Visual Designer

Western Governors University

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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. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Professional 306 Pay Range: $60,300.00 - $90,500.00 Job Description Summary: The Visual Designer is a media creator who leads, manages, or coordinates multiple projects related to the creation of engaging digital content for instructional media. This individual ensures projects are implemented successfully and are aligned to course, departmental, and university goals. The Visual Designer enjoys taking on creative challenges learning and improving their own skills and institutional methods and practices.

Requirements

• Proficiency with Adobe products (After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
• Graphic design and Animation skills and concepts.
• Self-initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to work independently without supervision, and as part of a team.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects at a time.
• Strong listening, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in animation, graphic design, digital media, or relevant field.
• 3 years’ experience working in graphic design, animation, multimedia or relevant field.
• Successful creative project management experience.
• Experience with shooting or editing video.
• Audio or voice-over experience.
• Experience with instructional design and learning design.
• Online course design experience.

Nice To Haves

• 5-7 years of experience in graphic design, animation, multimedia, or relevant field.
• Experience in higher education.
• Experience in lieu of education An equivalent combination of training, experience, credentials, or accomplishments demonstrating the ability to perform the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements.

Responsibilities

• Stays current with trends, innovations, and research in instructional media, particularly graphic design, animation, scripting, and storyboard/wireframe.
• Produces, graphics, videos, animations, documents, and other multimedia assets for online courses.
• Identifies and recommends appropriate programs and vendors.
• Manages projects in learning experience.
• Works with stakeholders in Program Development to improve learning and design of courses.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; 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; and 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