Senior Educational Media Specialist

Company Description

About Adtalem Global Education Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post‑secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well‑being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem is the parent organization 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. 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. Visit  for more information, and follow us on Linked In and Instagram.

Opportunity at a Glance

The Senior Educational Media Specialist is a seasoned media specialist with at least 5 years of deep expertise in the conceptualization, design, scripting, and story boarding of educational media content. Senior Educational Media Specialists oversee the development of comprehensive media projects, working closely with strategic partners and managing third‑party vendors; this includes the creation of new media content, as well as the search for suitable media content within Adtalem's owned content repositories and/or third‑party media libraries.

The Senior Educational Media Specialist manages multiple projects during different stages of development, each with varying requirements and milestones. As one of the most seasoned and experienced educational media specialists within the Product Development and Classroom Design team, the Senior Educational Media Specialist has a thorough understanding 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, applying flexible approaches, and driving strategic innovation to anticipate, meet, and exceed partner needs.

The Senior Educational Media Specialist mentors Educational Media Specialists in the organization in an effort to ensure all educational media created are of the highest quality and impact.

• Generates vision and strategy that guide media development projects and supports the operations of the Digital Learning Solution steam.
• 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, as well as a leader and mentor of other media stakeholders.
• Manages third‑party vendors and independent contractors required to ensure ample resources are available to execute the most comprehensive and challenging media projects.
• 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 expert level, comprehensive knowledge of online learning principles, adult learning theory, and innovative media technologies.
• Works in a fast‑paced production environment, collaborating with various institutional and product development stakeholders.
• Provides senior level leadership to and support of 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.
• Coaches and mentors educational media specialists, learning experience designers, and subject matter experts to ensure the media developed for online/hybrid course delivery is of the highest quality possible and supports student mastery of learning outcomes.
• Creates media…