Learning Technologist (Online Learning)

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 producing 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 is able to 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.

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.

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