Content Creator

Job Title: Creative Content Development Copywriter

Location: (Remote)

Job ID: 66480

DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALIST

This contractor role will support the Special Education and Student Support team by converting approved TN-TAN content into accessible, user-friendly digital learning modules. The contractor will provide digital production, ADA remediation, web formatting, content management, and publishing support for approved instructional and professional development resources. The contractor will not be responsible for content development, content ownership, or final approval; those responsibilities will remain with designated department staff and subject matter experts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an education-related field required; master’s degree preferred
• 5 or more years in an education-related position preferred
• Substantial experience in the areas of digital learning, web design, and common educational technologies

Preference is given to candidates residing in Tennessee.

Essential Functions:

Digital Module Production and Publishing Support

• Convert approved TN-TAN and other program team content into digital learning resources according to established project timelines, specifications, and department guidance.
• Build, format, update, and publish online modules, tools, and resources using approved content provided by department staff and subject matter experts.
• Support production of TN-TAN learning modules, including modules developed from Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) files and other approved digital assets.
• Coordinate with department staff and subject matter experts to clarify formatting, accessibility, and publishing needs for approved content.
• Participate in project check-ins and feedback loops to confirm production status, resolve formatting questions, and support timely completion of assigned module development tasks.
• Prepare and publish approved digital materials, modules, and tools for professional learning and related department training needs for TN-TAN and other program team content.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Technology and Design: coding basics for HTML and CSS, content management systems (Drupal), Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) files, and front-end web design
• Accessibility: Formatting digital products according to Title II American with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards

Sample responsibilities:

• Building digital learning modules from department-approved TN-TAN content.
• Provide ADA-remediated digital materials, including formatted documents, slide decks, handouts, and web-based resources ready for review or publication.
• Update web pages, module shells, resource pages, and related content management system entries using approved language and assets.
• Prepare SCORM-based or other digital learning package updates according to department specifications.
• Provide quality assurance notes documenting formatting, accessibility, functionality, broken links, navigation issues, or publishing concerns identified during production review.
• Provide status updates tied to assigned responsibilities, including progress toward timelines, outstanding content needs, and items requiring department or subject matter expert review.

Here is the anticipated timeline. Dates may need to be altered due to TDOE availability.

• 11.18- Posting Closes
• 12.1- 1st Round Interview for selected candidates
• 12,4- Interview task due
• 12.14- 2nd Round Interview candidates notified
• 12.15/16- 2nd Round Interview for selected candidates
• 12.18- Notification of candidate selection
• 12.18-21.- Complete onboarding
• 1.5- Anticipated start date

Other:

• This position is remote.
• If the TDOE is closed due to weather or a holiday, the candidate will not work.
• The selected candidate will be expected to use Microsoft TEAMS, including turning on the camera during meetings.
• The TDOE will supply the laptop, and it must be returned at the end of the contract.