Fast Facts

The Media Developer position at Ascend Learning involves creating multimedia products primarily for healthcare brands, focusing on audio and video production, editing, and collaboration with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include editing video and audio projects, conducting remote recording sessions, organizing pre-production tasks, and collaborating with internal and external resources.

Skills: Required skills include proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, audio editing, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator, along with solid planning and organizational skills.

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in Film Production, Mass Communications, or Journalism is preferred, alongside two years of multimedia experience and strong communication skills.

Location: This position is remote within the United States, with no office presence required.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $50,000 - $70,000.

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture 

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. 

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers. 

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more. 

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO  

As a Media Developer for the Multimedia team, you will work within the Innovative Learning Sciences department of Ascend Learning, creating multimedia products for the entire company, with a focus on the Healthcare brands such as ATI and NHA. The team has diverse skills for media production including all aspects of audio and video staging, recording, editing, and publishing services as well as illustration and 2-D animation. 

You will create, edit, and organize media assets with direction from the department manager and senior media developers as well as interaction with the department director. The role frequently collaborates with assessment specialists, design associates, project managers, internal and external content experts, and external audio and video production companies. 

WHERE YOU’LL WORK  

This position offers the flexibility of remote work within the United States. 

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME 

• Edit video and audio projects. Perform additional edits and revisions as necessary. 
• Manipulate motion and still graphics. 
• Conduct remote recording sessions. 
• Assist with organizing the pre-production process and perform pre-production tasks including broadcast writing/editing and storyboarding. 
• Assist with the setup, lighting, filming, and audio of video shoots.  
• Assist media manager with prop, wardrobe, casting tasks for film shoots as needed. 
• Review finished assets and document the processes of the project including media asset approvals and digital asset management.  
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal and external resources including content experts, talent, and vendors. 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED 

• Bachelor’s degree required. Emphasis in Film Production, Mass Communications, or Journalism preferred. 
• Two years of multimedia experience required. 
• Proficient in video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro. 
• Proficient in editing audio. 
• Competent modifying still and motion graphics using After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. 
• Basic graphic design experience. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Strong planning and organizational skills. 
• Able to handle numerous situations, duties, and responsibilities, often under limited time constraints, with poise and composure. 
• On set experience preferred. 
• Experience with remote recording, especially using Riverside.fm. preferred. 
• Ability to create still and/or motion graphics from scratch preferred.  
• Experience conducting interviews or coaching performances preferred. 
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Smartsheet, and Outlook preferred. 

BENEFITS 

• Flexible and generous paid time off  
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance  
• 401(k) employer matching program 
• Parental leave 
• Wellness resources 
• Charitable matching program 
• Hybrid work  
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington) 
• Community outreach groups 
• Tuition reimbursement 

Fostering A Sense of Belonging 

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.  

About Ascend Learning 

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity. 

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. 

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