Educational Media Specialist

Covista; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k + employer match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Covista in Chicago, IL is seeking an Educational Media Specialist to lead concepting, scripting, and storyboarding of instructional media content.

You will manage media projects from development to delivery, partner with vendors, and ensure alignment with learning theory and Covista style guidelines. The role supports a hybrid workplace with opportunities to influence student learning outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Three years of media industry experience required; education media design preferred.
• Experience collaborating with third‑party vendors.
• Experience managing project budgets preferred.
• Specific and detailed experience with video‑based media creation, digital product design, and related media technologies.

Responsibilities

• Creates original visuals, audio/video, animations, tutorials, and interactives to meet pedagogical objectives.
• Delivers media products from concept to delivery, partnering with vendors as needed.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to create engaging, interactive instructional materials.
• Maintains knowledge of online learning principles and media technology.
• Works in a fast-paced production environment with multiple stakeholders.

Skills

Media production

Project coordination

Vendor management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Video editing software

Digital product design

Job description

Covista

Chicago, IL 60290

Company Description

Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.
Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Colleagues who deliver results and embrace new tools to work smarter are valued for their contributions. But what makes working at Covista distinctive is our impact. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. This isn't abstract purpose work. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers.
We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday-Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.
For more information, visit covista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Job Description

The Educational Media Specialist actively engages in the conceptualization, design, scripting, and story boarding of educational media content, overseeing the development of media projects and working closely with strategic partners and vendors; this includes the creation of new media content, as well as the search for suitable media content within Covista's owned content repositories and/or third-party media libraries. The Educational Media Specialist manages various media projects during different stages of development, each with varying requirements and milestones. The Educational Media Specialist has a working knowledge of digital product design and development theories, processes, best practices, and trends, integrating that knowledge to enhance the student learning experience by leveraging the correct media application and applying flexible approaches to anticipate, meet, and exceed partner needs.

• Creates original visuals, audio/video, animations, tutorials, and interactives to meet the pedagogical objectives of the course and enhance student-learning outcomes.
• Delivers media products from conceptualization through delivery, both in a hands‑on/developer capacity and as an internal, Covista contact with media vendors.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to create instructional material in a visually dynamic, engaging, and interactive format, while offering suggestions to enhance student engagement and learning.
• Maintains a working knowledge of online learning principles, adult learning theory, and media technology.
• Works in a fast‑paced production environment, collaborating with various institutional and product development stakeholders.
• Collaborates with the project team during the development process to identify best media approaches to be used in designing, delivering, and/or supporting of specific learning content.
• Collaborates with learning experience designers and subject matter experts to develop media scripts and storyboards as appropriate to the learning context.
• Creates media development schedules and identifying necessary technical resources based on project timelines.
• Ensures appropriate delivery requirements are included in all media-related contracts.
• Ensures that all media content meets or exceeds quality indicators and institutional style guidelines.
• Provides guidance and feedback, including documentation, to all stakeholders during media design and delivery; this includes all necessary metadata to support efficient asset management.
• Oversees the assembly of all media elements from initial conceptualization to delivery of the final product.
• Ensures project timelines are met and deliverables meet quality expectations of the institution.
• Works with minimal oversight to complete assigned media projects at the course and program levels.
• Adapts to rapidly changing project timelines and deliverables.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Three (3) years media industry experience required; experience in educational media design and creation is preferred. Required
• Experience collaborating with third‑party vendors required.
• Experience managing project budgets preferred.
• Specific and detailed experience with one or more of the following: video‑based media creation, digital product design and creation, application of multimedia technologies, audiovisual editing, and/or digital media programming.

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $53,520.9 and $93,918.96. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job‑related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• 12 Paid Holidays
  For more information related to our benefits please visit:
  https://careers.covista.com/benefits

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

Full Time