Learning Design Manager

The opportunity

If you are an experienced and creative Learning Design professional with a passion for shaping high-quality, engaging online learning experiences, this is an exciting opportunity to join UAL Online as Learning Design Manager.

In this role, you’ll play a central part in delivering a world-class creative arts education to students globally, leading a talented team of experienced designers to create fully online courses that are pedagogically robust, inspiring, and engaging.

You’ll foster a positive, collaborative and creative team culture, guiding the team through all stages of the content development process, ensuring that courses are delivered to the highest quality, within budget, and on schedule.

This is a growing team, and you’ll be instrumental in establishing new processes and workflows that will enable UAL Online to scale effectively. Working closely with the Head of Online Education Design and Development, you will define and implement best practices in course design, content development, and accessibility. You’ll also collaborate with other functional leads to ensure the resources, processes, and procedures are in place to support UAL Online’s ambitious growth and delivery plans.

You will be happy to work in a flexible and hybrid way, working at least two days a week in the office, in the studio or on location, and adjusting as required for need.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who has significant experience leading a learning design team in a scaled production environment developing a large portfolio of fully online courses ideally in higher education.

You’ll have a strong understanding of the online education landscape, including experience working with virtual learning environments, particularly Moodle.

In addition, you’ll need to bring a solid understanding of WCAG accessibility guidelines to ensure that all content is inclusive and legally compliant. You should also be comfortable navigating the complexities of copyright, licensing, and intellectual property in the context of online course content.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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