Manager, Design and Development

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$85,100–$140,500 Per Year
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Budget Management, Budgeting, Continuous Improvement, Educational Evaluation, Educational Technology, Government, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Lead Generation, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Online Training, Performance Management, Project Development, Quality Metrics, Requirements Management, State Laws and Regulations, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Training/Teaching Curriculum, Trend Analysis
LOCATION
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
POSTED
1 day ago
If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.   Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.   The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.   At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Management_Executive 606   Pay Range: $85,100.00 - $140,500.00   Job Description Job Profile Summary: The Manager, Design and Development leads the design and/or development and production of competency-based learning and assessment experiences for academic and professional programs. This role leads a team of instructional designers, assessment developers, and Instructional technologists, ensuring the creation of high-quality, engaging learning content and validity, reliable assessments, which are true to the integrity of the targeted design. This role works closely with its leader and other stakeholders to Resource and Deliver solutions curriculum and assessment solutions on time and within budget, while fostering continuous improvement to enhance student success. This position is responsible for ensuring that all learning products meet institutional standards of excellence, integrity, and innovation.   Location: This position will be located in our Salt Lake City, UT office.   Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Leads and supervises teams of instructional designers, assessment developers, and educational technologists, ensuring high performance, engagement, and accountability. * Ensures overall design and development deliverables meet quality, consistency, and alignment expectations of curriculum and assessments with program goals, design specifications, and best practices. * Uses data-driven insights to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in curriculum and assessment content; develops actionable strategies to address them. * Models and mentors best practices in leveraging AI in curriculum and assessment design, fostering innovation and continuous improvement within the team. * Manages the design and development process for assigned projects, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards. * Leads assessment design efforts, ensuring validity, relevance, technical accuracy, and alignment with program competencies and learning objectives. * Plans staff assignments and determines best approaches/methods for completing assigned projects. * Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, maintaining alignment through the design, development, delivery, and maintenance phases of... For full info follow application link.   Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, reli gion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.

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