Multimedia Specialist

About the role

The Multimedia Specialist develops engaging, accessible, and professional multimedia content to support GLITEC public health programs, communications, education, and outreach. Working closely with the Communication Lead, Graphic Designer, Communications Specialist, program staff, and project leads, this position creates and adapts content across digital and print platforms while following organizational brand guidelines. The Multimedia Specialist supports videography, video editing, photography, motion graphics, graphic design, web design and content, and other digital media. The position participates in strategy sessions, project planning meetings, and brainstorming teams to translate public health information into clear and engaging visual products. The preferred location for this job is in Madison, Wisconsin. However, for qualified candidates, this job may be in Green Bay, Wisconsin or Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Communication Lead, Graphic Designer, Communications Specialist, program staff, and project leads to plan and produce multimedia materials that support public health programs, education, outreach, and communication priorities.
• Plan, capture, edit, and produce video content for educational, promotional, training, conference, interview, and public health communication purposes.
• Support photography and image editing for program materials, events, websites, social media, and other communications.
• Create motion graphics, animations, and other multimedia elements when appropriate to improve communication and audience engagement.
• Develop and maintain web-based content and assist with webpage design, layout, graphics, usability, and updates in coordination with appropriate staff.
• Design and produce digital and print materials, including graphics, infographics, social media content, presentations, reports, fact sheets, educational materials, and other visual products.
• Participate in strategy sessions, project input meetings, brainstorming teams, and other collaborative planning activities.
• Assist with storyboarding, scripting, production planning, recording, post-production, captioning, and preparation of multimedia products for publication.
• Work with subject matter experts to translate technical public health information into accurate, understandable, culturally appropriate, and visually engaging products.
• Conduct quality control and proofing to ensure accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to organizational brand guidelines and established creative processes.
• Adapt content for multiple platforms and formats while maintaining consistent branding, visual identity, accessibility, and quality.
• Organize and maintain multimedia files, project assets, templates, photographs, video footage, and other digital resources.
• Balance multiple projects and internal clients while maintaining quality, deadlines, priorities, and applicable budgets.
• Attend relevant trainings, technical conferences, and seminars to remain current on multimedia, video, design, web, accessibility, and communications practices and technologies.
• Perform other duties as necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this position.

Requirements

• Associate degree or higher in multimedia design, digital media, videography, visual communications, graphic design, web design, communications, or a related field is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing multimedia content is required.
• Experience with videography/video production and editing, graphic design, and web design or web content development is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud applications or comparable professional creative software is