Paramedic | professional media

Zac
Thomas

> The Mission

Increase community and provider awareness and education through intentional digital media campaigns and action. While engaging the communities we serve, I also strive to reach those who serve them, bringing the same team-based leadership and mentorship developed during my time as an Active Duty Hospital Corpsman, paired with formal education in EMS Administration. Although I create digital media campaigns and content, I recognize that this mission is collaborative and cannot be accomplished alone.

> Professional Bio

Husband, father, and licensed Paramedic with a Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Medical Services Administration. Founder and owner of PARAMEDIA, a multimedia company specializing in cinematic video, photography, and short-form social content for businesses, musical artists, and public safety agencies.Raised in Alabama (War Eagle), I developed an interest in emergency services shortly after graduating high school. In 2013, I earned my EMT certification and entered the field before joining the U.S. Navy in 2015 as an Active Duty Hospital Corpsman. During my active-duty service, I was awarded two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals with each of them distinguishing leadership, a Flag Letter of Commendation, and multiple departmental awards.In 2017, I began working in Urgent Care at Naval Hospital Pensacola, where I served as Infection Prevention Officer, Customer Service Representative, Supply Petty Officer, and Equipment Manager. These roles involved managing a $100,000 operating budget and overseeing quality control and maintenance of more than $400,000 in medical equipment. In 2019, I was hand-selected to serve as Executive Assistant to the Command Master Chief at Naval Hospital Pensacola. In this role, I supported an enterprise of approximately 1,500 sailors across five clinics in four states, coordinating multiple command-level programs such as the Tuition Assistance Program by direction of the Commanding Officer, Volunteer Program, Associations Committee, facilitating Sailor of the Year and Quarter boards and awards ceremonies. All programs collectively requiring direct coordination and management of more than 60 sailors.In 2020, I honorably discharged from active duty to relocate to my wife’s hometown of Saluda, South Carolina. While continuing service as a drilling Navy reservist, I earned an Associate Degree in Paramedicine and began working as a Paramedic, Field Training Officer, and Digital Media Manager. In 2025, I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Medical Services Administration. As Digital Media Manager, I helped drive a 200% increase in employment applications, with social media content reaching up to 200,000 accounts per month through community education, recruitment campaigns, and event coverage. Notably, writing and directing a 2025 recruitment video/short film titled “HARBOR” for Saluda County EMS, which gained international attention during EMS week 2025.Today, I work full-time as a Paramedic while operating PARAMEDIA LLC, providing strategic, story-driven content for businesses, agencies, and artists. My work focuses on strengthening brand identity, improving recruitment, and reinforcing EMS as a vital, modern, and sustainable component of the American healthcare system.My passion comes from knowing EMS providers working on the street, who positively impact lives while setting themselves aside. There are some incredible, selfless people working in EMS today that deserve better leadership, better payout, and more return on their emotional and physical investment. The stories I tell through the media I create is intended to bring awareness to that and take the mask off the mystery that is EMS for the communities we serve, the lawmakers, policy writers, and legislators that seem to never fully understand what we experience.I know people that love EMS while EMS doesn’t love them back. I dedicate my skills to shift that experience. If I can help it at all.