Senior Instructional Technologist- Salt Lake City, Utah

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: Faculty 507 Pay Range: $80,700.00 - $121,000.00 Job Description A senior instructional technologist has proven course development and leadership skills and experience. Working closely with a team of assessment developers and instructional designers, the Sr Instructional Technologist ensures that the development of online learning supports the vision and design of WGU courses and learning experiences. The Sr. Instructional Technologist responsible for setting up and building online learning experiences according to the design and specifications the assigned project. This role focuses on troubleshooting, solving technical problems related to delivery of learning and assessment material, and is responsible for creating a consistent, beautiful learning experience in the selected platform. The Sr. Instructional Technologist also ensure all aspects of the coursework properly (hyperlinks, videos, 3rd party integrations) and collaborates with the accessibility team to ensure requirements are met. The person in this role is responsible for the success of a number of simultaneous projects, assessing risk, reporting progress, and communicating effectively with stakeholders in an effort to promote collaboration and accountability. Additionally, a senior instructional designer trains and mentors team members, works to improve processes, promotes collaboration across departmental teams, and may be asked to lead special projects. What You'll Do: * Manages the build process for new courses and learning experience and attends to continuous improvement of assigned projects. * Ensures that quality standards are reflected in all aspects of the student experience * Is a leader on the online learning development team to build superior online courses that are supported by research-based best practices in online learning. * Drive the team to ensure alignment of learning outcomes, content, and assessment during the build of courses in the selected platform. * Work with Project Managers and other team members to ensure all deadline dates are met throughout the design and development process. * Conducts quality assurance reviews on courses and implements revisions * Identifies and resolves challenges related to technology, online delivery of content and assessments,... For full info follow application link. Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orient ation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.