LO2: Job roles, new and emerging (M2)

Within the production of the app there are several job roles, both new and emerging...

Cartographer-
In order to produce the maps to be used as part of the app and the functions to enable the representation of the GPS data, a cartographer would be required. A once traditional job role using physical methods of drawing pen on paper, was tedious and extremely difficult. However, in recent years this has transitioned to a more digital based process with digital drawing and illustration becoming more common and the detail and level of adjustment it provides.

Copyrighter - A copyrighter would be required to ensure the written content is grammatically correct and free of spelling errors or mistakes. However, with development of applications and products this is a role which could be irradiated, this could be beneficial to my proposal as it would reduce costs to the production company due to them not being needed to employ and extra member. This process could be done by the writer using such apps such as Grammarly, which automatically checks for errors, like a copyrighter does. However, free of charge and automatically.

Photographer - A photographer would be needed to produce the visual photography for a variety of sections within the app. However, similar to the other job roles these are also changing as a result of changes and developments in the media industry. Instead of employing a member to the team that is solely in charge of photography like what would be traditionally be done in previous years, now there is a shift to freelancers. This emerging role has become popular as a result of services and sites such as freelancer.com. This website/ service would mean that the production company for the app could employ a photographer on a one job basis to complete and produce the photos needed for the certain section, again this would reduce costs and team size.

Graphic Designer - A graphic designer would be required to design the whole aesthetics of the app. Similar to the photographer, it is now easily accessible to higher certain freelancers for a task. For example if there was a specialized element which needed designing, a illustrator or artist could be commissioned for this one piece. This expands and widens the possibilities for the design of the app.

App Software Engineers - Most importantly, the software engineers/ coders would be required to build the app and make it work. One for both ios and android would likely be required. This is an emerging job role of the last century as a result of the mass developments and influx of apps on the market place, which were not previously available or popular till the convergence of technologies into black box devices such as smartphones or tablets.