2026-2027 MEDIA SPECIALIST

2026-2027 MEDIA SPECIALIST JobID: 5186 Position Type: SCHOOL SUPPORT (INSTRUCTIONAL)/MEDIA SPECIALIST/LIBRARIAN Date Posted: 7/16/2026 Location: Sarah Smith Elementary School Additional Information: Show/Hide POSITION SUMMARY The Media Specialist works as a collaborator, change agent, and leader to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information; students are empowered to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information; to instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information; and to collaborate with teachers to design and implement instruction, and assess student learning. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION • Master's degree Library Science advanced degree in Instructional Technology and/or Education required. CERTIFICATION/LICENSE S5 Media Specialist certification or higher is required. T5 or higher in a teaching field in addition to Media Specialist certification or S5 (or higher) in Instructional Technology in addition to Media Specialist certification is preferred. WORK EXPERIENCE • Experience designing internally and externally facing websites required. • Classroom teaching experience and/or media specialist experience preferred. • Experience with Silverlight, AJAX and/or HTML5 is highly preferred. COMPENSATION: Salary Grade: T4 Bachelor - T7 Doctorate Salary Range: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/about/departments/human-resources/employees/total-rewards/compensation/salary-schedule Work Year: 202 Days KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES • Ability to provide the leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school library media program is aligned with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and the school district and is an integral component of the learning/instructional program. • Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite. • Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication. • Working knowledge of full SDLC. • Understand and operate within PM principles. • Working knowledge of SharePoint 2010 functionality at an advanced level in addition to SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, and Visual Studio. • HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS and site templates. • List templates, Master Pages, Page Layouts, SharePoint web parts. • Have in depth prior experience with custom branding SharePoint 2010 sites. • Skilled in designing internal and external user interfaces that support device independent concepts and ideas including tablet and mobile technologies. • Demonstrable knowledge of UI/UX design standards for websites and be proficient in HCI (Human Computer Interaction) practices. ESSENTIAL DUTIES • Creates an environment where collaboration and creative problem solving thrive (Leader). • Serves as an essential member of the instructional and leadership teams to bring an ongoing commitment to the changing K-12 curriculum, innovative teaching, and staying current on best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment, and embracing and understanding the dynamic role that the integration of technology contributes to student learning (Leader). • Advocates for the school library program to include communication to stakeholders through the school website and newsletters (Leader). • Works with teachers and administrators to build and strengthen connections between student information and research needs, curricular content, learning outcomes, and information resources (Instructional Partner). • Provides and plans professional learning opportunities within the school and district (Instructional Partner). • Provides leadership and expertise in the selection, acquisition, evaluation, and organization of information resources and technologies in all formats, as well as expertise in the ethical use of information (Information Specialist). • Evaluates, promotes, and uses existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning, supplement school resources, connect the school with the global learning community, comm…