Content Developer

Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home Full time - 35 hours per week  UAL Online is an exciting new division which has been established to enable access to University of the Arts’ world leading 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.  For further details and to apply please click the apply button.  Closing date: 21 March 2024 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.