Multimedia Programmer Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Multimedia Programmer includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Write efficient computer code or script to make the various features work, ensuring that sound, graphics, animations and timings work as intended and make good use of processing and data storage capacity
Create and link databases to the user interface so that information can be retrieved, stored and processed interactively via the application
Write HTML or similar input and use authoring packages where appropriate to create content and effects
Run tests of the application to identify bugs that need to be dealt with
Work with the designer and other creative specialists (such as animators, video producers and 3D modellers) to understand the design concept, and advise on how it can be implemented technically within constraints
Sort out operational logic and business rules, necessary for the feature to be reproduced correctly according to the designer's specification
Solve problems by rewriting the code or adding new code that works around the problem
Provide technical support to an application once it's running and make further adaptations, patches or rewrites to the code
Research and keep abreast of emerging technologies, in order to be able to deliver the most up to date solutions, including learning new programming languages or technologies
Take on other roles, such as design and animation - although this applies mostly to smaller projects and depends on your level of expertise.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Multimedia Programmer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Multimedia Programmer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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