Content Developer

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The opportunity

UAL Online is an exciting new division which has been established to enable access to University of Arts’ world learning creative education to new audiences around the globe. We plan to launch with a suite of new postgraduate degree courses starting from the 2024/25 academic year.

The post holder will become a member of the UAL Online production team within our globally renowned university. Working closely with academics, Learning Designers, Visual Designers and Media Producers and Project Managers you will co-produce innovative, accessible learning content across art, design, culture and creative industries subject areas.

This role will work with Moodle, the UAL Online Virtual Learning Environment, to upload, arrange and build learning content. This includes configuring activities and content types to designs developed by our Learning Designers and academics; and setting up associated platforms such as Miro, Workflow (or portfolio platform based on Mahara) and others. The role will also involve supporting academics during teaching.  

The Content Developer will join an ambitious and growing team. They will contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of practices and processes within the larger design and production workflow. They will bring best practice in the production of digital learning materials and use of teaching and learning platforms to this pivotal role.

About you

You will have:

• Undergraduate degree.
• In depth knowledge of good practice in digital content development including an understanding of digital accessibility law and best practice.
• Ability to develop draft content into high quality learning materials and activities without changing the academic and learning intent, ensuring content is inclusive and accessible.
• A good understanding and working use of online Higher Education platforms, (ideally Moodle) and associated learning tools, utilised to develop digital materials and learning content/activities to agreed style guides.
• Adept with design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, collaborative platforms such as Slack and Miro, and understand Web-based design-related languages such as CSS and H5P.
• Working with and supporting specialist roles, such as academics, including the design and delivery of training sessions, utilising knowledge of Learning Design processes and approaches.

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.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.