Lead Multimedia Content Designer -WGU Academy

Western Governors University • Salt Lake City, UT

11d • $88,300 - $132,400 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Lead Multimedia Content Designer, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the visual identity and brand of our educational content. Your work will directly impact the quality and effectiveness of our learning materials, ensuring they are engaging, accessible, and aligned with WGU's mission of student success.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 4+ years with a master's degree, or a doctorate with 2+ years of experience.
• A strong portfolio showcasing your multimedia design work is essential.
• Proficiency in a variety of platforms, including Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Articulate 360, h5p, Adobe Acrobat, Open EdX, Learnosity, and the ability to quickly learn proprietary tools is required.
• Familiarity with web accessibility standards, including alternate text, color contrast, multiple means of representation, and keyboard controls is important.
• Excellent collaboration skills and experience working with learning and performance solutions teams are necessary.
• The ability to create graphics and assets for digital, print, and motion graphics is required.
• Experience working within a brand system across multiple channels is also important.

Nice To Haves

• A graduate degree and evidence of continued learning will be advantageous.
• Experience in media production for education is a plus.
• Comfort in leveraging AI and engineering prompts for improved workflows is also beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of multimedia content for product health and interventions.
• Create and review visual designs, ensuring they meet brand standards and project requirements.
• Consult on course design and provide expertise in visual storytelling and multimedia production.
• Resource and distribute designers to various projects, ensuring optimal team performance.
• Take on intervention work and test new features to enhance our educational offerings.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality multimedia content will be essential.
• Support upcoming sprints and larger initiatives with innovative design solutions.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• health savings account and flexible spending account
• basic and voluntary life insurance
• disability coverage
• accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• legal and identity theft coverage
• retirement savings plan
• wellbeing program
• discounted WGU tuition
• flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level