Visual Designer

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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.

Essential Functions and 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.

Knowledge Skill and Abilities:

• 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.

Competencies:

Organizational Impact:

• Works to achieveoperational targetswithin job areas impactingdepartment function oroffice results.
• Work is performedindependently onmoderately complexprojects and assignmentswith some guidancerequired for directionand complex tasks. Setsobjectives for oneself to meet the goalsof projects orassignments.

Problem Solving & Decision Making:

• Responsible foremploying adjustmentsor recommendedenhancements tosystems and processes tosolve problems orimprove the job areas effectiveness while leveraginga systems-thinkingapproach.
• Problems faced mayrequire an understanding ofa broader set of issuesand job areas.

Communication & Influence:

• Collaborates with contacts typically within the job area to obtain or provide information requiring some explanation or interpretation.

Leadership & Talent Management

• May provide guidanceand assistance to entry-level professionalsand or supportemployees.
• Demonstrates the WGUleadership principles inall aspects of service tostudents employees andpartners of WGU.

Job Qualifications:

Department Specific Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

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Position & Application Details

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.