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Title: Student Design Specialist

Position Type: Student

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 20R110 - Online Learning

Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs

Position Location: Remote Opportunities

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

Hours Per Week: Maximum 20 hours per week

Additional Schedule Details: Fall 2024

Posted Salary Grade: Minimum $8.00/hour

Contact Person: Matt Connell

Job Summary/Basic Functions

As a student worker in support of the Instructional Design Center, this role will focus exclusively on the design efforts for instructional material. Primarily focusing on editing and updating captions for instructional media in Canvas Studio, Student Accessibility Specialists will edit machine-generated captions to meet accessibility standards of 99% accuracy. Under the guidance of staff from the IDC, these student workers will play a vital role in the migration of video content from our legacy systems into Canvas Studio. Working under the guidance of IDC staff, this role will assist with the migration of multimedia into Canvas Studio as well as the captions for those videos.

Key Responsibilities will include:
• Migrate multimedia content from a variety of locations into Canvas Studio.
• Edit captions within Canvas Studio to approximately 99% accuracy.
• Utilize manual and AI-supported tools to edit captions and/or transcripts.
• Complete other accessibility-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Must be enrolled at EKU

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Open Until Filled: No

AA/EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check.