Multimedia Specialist Job at South College in Knoxville

Overview

South College is seeking a Multimedia Specialist to join the Instructional Design and Technology team. The Multimedia Specialist plans, records, and produces instructional videos, podcasts, screencasts, interviews, and special event recordings.

Benefits

• Front Loaded PTO
• Tuition Assistance
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) – with Employer Contribution

South College - We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning … come grow your career with us. In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment - where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.

Almost 20,000 Students

10 Campuses

Competency Based Education

Online

Responsibilities

• Create digital graphics, motion graphics, and animations for courses, and presentations.
• Ensure all media meets accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with instructional designers and faculty to align multimedia assets with course objectives for both online and on-ground courses.
• Apply UX design principles to LMS course layouts, navigation, and media integration to improve usability and engagement across formats.
• Develop guidelines and templates for visually consistent, student-friendly, and accessible course design.
• Support the creation of interactive learning objects, simulations, and media-enhanced classroom activities.
• Contribute to the rapid development and deployment of multimedia and design updates to ensure large-scale courses remain current, engaging, compliant, and consistent.
• Manage and maintain multimedia equipment.
• Provide technical expertise in using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, and other media platforms.
• Assist with integrating multimedia and UX enhancements into the LMS and classroom technologies.
• Serve as moderator or technical host for cross-departmental events conducted in Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Provide live event support, including managing screen shares, breakout rooms, recordings, and participant engagement tools (polls, Q&A, chat).
• Produce accessible recordings of virtual events for later distribution or archival.
• Assist in creating departmental newsletters, reports, presentations, and other formal communications products.
• Design layouts, graphics, and visual assets that align with South College branding standards and accessibility best practices.
• Ensure all communication products meet accessibility standards (readability, alt-text, color contrast, screen reader compatibility).

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Production, Digital Media, Instructional Technology, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Communications, Marketing or a related field.

Experience

• 2 years+ of multimedia experience
• Demonstrates expertise in multimedia production, including video/audio recording, editing, motion graphics, and animation using applications like Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experienced with designing professional graphics and visuals for courses, presentations, and communications with tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Applies UX design principles to LMS course layouts and media integration, with experience in LMS platforms such as Canvas.
• Ensures accessibility by producing WCAG-compliant media and communications, including captions, transcripts, alt-text, and screen reader compatibility.
• Demonstrates efficiency in rapid development to update and scale courses while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Effective communicator and has the ability to moderate and support virtual events through Zoom and Microsoft Teams, managing breakout rooms, polls, Q&A, and recordings.
• Collaborates effectively with faculty and staff and manages projects to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.