Graduate Digital Designer Developer - eLearning

Company Background

Optimism is a vibrant company with a great reputation for creating outstanding multimedia and digital learning solutions for NZ’s leading companies.

Working at Optimism means you’ll be working on projects across a diverse range of topics in just about every industry. (It’s a great place to be if you love learning new stuff!) At Optimism we take pride in the quality and uniqueness of everything we create.

Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to create digital bespoke learning solutions for client companies. This requires a combination of skills in visual design and user interaction design, with technical aptitude and problem solving skills.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will become responsible for:

• Creating screen designs and themed assets (in line with client branding guidelines)
• Developing user-intuitive learning interactions and activities (in line with storyboards)
• Creating digital media using a range of tools for design, audio, video and animation
• Solving technical problems in relation to the development or implementation of eLearning
• Carrying out robust testing of developed solutions
• Following our project methodologies and proactively communicating with Learning Partners
• Creating advertising and marketing collateral as required.

Sample Tasks

During a typical day you might:

• Create screen designs and graphical assets in line with brand guidelines
• Interpret and apply client IT specifications to designs and interactive templates
• Develop eLearning modules using current industry-standard authoring tools and technologies (eg. Articulate Storyline) in line with storyboards
• Conduct dev tests on own eLearning modules before delivering for QC
• Create AI images (eg. using Midjourney) and themed icons using an icon library
• Record and edit audio, and edit video and photographs (eg. using Adobe Creative Suite)
• Create animations using rapid tools (eg. Biteable, Vyond)
• Create illustrations or diagrams, by hand or digitally, for learning journeys or explanations
• Develop other digital learning or performance tools, using html and CSS (if capable)
• Create content and upload to our website using the CMS (Webflow)
• Design printed and digital marketing collateral.

Key Skills and Qualities

Our ideal person would have:

• Strong visual design and layout
• A calm and considered approach to technical problem solving
• An eye for detail and consistency
• A confident and friendly communication style
• Experience with Adobe suite or similar tools for design & illustration, recording & editing audio, editing images & video
• Ability to pick up new software and tools quickly and easily
• An interactive media qualification or a strong portfolio.

It would be a bonus if you had experience or skills with:

• A rapid eLearning authoring tool (eg. Articulate Storyline)
• Html, CSS and Javascript
• A rapid animation tool (eg. Vyond).

It would be ideal if this isn't your first job. We'd love to hear about your previous experience whether it's a part time role as a barista or in retail, any work experience is a plus.

Values

To fit with our company culture, you must demonstrate our values of being:

• Personable & Professional
• Easy to work with
• Proactive
• Trustworthy
• Always raising the bar.

This is an office-based role, so that we can train and support you. Our beautiful spacious offices are a 7min walk from Britomart, close to Spark Arena.