The opportunity
University of the Arts London (UAL) is looking for a Learning Technologist to join our Online Production team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the design and delivery of innovative and accessible art, design, and fashion learning content.
Working closely with academics, Learning Designers, Visual/UX Designers, Media Producers and Project Managers, you’ll help produce content for Moodle, our virtual learning environment, as well as associated platforms such as Miro, Workflow or Mahara.
You will provide technical support to academics during teaching, addressing any issues that may arise and produce effective solutions to solve problems. Using your knowledge of content development and design software, you’ll provide guidance on feasibility and technology capabilities to inform decision-making and the selection of appropriate tools and platforms.
You’ll also contribute to the ongoing improvement of practices and processes within the larger design and production workflow, developing best practice to support the production of digital learning materials and activities.
About you
We are looking for a technically skilled individual, who can develop draft content into high-quality, inclusive and accessible learning materials and activities. You will need a good understanding of online Higher Education platforms, (ideally Moodle) and associated learning/authoring tools, with the ability to develop digital materials and learning content/activities to agreed style guides.
You will demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of good practice in digital content development, including an understanding of digital accessibility law and best practice.
You will be adept with design software such as the Adobe Creative Suite and collaborative platforms such as Slack, Padlet and Miro. An understanding of web-based design-related languages such as CSS, is also essential.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.
We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.
We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.
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Our culture
UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.
