Learning Resource Strategist

Western Governors University • Salt Lake, UT

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About The Position

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Plays a critical role in designing, developing, and optimizing learning resources across academic programs. At the intersection of academic quality, instructional design, industry alignment, and operational efficiency, this role ensures that students have access to best-in-class, market-leading, and strategically sourced learning materials. This position provides high-level oversight and management of the learning resource lifecycle, from early program ideation through ongoing quality improvement. By applying expertise in content strategy, resource evaluation, and market trends, the Learning Resource Strategist safeguards academic rigor, enhances student experience, accelerates development workflows, and drives institutional cost-effectiveness.

Requirements

• Outstanding communication, project management, and relationship management skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience in project management, including planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Ability to stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies in higher education and online learning.
• Deep knowledge of Open Educational Resources (OER), academic resources, commercial publishers, simulations, labs, digital platforms, and third-party content ecosystems.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-complexity projects concurrently in a deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrated success using collaborative, cross-disciplinary workflows to complete large-scale or technically complex projects.
• Experience with instructional design, learning resource evaluation, online learning platforms, and educational technology.
• Ability to track industry trends, emerging credentials, workforce expectations, and technology changes to ensure programs remain current and competitive.
• Strong command of accessibility standards, ADA compliance practices, and inclusive content.
• Expertise in monitoring and interpreting learning resource provider offerings, capabilities, and market innovations to ensure the selection of best-in-class resources for students.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas: technology, health, education, or business.
• Experience with online education, learning resource strategy, or project management.
• Proven ability to develop and implement learning resource strategies that align with organizational goals.

Nice To Haves

• Background in Publishing, Instructional Design, Online Higher Education, or Library Science.
• Experience with educational technology platforms and learning management systems (LMS).
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and guidelines for digital learning materials.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements comprehensive learning resource strategies to enhance program experiences and student outcomes.
• Develops program-level learning resource strategy based on program objectives, the learner population, and business requirements.
• Develops a comprehensive collection of learning resources aligned with course competencies and the learning resource strategy.
• Facilitates the build-or-buy decision-making process with a deep understanding of current capabilities and future capabilities roadmap.
• Researches and recommends new learning resources that meet andrological and business needs; manage the process of onboarding those resources.
• Leads the learning resource request process and ensures that necessary stakeholders are involved at the right time in the process (Procurement, PDOs, accessibility, Program Experience, Cost/Consumption, Student Disability Services, etc.).
• Advises academic and design stakeholders on the instructional value, andrological fit, and long-term sustainability of approved resources.
• Establishes and maintains a centralized asset tracking system that governs the full lifecycle of learning resources.
• Manages the lifecycle of learning resources from selection, obtaining rights with procurement, implementation, and retirement, ensuring consistent access for stakeholders and students.
• Provides technical and content area support for existing learning resources.
• Ensures learning materials meet accessibility standards and are technically compatible with WGU systems, improving student access, reducing support incidents, and enhancing the digital learning environment.
• Maintains integrity to the program through the ongoing review of relevancy, currency, and value of LRs in the context of industry and student expectations and needs for a full product lifecycle, inclusive of redevelopment and continuous quality improvement cycles.

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