Media Coordinator (EdTech, Digital Learning Landscape)
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
is looking for a Media Coordinator who will play a key role in shaping how learners experience our products by ensuring the creation and delivery of high-quality multimedia content. This role requires a balance of creative production skills, strong organisational and project management capability, and a forward-looking interest in applying AI and emerging technologies to improve efficiency and impact.Responsibilities will include:Content Development & Production Management:
- Collaborate with Learning Experience Designers (LXDs), marketing, and other internal teams to create engaging multimedia content that enriches the learning experience.
- Review, edit, and evaluate the accuracy, consistency, and quality of media assets, ensuring adherence to company brand and media production standards.
- Manage the end-to-end production process for video, audio, and digital content, ensuring clarity, accessibility, and brand alignment.
- Build and maintain relationships with external suppliers and freelancers, managing costs, quality, and delivery standards.
- Ensure media production complies with best practices in accessibility, inclusivity, and educational effectiveness.
- Define project timelines, deliverables, and resources in a multiproject environment, tracking progress to ensure work is delivered on time and within budget.
- Provide regular reports on media production status, highlighting areas of improvement and strategies for enhancing content offerings.
- Track and monitor production budgets within agreed allocations.
- Participate in content planning meetings, offering insight into production challenges, resource needs, and potential solutions.
- Maintain accurate documentation and an organised media asset library to ensure accessibility and reusability.
- Coordinate and oversee media development and filming activities, including those at partner locations in the UK.
- Support ad hoc media-related requests from colleagues, ensuring fast turnaround and alignment with brand and production standards.
- Drive initiatives to improve media production quality, including developing and updating internal policies, standards, and procedures.
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and adopt new tools, particularly AI-driven solutions, to enhance both efficiency and creativity.
- Contribute to building a scalable, future-ready media production framework that supports organisational growth.
- Passionate about all forms of media production, able to meet deadlines, and enjoy collaboration while working independently.
- Excited to work in a dynamic, global, and rapidly changing start-up environment.
- Willingness to ‘get stuck in’ and support colleagues as required.
- Project & Time Management – balancing multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
- Creative Storytelling & Visual Communication – translating complex ideas into engaging multimedia content.
- Collaboration & Communication – working seamlessly with learning designers and cross-functional teams.
- Attention to Detail – ensuring consistency, quality, and accessibility across all our content.
- Adaptability & Innovation – embracing emerging tools, especially AI, to improve efficiency and creativity.
- Organisational Skills – maintaining structured processes and a well-documented media library.
- Video Production Editing – taking provided filming and sound recordings, and editing them post-production.
- Graphic Design & Motion Graphics – Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), plus Excel and PowerPoint.
- Audio Production – podcast creation, editing, and voiceover management.
- Basic Interactive/E-Learning Tools – e.g. HTML5, H5P.
- AI Tools for Media Production.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence favourable, but not essential.