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About the Role
WGU is seeking a Visual Designer to create engaging digital content for instructional media. This role involves leading and managing multiple projects, ensuring successful implementation aligned with university goals. The Visual Designer will embrace creative challenges and continuously improve their skills and institutional practices.
Responsibilities
- Stay current with trends, innovations, and research in instructional media, particularly graphic design, animation, scripting, and storyboard/wireframe.
- Produce graphics, videos, animations, documents, and other multimedia assets for online courses.
- Identify and recommend appropriate programs and vendors.
- Manage projects in learning experience.
- Collaborate with stakeholders in Program Development to improve learning and design of courses.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
- Occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year).
- Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.
- Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.
Skills
- Graphic design
- Animation
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Video editing
- Audio production
- Voice-over
- Instructional design
- Learning design
- Online course design
- Digital learning experiences
- Project management
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Regular
Experience Level
- 2+ years of related experience
- 5–7 years of experience in graphic design, animation, multimedia, or a related field (Preferred)
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Advanced degree
Salary/Compensations
- $60,300.00 - $90,500.00
Benefits
- 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
- 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
About the Company
- WGU was founded in 1997 by a coalition of 19 U.S. governors with the vision to make higher education more accessible through online, competency-based degree programs.
- WGU is one of the largest accredited online universities in the U.S.
- WGU 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.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.