Multimedia Specialist

Belmont University; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont University seeks a Multimedia Specialist to create instructional media for online graduate programs within the Digital Learning & Innovation team. You will translate expert content into engaging, accessible materials and collaborate with marketing and enrollment teams to attract learners.

Responsibilities include designing icons, infographics, video and audio assets, and managing a vast media library while upholding branding policies and accessibility standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Proficiency in conceptualizing, designing, and producing multimedia assets across multiple modalities.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Articulate 360, Canva, and Genially is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and produce instructional multimedia assets across multiple modalities.
• Collaborate with the Education Innovation team to align assets with program goals and branding.
• Transform subject matter content into learner-centered materials with accessibility in mind.
• Develop professional development experiences to train others in multimedia tools and techniques.
• Create and manage a library of multimedia assets using a digital asset management system.
• Ensure media aligns with division/branding policies and accessibility standards.

Skills

Creative

Tech-savvy

Excellent communication

Team player

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Illustrator

Articulate 360

Canva

Genially

Job description

Employment Type: Staff

Internal Job Category: Exempt (Staff) Full-Time

Department: Digital Learning & Innovation

Hours

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Belmont University is seeking a Multimedia Specialist to perform a variety of tasks with a high degree of creativity and latitude. The Multimedia Specialist works as an integral member of the Digital Learning & Innovation team within Educational Innovation, creating and enhancing learning experiences through the conceptualization and creation of visually compelling and effective media. Working alongside instructional designers, the Multimedia Specialist translates subject matter expert content into clear, engaging, accessible, and learner-centered instructional materials for Belmont's online graduate programs, and collaborates with marketing and enrollment teams to attract potential learners.

• Conceptualize, design, and produce instructional multimedia assets and interactive learning materials across multiple modalities — including iconography, infographics, interactive graphics, video, audio, and presentation media — for online programs, faculty development, communications, recruitment, and university events.
• Collaborate with the Educational Innovation team to develop and maintain a consistent creative and instructional media approach for online learning at Belmont, ensuring multimedia assets align with program goals, learner needs, university branding, and accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with instructional designers to transform expert content into clear, engaging, learner-centered instructional materials and multimedia assets.
• Create and deliver professional development experiences that provide guidance and training on using appropriate tools and techniques to effectively enhance instructional materials with multimedia.
• Create, manage, and organize a vast library of multimedia assets using a digital asset management system for use across a variety of projects and purposes.
• Apply division and university branding policies, accessibility guidelines, documentation standards, and instructional media best practices when producing multimedia, interactive learning assets, templates, presentations, and course materials.
• Provide service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, collaborative, and professional engagement with faculty, staff, subject matter experts, and university partners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Belmont University seeks to attract and retain highly qualified faculty and staff who will support our mission and vision. As a Christ-centered and student-focused community, we aim to:

• Form diverse leaders of character;
• Equip people to solve the world’s complex problems through teaching, research and service;
• And be radical champions for helping people and communities flourish.

Additional Qualifications

• A motivated self-starter and proven team-player with the ability to deliver a high level of interactive customer service, develop and maintain collaborative relationships, prioritize efficiently, and proactively solve problems are all required of this position.
• The successful candidate must be creative, tech savvy and possess excellent communication skills.
• Familiarity with Windows and Mac operating systems, and Microsoft Office are also required.
• The Multimedia Specialist must be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-demand, deadline-driven setting, effectively cross-manage multiple projects simultaneously with a great deal of accuracy, high level of quality and keen attention to detail.
• This position must work well with students, faculty and staff at all levels within a diverse, multi-cultural, collaborative environment.

Required Education

A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or a combination of experience dealing with digital media and/or completion of a related educational degree equal to four years is required.

Required Experience

Proficiency in conceptualizing, designing, and producing multimedia assets across multiple modalities — including graphic design, iconography, infographics, interactive graphics, video, and audio — to create clear, engaging, accessible, and learner-centered materials is required. Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator), Articulate 360 (Rise, Storyline), Canva, and Genially is preferred.

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check satisfactory to the University.

Belmont University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Belmont University is a Christ-centered community. The University faculty, administration, and staff uphold Jesus as the Christ and as the measure for all things. As a community seeking to uphold Christian standards of morality, ethics, and conduct, Belmont University holds high expectations of each person who chooses to join the community. In compliance with federal law, including provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973/the Americans with Disabilities Act, Belmont University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, military service, or sexual orientation in its administration of education policies, programs or activities; its admissions policies; or employment. Consistent with applicable civil rights law, the University primarily hires employees of the Christian faith who are committed to support the mission of the University. The University has appointed the Chief Human Resources Officer/Deputy Title IX Coordinator to serve as coordinator of non-discrimination compliance for staff and faculty. The Director of Institutional Equity and Compliance and Title IX Coordinator serves as coordinator of compliance for Title IX (sex discrimination) issues and questions for students. Click here to learn more.

In accordance with accrediting standards for its professional education programs in law and medicine, the University does not apply religious criteria in hiring employees within those programs. All employees hired by the University, regardless of religious faith, shall be committed to Belmont’s Christ-centered, student-focused mission.

Belmont's Office of Human Resources will conduct ongoing evaluations of the means by which candidates for employment are sought, to the end that the pool of candidates will include qualified women, minorities, veterans and disabled individuals. Belmont University is an equal opportunity employer under all applicable civil rights laws.