Instructional Digital Media Developer

Job Responsibility: Purpose: The York University School of Continuing Studies is a diverse community of learning united by a shared sense of purpose: Achieving personal and professional growth in a rapidly changing career and educational landscape. Our ability to offer accelerated, accessible, and innovative programs that prepare our students to adapt and lead in response to this change has made us the fastest-growing school in Canada.The School is home to the international-award-winning York University English Language Institute, one of the largest language institutes in North America. Our students come from around the world to pursue English-language proficiency and achieve their academic goals.Our professional programs also attract students from around the world. Codesigned and delivered by senior industry leaders, our professional programs feature experiential learning methods that help students develop career-specific technical skills and robust cross-functional expertise.Reporting to the Associate Director, Digital & Experiential Education, this role is responsible for providing a service to Instructional Designers and Instructors by creating, enhancing, and editing multimedia assets for online teaching purposes and presentations. This role will continually review best practices and incorporate visual and interaction design skills for optimal user experience and web accessibility to ensure multimedia is effective for all learners. Education: A College Diploma in Digital Media Design/Development, Interaction Design, or a related field or an equivalent of 2 years recent experience (defined as within the last three years) working at York University and performing the same or similar tasks. This education equivalency is in addition to the experiential requirements outlined below. Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of multimedia development experience, including web design, graphic design, audio/video, and editing. Demonstrated experience with online learning context and developing online learning context. Skills:

• Proficient in Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator.
• Proficient in HTML, CCS and JavaScript.
• Proficient in UX and web accessibility principles and online learning instructional design principles.
• Working knowledge of online production processes.
• Advanced knowledge of digital media authorizing tools and production techniques.
• Project coordination experience and knowledge of project methodologies and tools and the abilityto meet project schedule timelines
• Ability to develop effective working relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Strong presentation and training skills.
• Results-orientation with a commitment to develop high-quality digital graphic and mediacomponents to support and enrich course content
• Strong creative skills with the ability to turn requirements into engaging online multimedia assets.
• Ability to work accurately with attention to detail under tight and multiple deadlines and prioritizesimultaneously.
• Excellent written communication, analytical and evaluative skills.

Additional Notes: Please note: This position requires the candidate to produce a verification of degree(s), credentials(s), or equivalencies from accredited institutions and/or international equivalents at the time of interview.

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