Lead Instructional Media Producer

Lead Instructional Media Producer (Instructional Designer 3)
Location: Davis, California

Employment type: Full Time

Job Summary
The Lead Instructional Media Producer is an experienced learning design professional who specializes in translating teaching expertise into engaging digital learning experiences through thoughtfully designed instructional media. In this role, the Lead Instructional Media Producer’s curiosity, creativity, and collaboration skills play a key role in shaping how ideas are communicated and experienced in digital learning environments. By combining creative media production with evidence-based learning design, the position helps bring complex concepts to life and creates engaging media‑based learning content that supports student success.

Working in close partnership with instructional designers, faculty, SMEs, and academic program teams, the Lead Instructional Media Producer helps identify and diversify effective media approaches that support course learning objectives and enhance student learning and engagement. Drawing on multimedia learning principles and cognitive load theory, the role helps instructors adapt their teaching strategies for recorded and asynchronous formats while preserving authenticity in their instructional style. In collaboration with campus media services teams, external vendors, and other instructional media support staff, the incumbent leads and liaises to ensure that instructional media production aligns with course design goals, strict production timelines, and project milestones and deliverables.

The incumbent leads the planning and coordination of instructional media production across multiple course development projects and manages the full production lifecycle, including consultation on pre‑production planning, filming and recording, and post‑production editing and delivery. The incumbent ensures media assets are produced efficiently, meet accessibility standards, and integrate effectively within course environments. The role also develops and, as needed, trains in effective, scalable production standards, asset management practices, and efficient processes/workflows to support consistent instructional media quality across programs.

Key Responsibilities

40% - Instructional Media Design, Production, and Asset Management

30% - Project Management and Production Standards

20% - Collaboration, Consultation, and Mentorship

10% - Instructional Media Innovation

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, digital media, film/media studies, communications, or a related field and/or equivalent experience or training.

Three (3) to five (5) years of professional experience in media production, instructional design, digital learning development, or related fields. Equivalent experience in professional training organizations, digital learning companies, or media production environments supporting instructional or training content may be considered.

Demonstrated experience and applied skills in navigating professional studio environments (i.e., green screen, learning glass, podcast, screencast, interview‑style, on‑location, etc.), including expertise in configuring and operating camera equipment, directing talent, and configuring lighting, A/V, etc. to optimize production and post‑production efforts.

Demonstrated expertise in instructional media production, including recording, editing, and post‑production workflows. Proficiency with professional media production software, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop. Demonstrated proficiency in accessibility requirements for instructional media, including captions and transcripts.

Demonstrated ability in using screen capture and instructional recording tools such as Camtasia, PowerPoint, or ScreenFlow.

Proficiency in media hosting and distribution platforms such as Panopto, Kaltura, Yuja, Vimeo, Canvas Studio, or similar systems.

Strong project coordination and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent production timelines and projects. Demonstrated skills and abilities in moving through a start‑to‑end media production process, including the execution of planning, pre‑production, production, post‑production, and delivery.

Strong interpersonal communication skills with the ability to collaborate and liaise effectively with faculty, instructional designers, vendors, and cross‑functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in higher education or academic online learning environments.

Experience supporting the design and development of online or hybrid courses or programs.

Experience collaborating with instructional designers, faculty, or subject matter experts in educational contexts.

Proven experience producing scalable instructional media for online courses, MOOCs, or enterprise‑level digital learning programs, with an emphasis on quality, consistency, and learner impact.

Experience in effectively managing and collaborating with external media vendors or cross‑functional production teams to deliver high‑quality media assets on time and within scope.

Demonstrated ability to strategically integrate high‑quality instructional media within digital learning environments (e.g., Canvas LMS) to enhance learner engagement, accessibility, and outcomes.

Expertise in leveraging interactive learning technologies (e.g., in‑video quizzing, branching scenarios, chaptering) to drive engagement, knowledge retention, and measurable learner interaction.

Proficiency in utilizing AI‑assisted media tools (e.g., HeyGen, Descript, AI voice generation, automated captioning) to increase production efficiency, innovation, and accessibility at scale.

Proficiency in the application of multimedia learning principles and cognitive load theory in the context of instructional media design.

Apply By Date
June 22, 2026 at 11:59pm, PST

Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of California, Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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