Learning Acceleration Partnership Media Specialist
About The Position
The Learning Acceleration Partnership Media Specialist supports the grant team by designing communication and professional learning materials for high-quality programming for partner school districts. The role coordinates and produces communication and professional development materials in print and digital formats, including workbooks, presentations, infographics, process maps, data tables, social media graphics, and interactive resources. The position collaborates with the agency communications team and works with client groups to assess their needs, priorities, and objectives. The position works extensively in school and classroom settings and interacts considerably with school leaders, coaches, teachers, staff, and students. Travel to assigned school sites and the Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office is required. The work environment is fast-paced and may occasionally be stressful, with moderate to loud noise and variable temperatures.
Requirements
- Two years of professional experience using graphic design tools to create communications or professional materials.
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, multimedia, communications, or a related field; a combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
- Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a school or district setting.
- Background in web design, video production, and/or photography.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate, plan, design, and produce communication and professional development materials.
- Gather requirements and design resources for digital and printed applications, including workbooks, slide decks, presentations, large-format print work, brochures, infographics, process maps, and data tables.
- Redesign existing resources such as workbooks, quick guides, presentations, and reports to improve their aesthetic appeal.
- Facilitate feedback loops throughout the production process.
- Design infographics that demonstrate understanding of the user experience.
- Format documents for various print size requirements.
- Create graphics for social media formats.
- Order materials and manage equipment inventory.
- Create graphic art and collections of graphic design elements for use across software platforms and mediums.
- Create multimedia, interactive resources with clickable links, smart processes, and embedded code, such as interactive PDFs.
- Design high-performance, interactive tools using MS Excel.
- Collaborate with the agency communications team on social media content and strategies.
- Confer with client groups to assess needs, priorities, and objectives.
- Plan and coordinate staffing, equipment, and materials for media productions, programs, or events.
- Recommend needed equipment, software, and production processes.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Hybrid and alternative work schedule options.
- Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County.
- Low-cost, high-value healthcare for the employee and qualifying dependents.
- Child care benefits, including access to the on-site Maricopa County Kids Club.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave.
- Extensive wellness program, including an incentive.
- Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring an 11.98% monthly contribution rate with a 100% employer match on Day 1.
