Multimedia Content Designer II

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 308 Pay Range: $75,200.00 - $112,700.00 Job Description The Multimedia Content Designer II will create engaging user-facing media for online and mobile delivery, including illustrations, animation, video, and audio. This individual will work as part of an agile design team to select and design appropriate digital content that’s fit for purpose, iterate on the design, and ultimately develop production-ready media for inclusion in eLearning courses and modules. The Multimedia Content Designer II must be an innovative thinker willing to deliver creative solutions with a quick turnaround time. They will work with a team versed learning experience design, front- and back-end development, and writing—together creating transformational experiences for students, faculty, and other end users.

Participates in cross-functional, agile design team to develop engaging, effective learning experiences. Creates media in all forms; polished visual images, audio files that meet the project's objectives, animations with sophistication that shows advanced skill. Consults with team/project leads, experience designers and others and ensures media are aligned with desired product goals and outcomes. Can clearly describe how and why the media meets objectives, messaging, and requirements. Understands the role of media in relation to learning science and applies it consistently; when is it best to use animation over stills, photography over illustration, abstract patterns versus realistic images. Requests both informal and structured feedback from various sources, including team/project leads, experience designers and users, and makes adjustments accordingly. Rapidly produce multiple possible approaches for usability testing, AB testing and stakeholder presentations. Works with development team to ensure technical feasibility of designs; works with front-end developers to leverage the latest widely adopted HTML/CSS capabilities and SVG as appropriate. Produces final media optimized for web and mobile delivery. Ensures learning design and content development are completed on time and within budget and meet standards of quality. Collaborates with peers to apply and drive best-practices in media production. Shares knowledge with others by providing instruction, tips, templates for learning creation and editing techniques. Models leadership and professionalism. Develops and maintains a collaborative relationship with all appropriate internal and external stakeholders. Stays current with design trends and emerging media technologies. Reviews student feedback and provides recommendations for design enhancements. Performs other related duties as assigned. Knowledge,