Learning Experience Designer

Description:

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

Leading in a digitally driven world takes agility and savvy. The UCI Paul Merage School of Business' approach prepares students to adapt to the ever-changing business environment and face head-on the challenges brought on by disruption. To lead in the disruption of today and tomorrow, we need to understand these technologies and master their strategic implications. One way we are accomplishing this is by using cutting edge instructional approaches and technologies through digital course and program delivery.

Our digital learning department spends dedicated one-on-one time with faculty to develop digital courses that focus on optimizing student learning. With our MBA and Master's classes and the expansion of our BA undergraduate online offerings, we are changing the way our students take digital courses. Our digital learning team focuses on three overarching course design goals, which are to create synergies for minimizing transactional distance, incorporating diverse opportunities for learning connections and designing active digital learning experiences.

Digital learning at the Merage School is more than a convenience; it's an experience. Just as the production of goods and services is changing in business, so are we capitalizing on new technologies to build community, provide access and create world class learning experiences. By reconceptualizing the path by which students learn, we are doing our part to build flexibility and access in education, bolstering the American Dream.

Responsibilities:

Serves as an innovative resource to business school faculty in their efforts to design and develop captivatingly rich, learner-centric courses. Uses advanced technical skills related to asset development (e.g., GenAI), learning management systems (e.g., Canvas), multimedia design, assessment systems, communication tools, instructional media platforms (e.g., Panopto), and multimedia creative applications to meet unique and often "new" requirements related to online course design and development. Development or enhancement of workflows using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), to ensure streamlined productivity. Analysis of project requirements requires in-depth evaluation and understanding of learning goals, perhaps woven through a series of courses, and how technology tools facilitate creation of content and management of data related to behavior and performance. The LX Designer will partner closely with faculty and/or subject matter experts to conceptualize, plan, design, and develop content that cultivates engagement, uses technology to foster connections, and promotes active learning experiences. The LX Designer is well-versed in GenAI, graphic design, instructional multimedia production, research-based learning principles pertinent learning technology tools, and project management. Interacts with senior internal and external personnel, and has an exceptional command of communications that represents the organization. May assume responsibility for a program of courses offered within the Paul Merage School of Business (e.g., undergraduate or graduate, in the modality of online (synchronous or asynchronous) or hybrid) . Collaborates with and provides guidance to other instructional/learning experience designers, particularly across campus partnerships, within the University of California system and throughout higher education.