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Responsible for leading the daily operations and performance of the multimedia team and ensuring the development of high-quality visuals, animations, video, and interactive media for eLearning, virtual reality, and other learning products. This role provides creative and technical direction, establishes multimedia standards, guides visual strategy, and supports employee development and performance.

The position applies advanced multimedia design expertise, project management, coaching, and broad knowledge of digital media production and emerging technologies to elevate product quality and learner engagement, expand team capabilities, improve tools and production processes, and advance the multimedia function in support of current and future learning products.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

• Leads the multimedia team responsible for creating illustrations, animations, video, and interactive media for eLearning and other training products.
• Provides creative and technical direction on projects, including defining visual approaches, setting standards, and guiding asset development.
• Sets and manages project timelines across multiple team members and projects.
• Tracks and evaluates multimedia production metrics to support continuous improvement.
• Partners with leadership to align multimedia development with product strategy, priorities, and customer needs.
• Builds, manages, and develops a high-performing team through talent acquisition, employee development, succession planning, and retention.
• Provides leadership through goal setting, coaching, performance management, workforce planning, and individual and team development to ensure successful execution of team objectives.
• Establishes and maintains multimedia standards, style guides, and scalable asset management systems, including file structures and asset libraries.
• Ensures multimedia assets align with instructional intent, enhances learner engagement, and supports inclusive learning experiences.
• Evaluates, implements, and optimizes multimedia tools, technologies, and emerging solutions to improve production efficiency and quality.
• Troubleshoots technical and production challenges and provides guidance to the team.
• Sources and manages freelancers and contractors.
• Collaborates with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), staff, and industry partners to ensure technical accuracy and effective visual communication.
• Represents Tooling U-SME during meetings with prospective customers, trade shows, conferences, and other public events.
• Other duties as assigned.