Multimedia Designer

Multimedia Designer

A Fortune 50 financial services company in McLean, VA is currently seeking a new Multimedia Designer to join their growing team.

Overview:

• Design and develop complex multimedia elements (graphics, animations, audio, video, and print) and apply agile techniques to develop Interactive Multimedia Instruction, Web-based training, video-based learning solutions, and software simulations to support employee learning and development initiatives and business unit objectives across the organization.
• To create courseware to meet business unit training needs and enhance the employee learning experience.
• To provide multimedia services to help deliver critical communications and enable greater productivity.
• Will work independently on a training team, or on a project team.
• Uses discretion to modify work practices/processes.
• Adapt and learn new learning technologies and delivery approaches.
• Collaborate with experienced developers and instructional designers to implement innovative and creative learning multimedia solutions.
• Conduct digital video production such as planning, taping, editing, sound mixing, design, compression, and output.
• Responsible for producing highly complex, interactive multimedia presentations and web-based training created to present and clarify difficult subject matter to diverse audiences.
• Applies specialized and broad knowledge and understanding of multimedia design to assess and interpret requests to develop multimedia elements to meet training needs.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business units and senior management to conduct a needs assessment to support organization strategies, tactics, and learning solutions that help business unit objectives.
• Create Flash/XML-based reinforcement/promotional games and animations.
• Create dynamic instructional and training materials using current technologies, including references and support tools that reinforce training, increase efficiency and help produce error-free work.
• Create original designs for product demonstrations, quick reference guides, fact sheets, executive presentations, brochures/catalogs/flyers, web designs, videos, and logos/icons.
• Design the graphical user interface; create and/or enhance images and video and audio formats; convert analog movies to digital format.
• Develop and create print design and support materials, including agenda booklets, banners, signage (branding), name tags, name tents, network maps, eGram announcements, etc.
• Develop learning opportunities using advanced technology such as; wizards, advanced actions, and animated videos incorporating voice acting.
• Perform pre-production work to include developing video concepts, collaborating with writers on storyboarding, and scouting and preparing site locations or studio environment.
• Plan and perform video post-production tasks which include reviewing footage, digitizing and tape logging, making editorial decisions, video and sound edits, rough cuts, audio mixing, color correction, and final finishing.
• Proactively work with internal clients and other business areas to create project plans with clear objectives, detailed tasks, accountabilities, timelines, and estimated budgets/corporate impact.
• Provide consultation surrounding technical and design guidance.
• Provide guidance to developers, designers, and third-party vendors in content creation consistent with Navy Federal’s standards and business objectives.
• Provides technical support and troubleshooting.
• Research emerging technologies and recommend solutions that align with business goals.
• Collaborate with a wide range of internal business contacts to implement processes, new applications and system enhancements.
• Conduct and/or facilitate user acceptance testing to include developing and executing test cases, communication with project teams, validating and documenting results.
• Ensure clear, concise and effective communication of material.
• Maintain and improve knowledge through professional associations, conferences, and seminars.
• Manage multiple projects under tight deadlines across a broad variety of product categories and audiences.
• Monitor assigned tasks to ensure that goals and objectives are completed according to schedule; collaborate with project teams to ensure all business needs are met.
• Provide input into best practices for the respective business area.
• Serve as mentor/trainer and provide guidance and assistance to team members.
• Serve as a subject matter expert regarding business functions, systems, policies and/or procedures.
• Serve on teams and task groups for projects/initiatives within the business unit &/or across the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in developing graphical user interfaces.
• Extensive experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals.
• Extensive experience in multimedia development and production, preferably in a corporate setting.
• Extensive experience in providing direction and guidance for multimedia projects from a conceptual phase through implementation and in the completion of design and production projects/processes.
• Extensive experience in recording/editing audio, video, and digital photographs for e-Learning courseware and other media formats.
• Extensive experience in working and participating in cross-functional, multi-dimensional teams and projects.
• Advanced knowledge of Web User Interface Design (UI), Web User Experience Design (UX), general web functions and standards.