Interactive Designer, Creative Learning

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Educational Programming, Level A

Job Title

Interactive Designer, Creative Learning

Department

Creative Learning - Projects 2 | Continuing Professional Development

Compensation Range

$4,341.17 - $6,253.75 CAD Monthly

The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date

August 6, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Aug 21, 2024

This position is located within a health-care facility, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by a provincial health mandate.

Summary

Situated within the Faculty of Medicine, the Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) supports physicians and other health professionals across BC with education, courses, and learning opportunities to support practice improvement, patient care, and health care delivery. The Interactive Designer, Creative Learning is responsible for the design and production of effective learning materials (including online modules and practice support tools) and other instructional media to support research, education, training and events.

Key competencies of the role include identifying learning needs and an evaluation framework, structuring content suitable for adult learners, designing and creating learning experiences, evaluating and engaging in continuous quality improvement, and maintaining learning materials for multiple projects. Shared office space will be provided. The chosen candidate will be required to attend early morning and late afternoon meetings, with the occasional evening or weekend meeting. These meetings may occur offsite.

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Organizational Status

Overall direction will be obtained from the Learning and Curriculum Manager, Creative Learning. Project supervision may be provided by other project coordinators and managers.

Work Performed

• Design and assist in the development of instructional media; including online modules, data visualizations, graphics, presentations, video and audio content, and print resources.
• Attend working group meetings to provide instructional design expertise.
• Participate in health education research and scholarship activities.
• Collaborate in the evaluation of the effectiveness of designed materials. Evaluate learner experiences; identify and propose further improvements.
• Develop online modules through the instructional design process from project discovery/initiation and needs assessment to informed content development and evaluation through to continuous quality improvement.
• Stays up-to-date on literature in CPD and adult education to build understanding regarding best practices for pedagogical effectiveness in a healthcare and medical context.
• Maintain and upgrade applicable job skills as identified and required.
• Design and develop instructional materials for multiple projects. This includes establishing learning objectives, reviewing the content provided by external experts, identifying the gaps between the content and the learning objectives, writing and editing learning material, and structuring the learning experience.
• Work with content experts, other designers, project leads and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication of issues, needs, problems and opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with planning committees to develop storyboards, scripts, and design mock-ups to support the design process.
• Maintain online modules and support systems updates.
• Support online module marketing and learner communications
• Conduct and evaluate educational and targeted learner needs assessments to determine educational and technology requirements and structure content suitable for adult learners.
• Supports the fulfillment of UBC CPD’s mission and vision through active participation in UBC CPD working groups or staff committees (e.g., Strategic Planning Working Groups).
• Assist content experts and project leads in course design and in the development of instructional materials, and provide input on project timelines.
• Work closely in a non-hierarchical, collaborative learning and teaching environment to continuously improve design practices and methodologies.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

Overall direction will be obtained from the Learning and Curriculum Manager, Creative Learning, Project Managers, and from regular meetings, which the Instructional Designer is expected to attend. This position requires working effectively within an organizational structure and involves a degree of self-direction, the ability to work to tight timelines and strong interpersonal skills. The Instructional Designer will be required to exercise sound judgment and decision making as poor decisions may be damaging to the reputation of the UBC CPD Office.

Supervision Received

The position reports to Learning and Curriculum Manager, Creative Learning. Some direction may be provided by other project coordinators and managers.

Supervision Given

May have supervisory responsibilities for a small group of employees.

Minimum Qualifications

University degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of two years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Curriculum Development, Adult Education or other relevant discipline.
• Experience creating storyboards, scripts, and low-to-high-fidelity prototypes.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Experience working with eLearning authoring software applications such as Articulate Storyline and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience creating learning experiences, online modules, courseware, and learner assessments.
• Experience working with Learning Management Systems such as Moodle and Canvas
• Experience developing learning objectives and ensuring content matches those objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to design and develop custom learning experience and visual media with beginner to intermediate knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript/JQuery, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and video editing and animation software such as Adobe After Effects.
• Knowledge of new and established learning models and evaluation frameworks.
• Ability to show initiative and good judgment.
• Ability to effectively use software at an advanced level. (e.g., Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel).
• Ability to work with subject matter experts to identify learning needs.
• Familiarity with information and communication technology and multimedia applications.
• Experience with assessment and quizzing technologies; experience conducting and evaluating user experience through usability testing.
• Integrates equity, diversity, inclusion and mutual respect as values in their work.
• Knowledge of user experience and user interface design
• Ability to structure content and activities appropriate for adult learners.
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to structure content and activities appropriate for adult learners.
• Experience writing in various formats, including e- learning modules and scripts (for video and simulations), training materials, documentation, and academic or research formats.
• Understanding of adult learning principles.