The Senior Learning Experience Designer coordinates the day-to-day operations of the GSEP instructional design team and liaises with departments, programs, and colleagues to elevate teaching and learning at GSEP.

Duties

• Learning Design and Support: Collaborate with faculty and instructional designers to develop rigorous, objective-focused hybrid and online courses with complex assignments and engaging learning activities. Cultivate relationships with individual faculty members and program administrators to assess instructional, learning, and course-related needs. Support faculty with intentional learning technology integration and enactment of innovative teaching methods. Actively manage multiple learning design projects concurrently and move complex projects forward while effectively managing scope, quality, and timeline deliverables of pedagogically appropriate and sustainable media-rich content. Oversee the MS course development cycle and work in close collaboration with the MS program office and related departments.
• Educational Technology & Innovation: Build awareness of learning technology needs and gaps where current tools do not serve those needs. Proactively research emerging technologies to meet evolving teaching and learning demands. Apply knowledge of the technical tools and platforms required to achieve the delivery of engaging and media-rich online learning content and of trends in the effective use of educational technology in online/hybrid learning. Closely collaborate with campus technology experts to pilot, adopt, and deploy teaching and learning tools. Leverage emerging technologies to design innovative, agile, user-friendly, and immersive online/hybrid learning environments.
• Faculty Development: Design, develop, deliver, and assess various research-based faculty professional learning opportunities. Create instructional recommendations and templates, as well as educational technology resources and asynchronous learning materials.
• Virtual Classes and Events: Collaborate with GSEP colleagues and departments to oversee OEIP class scheduling and virtual/hybrid event planning. Officially represent the Virtual Initiatives Team.
• Research, Professional Development, and Information Sharing: Stay current in the field by engaging in ongoing research projects and professional development activities, and maintain active membership and participation in professional organizations. Contribute to relevant collaborations with internal and external technology-focused communities.
• Uphold University mission through work performed.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Skills and Qualifications

Required: Master’s degree in education in learning experience design, educational technology, instructional design, or other related field; courses in learning technologies, education, graphic or information design. Minimum of 2-3 years of relevant work with increasing responsibilities in Instructional or Learning Experience Design. Successful record of instructional design work demonstrating extensive knowledge of the four key ID roles: design, manage, support, and train. Current knowledge of best practices in online teaching and learning. Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with faculty and team members. Record of innovation and creativity in identifying and integrating technological solutions to pedagogical needs. Effective management of multiple projects simultaneously to meet firm deadlines. Evidence of effective leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills. Advanced knowledge of working with computers and applications in a networked environment; knowledge of working with Microsoft Office applications; file conversion, Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, Snagit; Google Suite applications; graphic design software and graphic preparation for various delivery; digitization of materials; knowledge of TPACK, tips and techniques using technology, and learning management systems.

Preferred: Experience in higher education working with a team of learning experience designers and educational technologists. Evidence of ability to generate faculty enthusiasm for and engagement in the use of new technologies for teaching. Knowledge of IT and AV systems and components to facilitate events.

Qualified individuals should be able to articulate a strong commitment to diversity, and have the ability to work effectively with individuals from different backgrounds.

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal, education, and employment screening. Qualified individuals with criminal histories will be considered for employment in compliance with applicable laws.

This is a Regular, Exempt, 40 hour per week position.

Expected Pay Range: $76,500 - $85,000 per year 

The above pay range reflects what Pepperdine University reasonably expects to pay for this position at time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant factors such as work experience, market conditions, education/training, and skill level. In addition to base pay, Pepperdine offers a robust and highly competitive benefits package.

Pepperdine is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of any status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.