Learning Design Manager

The role

If you are an experienced and creative Learning Design professional with a passion for shaping high-quality, engaging online learning experiences, then 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 needs.

About you

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 to this, 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.

Application Notes - Showreel required

Please include a 1-2 minute showreel with your application, showing previous video and visual design work relevant to this role that you made or led a team to develop. Please specify what role you played (e.g., manager, producer, director, videographer, editor, visual designer or other). Reels should be submitted in the form of a weblink. Please ensure links are open or include the viewing password if password protected.

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.

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Closing date: 29 th January 2025, 23:55.

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.