Visual Designer (Graphic Designer)

Western Governors University • Salt Lake, UT

4h • Remote

About The Position

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

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of related experience, or an advanced degree without experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in animation, graphic design, digital media, or a relevant field.
• 3 years of experience working in graphic design, animation, multimedia, or a related field.
• Successful creative project management experience.
• Experience with shooting and/or editing video.
• Audio production or voice-over experience.
• Experience with instructional design and learning design.
• Experience designing online courses or digital learning experiences.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 5–7 years of experience in graphic design, animation, multimedia, or a related field.
• Experience working 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, 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

• 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
• other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

What This Job Offers

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