Universities of Wisconsin
Instructional Media Specialist
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Madison, WI
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $49K - $66K
💻 Instructional Design
🗓️ October 30th, 2025
WCAG
WCAG 2.1
Edtech.com's Summary
Universities of Wisconsin is hiring an Instructional Media Specialist. This role involves designing and producing multimedia assets such as graphics, videos, and animations to enhance online courses, collaborating with faculty and instructional designers, and managing media production workflows using advanced tools and software.
Highlights
- Design and produce multimedia assets including graphics, animations, videos, and interactive elements for online learning.
- Collaborate with faculty, subject matter experts, and instructional designers to plan media strategies and production schedules.
- Utilize project management and communication skills to ensure timely completion of media projects.
- Edit audio and video files, perform post-production tasks, and manage file storage and archiving.
- Work with third-party captioning and transcription services to ensure accessibility compliance.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition) preferred.
- Associate's degree in video/audio design, multimedia design, or related field required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Experience with media production, storyboarding, audio work, and video editing is required.
- Salary range from $49,000 to $66,000 based on education and experience.
- Position supports Universities of Wisconsin's Office of Online & Professional Learning Resources, impacting students across 13 UW universities.
Instructional Media Specialist Full Description
Instructional Media Specialist
remote type
Partially Remote
Madison, WI
Full time
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.
Position Title:Instructional Media Specialist
Job Category:Academic Staff
Employment Type:Regular
Job Profile:Teach, Learn, & Tech Spec I
Job Duties:
The Universities of Wisconsin Office of Online & Professional Learning Resources (OPLR) Instructional Design and Media Services Team is focused on developing rich and engaging learning experiences for online students. OPLR is seeking an Instructional Media Specialist who is passionate about graphic, video, and audio design and eager to bring online courses to life with high-quality instructional media.
This role will design and produce user-centered multimedia assets, interactive elements, graphics, animations, videos, and more while leveraging innovative tools such as OPLR’ on-site media studio, lightboards, teleprompters, drones, and advanced editing software.
This position collaborates with a talented team of designers, motion artists, UX experts, and videographers in a supportive, idea-driven environment, where creativity and technical expertise will directly enhance online teaching and learning. The team’s media creations will directly impact thousands of students by making learning more engaging, accessible, and effective.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Partner with faculty, subject matter experts, and instructional designers to plan course media strategies and formulate media plans and production schedules
- Apply project management principles and clear communication practices to ensure project success and timely completion
- Design and format instructional presentations for visually appealing and pedagogically sound delivery using e-learning authoring tools
- Edit and export audio and video files; create and refine images, graphics, and animations
- Coordinate with third-party captioning and transcription providers to ensure accessibility compliance
- Perform post-production tasks: editing, audio adjustments, color correction, and finalizing content for delivery
- Manage file storage, archiving, versioning, and back-up processes for media assets
Department:
The Office of Online & Professional Learning Resources (OPLR) is committed to providing service and support to the Universities of Wisconsin Administration and all 13 UW universities in online and continuing education, teaching, learning, and workforce skills training and resources.
OPLR works in partnership with all 13 UW universities to develop and deliver online semester- and competency-based degrees and a broad array of credit and non-credit certificates, courses, and other credentials to help adult and professional learners achieve their academic and professional development goals and to develop the workforce of Wisconsin.
OPLR supports Wisconsin Online, Wisconsin Online Collaboratives, UW Flexible Option, BSN@Home, UW Independent Learning and continuing education offices at all 13 UW universities through the Continuing Education Executive Council (CEEC).
Compensation:
The Instructional Media Specialist (official title: Teachning, Learning, and Technology Specialist I or II) is a full-time, salaried (exempt), academic staff position.
Well-qualified candidates for the Instructional Media Specialist role can expect a starting annual salary within a range of $49,000-66,000, commensurate with the candidate’s education, related experience, and qualifications.
Required Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree in video/audio design, multimedia design, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience
- Demonstrated experience in media production, including storyboarding, audio work, video editing, and post-production
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills with the ability to thrive in a team-based environment
- Proven ability to organize, prioritize, and complete projects effectively in a dynamic setting
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in video/audio design, multimedia production, or a related field
- Experience working in higher education and directly with faculty
- Familiarity with ADA compliance (WCAG 2.1 AA) and best practices in accessible media for online learning
- Experience or interest in applying artificial intelligence tools to enhance workflows, media development, and web interactives
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Audition
Work Location:
The business location is 780 Regent St., Madison, WI. Employees are expected to work in the office at least twice a month. However, depending on business needs, there may be occasions when additional in-office presence is requested. Flexible Work agreements are subject to change at any time
Application Information:
To ensure full consideration, please submit application materials as soon as possible. Applicant screening will begin immediately and be ongoing through 11:59 pm, Tuesday, November 18, 2025. However, applications may be accepted until the position has been filled.
Contact Information:
Questions may be addressed to: Shelby Buchanan, HR Manager, Shelby.Buchanan@wisconsin.edu
COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE
Inclusive Excellence is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for Universities of Wisconsin. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the Universities of Wisconsin community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning, research, scholarship, creative activity, community service, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
Universities of Wisconsin fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who serve the State of Wisconsin and the public good.
Special Notes
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request by contacting uwshr@wisconsin.edu.
The Universities of Wisconsin is required to conduct a criminal background and sexual harassment check for the selected finalist prior to employment.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on, before, or after the effective date of appointment.
The Universities of Wisconsin will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. §. 19.36(7).
Benefits Information
Universities of Wisconsin employees receive an excellent benefits package. To learn more about the benefits package, review the Faculty, Academic Staff & Limited Appointees or University Staff Please see this link for total compensation information: Universities of Wisconsin Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator to provide you with total compensation information.
Application Instructions
To ensure full consideration, please submit application materials as soon as possible. Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. Applicant screening will begin immediately and be ongoing through the closing date. However, applications may be accepted until the position has been filled.
Clery Act information
The Universities of Wisconsin provides statistics on campus crime in its Annual Security Report. For more information on university campus statistics see https://www.wisconsin.edu/compliance/clery/.
UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
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