Visual Designer

Western Governors University•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•$60,300 - $90,500•Hybrid

About The Position

WGU is driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs and is 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, receiving praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. The Visual Designer is a media creator responsible for leading, managing, or coordinating multiple projects focused on creating engaging digital content for instructional media. This role ensures successful project implementation aligned with course, departmental, and university goals. The Visual Designer is expected to embrace creative challenges, continuously learn, and improve their skills and institutional methods and practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in animation, graphic design, digital media, or a relevant field. Or an advanced degree without experience.
3 years of experience working in graphic design, animation, multimedia, or a relevant field.
Successful creative project management experience.
Experience with shooting or editing video.
Experience in motion graphics and/or animation.
Audio or voice-over experience.
Experience with instructional design and learning design.
Online course design experience.
Proficiency with Adobe products (After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
Graphic design, 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.

Nice To Haves

5-7 years of experience in graphic design, animation, multimedia, or a relevant field.
Experience in After Effects
Experience in higher education.

Responsibilities

Stays current with trends, innovations, and research in instructional media, particularly graphic design, animation, scripting, and storyboard/wireframe.
Produces graphics, videos, motion graphics, 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.