Instructional Designer 2 / Visual Communications - Specialist II

General Information:

• Location and/or time zone and expected work schedule: WHQ, M-F 8-5 no work from home at all
• Any expected travel: No
• Reason for opening: Product readiness project
• Expected contract length: 1yr
• Team details & who they will work with: Visual Communicators use their visual design skills in partnership with BCU Program Managers, Bowerman Footwear Labs (BFL) leadership, and Subject Matter Experts (SME's) to produce engaging, accessible, branded content that facilitates learning highly technical concepts.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Minimum required years of experience: 4 +
• Education requirements: Bachelors degree- Graphic Design preferred, Communications

Must have skills:

• Graphic design experience
• e-Learning creation (visually structured)
• Taking technical information and putting it into a visual medium
• Candidate must have a POV-from a learning perspective this candidate will have experience to speak from
• Influencing how learning content is visually structured.

Nice to have skills:

• Adult learning template experience
• Experience with brand standards, worked with creatives before

Software/technical requirements:

• Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft 365 tools, Articulate 360, Miro and Airtable.
• MS Powerpoint (expert); Adobe Illustrator (expert)
• Previous Client/industry experience preference: Highly desirable
• What 2-3 traits does the successful person in the role have? Ability to work with team members and clients, ability to simplify tech heavy information, ability to take feedback, deadline oriented, multi-tasking,

Visual Communications Role Overview

• Bowerman Creation University (BCU) Visual Communicators design and deliver high-quality visual learning content that supports foundational to advanced footwear education for the Global Footwear Product Creation organization and their strategic partners.
• Visual Communicators use their visual design skills in partnership with BCU Program Managers, Bowerman Footwear Labs (BFL) leadership, and Subject Matter Experts (SME's) to produce engaging, accessible, branded content that facilitates learning highly technical concepts.
• Core content includes PowerPoint presentation decks, e-Learning, QRGs, one-pagers, videos, photography, logos, immersion program swag, and other branded learning assets for BCU and BFL.

Visual Communications Specialist II Role Focus

• As an experienced individual contributor, this role independently delivers complete visual work products, contributing to course builds and programs with moderate complexity. Begins influencing how learning content is visually structured.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver standard learning assets from concept to execution
• Translate moderately complex technical concepts into clear visuals
• Collaborate directly with SMEs and instructional partners
• Support motion graphics, photography, video filming and editing, and eLearning modules
• Improve existing content through design refinement and iteration

What you will work on In your day-to-day work you will collaborate with your teammates and subject matter experts to maintain existing materials and develop new educational experiences. You will support the team through design work for presentation decks, one-pagers, printed class handouts, interactive online content, videos, learning tutorials, and more. You'll rely on user-centered design principles to produce high-quality visuals, from concept to execution.

• Designing new content and evolving existing collateral to support training courses and programming for Footwear Creation learners
• Adjusting, updating, formatting, and applying branding to new and existing content
• Creating motion graphics, eLearning and training videos
• Comprehending complex ideas and turning them into visually compelling designs to support learning content
• Supporting the team with design consultation and collaboration

Who you will work with

• We partner with leaders and internal specialists throughout Design, Global Footwear, Innovation & Operations organizations

Skills & Competencies Required

• Strong visual design fundamentals and storytelling ability
• Extensive proficiency of Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft 365 tools, Articulate 360, Miro and Airtable.
• Proficiency in video filming and editing, and blended learning assets
• Ability to manage multiple projects with attention to detail
• Solid collaboration and project management skills