Digital Education Developer

This role works as part of a multidisciplinary digital education team in addressing the university’s strategic ambition to expand its portfolio and develop its digital education capability through targeted investment and more effective use of existing resources.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

Essential

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualifications) or relevant technical qualification and relevant experience - where no equivalent qualification is held, extensive proven practical and technical experience in a similar role will be required.
• Extensive proven practical experience in instructional/learning design in the context of higher education and a broad disciplinary area.
• Specialist knowledge of how Virtual Learning Environments (such as Canvas) and other associated systems can be used to support learning and teaching.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of generative AI models and their applications in digital education.
• Provide training and support to academic staff on the use of AI tools in their teaching.
• Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly, and to analyse information and data.
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day-to-day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
• Ability to quickly become a product specialist for new digital education systems.
• Ability to prioritise, negotiate and use own judgement, particularly when responding to queries and requests for advice.
• Ability to work independently, accurately and to deadlines within a team environment.
• Experience of delivering face to face and remote training, ideally in the use of learning technologies.
• Understanding of stakeholder requirements to ensure solutions are developed to meet their needs.
• Ability to provide specific support and advice, challenging and reinterpreting requests where it is necessary.
• Ability to analyse problems and summarise key points to others, including non-specialist staff.
• Experience supporting projects through from conception to successful completion.
• Ability to work effectively in cross functional teams.

Desirable

• Experience of working with academic staff, ideally in the use of learning technologies in a blended learning environment.
• Media skills (able to film & edit using Premier Pro, Final Cut or similar) for professional finish.
• Content development skills (able to create straightforward content in authoring packages such as Storyline).
• Advanced development skills (able to create sophisticated content in authoring packages such as Storyline).