Pima Community College: Web Designer (Temporary/Part time)

Web Designer is needed in Tucson, United States.

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Client: Pima Community College

Location: Tucson, AZ

Contract: Temporary, Part-time

The Part-time Temporary Website Designer

The Part-time Temporary Website Designer helps PimaOnline’s Website Design team design and develop visually compelling and often interactive online courses, and other web content to facilitate student learning within the College’s learning management system (D2L Brightspace). The Website Designer will use HTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator skills to assist in the editing, updating, and creation of web-based learning content.

About the Center for Learning Technology:

For nearly 20 years, the Center for Learning Technology team of instructional designers, website designers, and media producers has led the development of innovative online courses and projects across Pima’s six campuses. Under the umbrella of PimaOnline (the educational division for online courses and program development), the CLT staff participates in broader improvement initiatives including the Quality Review of online courses. As part of the CLT, the position of Website Designer will effectively create and improve web environments that facilitate a robust, engaging, and interactive student learning experience for PimaOnline programs, courses, and training. This position will successfully partner with other CLT staff and faculty and Subject Matter Experts in the design, development, and implementation of curriculum, materials, instructional methods, training support, and teaching and assessment techniques/methodologies for online (and blended-learning) learning environments.

The work schedule for this position is flexible and will include working evenings and weekends and local travel.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize, design, code, develop and test the web design of complex online courses and content using HTML5 and CSS3 interactive e-learning authoring software, responsive web design principles, web development (front-end), and other programming and scripting languages to support and enhance student learning
• Utilize visual communications expertise including proficiency with various media (photographs, vector art, and other illustrations as well as software including Adobe Creative Suite), color theory, fonts, file types, creating a consistent visual image, etc., in the design and development of online courses and content that support and enhance student learning
• Possess strong program or project management experience with the ability to organize, plan, and execute multiple projects simultaneously
• Organize, maintain timelines, and workflow for projects
• Ensure quality end products, including implementing style guides and other resources and tools to promote consistency in online products (i.e. quality control)
• Research, conceptualize, design, test, create best practices documentation for, and produce engaging interactive multimedia elements for courses in PCC’s learning management system and college-wide projects, to provide a robust online student learning experience
• Engage collaboratively and professionally with multiple team members (faculty, staff, administrators, students) in an effort to create quality online courses and learning products

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or a closely related field of study required and
• One (1) to Three (3) years of experience with Web Development and Visual Communication required

or

• Candidates who are currently enrolled in a design program and possess similar minimum objective qualifications are encouraged to apply and should describe in detail the work experience and education regarded as establishing the equivalency

The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Mid-level HTML and CSS to complete specific tasks related to the development of online courses.
• Knowledge of interactive content creation software including
• Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator, Adobe Captivate, Snagit, and Camtasia
• Possess strong program or project management experience with the ability to organize, plan, and execute multiple projects simultaneously
• Creative graphic and web design principles, standards and best practices
• Responsive web design principles and techniques
• Knowledge of Universal Design and usability principles
• Knowledge of accessibility compliance, including ADA and Section 504 and 508 requirements
• Ability to adapt to new software, new coding languages and complex web architectures
• Visual communication specifically for web-based projects
• Ability to Organize, maintain timelines, and workflow for projects.
• Superb attention to detail and consistency
• Research, conceptualize, design, test, create best practices documentation for, and produce engaging interactive multimedia elements for courses in PCC’s learning management system and college-wide projects, to provide a robust online student learning experience
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Manage and prioritize multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Adapt to changing priorities and deadlines
• Perform other duties as assigned