervise subordinate staff in preparing and drafting design
layouts.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Drafts and updates
plans and prepares layouts of planning material and designs for publication.
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Prepares electronic
typesetting and page layout with a computer.
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Performs design work
and supervises production, including lettering, cropping and reducing of
photographs for layouts.
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Prepares camera-ready
mechanicals for offset printing.
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Plans, designs and
constructs displays and exhibits.
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Prepares maps of all
scales and sizes for reproduction, including needed color separation drawings.
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Discusses the
interpretation of project research results with department, state and municipal
officials.
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Writes memos
summarizing planning functions, including design project coordination and
implementation.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term program
policies or procedures. Errors at
this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading recommendations
causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions under good conditions in a safe working environment.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in commercial art, engineering design or
architecture, or graduation from a recognized school of art. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in the
drafting, layout or design of published materials, or any related commercial
art experience. Each additional
year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required
formal education.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Extensive knowledge of commercial art
methods. Knowledge of the general
principles of layout and design, especially as applied to promotional
activities. Knowledge of color
harmony and lettering techniques.
Ability to translate the varied activities of an agency program into
striking and informative pictorial form.
Ability to employ a variety of artistic media in the drawing of posters,
diagrams, cartoons and related work.
Ability to supervise the work of subordinates. Ability to design and set up complex exhibits and
displays. Ability to establish and
maintain harmonious working relationships with other employees and the general
public. Must be willing to maintain
appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by
the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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