Content Developer

King's College London; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job description

About Us

This is an opportunity to join a creative and growing team supporting distance and blended learning. The post-holder will be part of the Centre for Curriculum and Digital Innovation (CDI) at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN).

The CDI aims to develop & deliver an IoPPN digital strategy, to implement technological and digital support for our on-campus, blended, and online education, and to help with broader curriculum development in online or virtual learning environments.

About The Role

Content Developers are a key part of the development of the IoPPN’s online programmes’ portfolio. They build attractive and accessible modules based on weekly outlines and content documentation produced by the Learning Designers.

Content Developers work primarily in the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Moodle, building, administration duties, and uploading learning activities and content pages as well as resolving technical issues.

Content Developers are experts in the configuration and use of Moodle activities and content types, and confident in taking decisions on how to lay out content within overall user experience design system guidelines.

The role holder will have technical expertise and will advise on best practice in e-learning development and use of the VLE to enhance the learning experience of our students. They will also work proactively to identify improvements to existing workflows and support product innovation.

Although supported by project managers and their line manager, the role holder is expected to manage their workload and balance their priorities across multiple projects; working both independently and collaboratively, bringing a self-motivated, results-orientated and ‘can-do’ attitude to their work.

The role holder will be willing to learn from their colleagues, pass knowledge on to others, and develop the relevant formal and informal networks to enhance their learning opportunities.

An essential part of the role is the active collaboration with King’s Digital and CDI production teams, such as Learning Design, Web Development, Creative Media and Quality Assurance.

This post is a full time (35 hours per week), offered on a fixed term contract for 2 years.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential Criteria

• Ability to transform storyboards and briefs into web content and interactive activities.
• Knowledge of and experience with HTML and related tools.
• Working knowledge of Moodle or similar virtual learning environment.
• Working knowledge of digital learning technologies (e.g. Articulate Storyline/Rise, Adobe Captivate).
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrable experience finding innovative and elegant solutions to problems using a logical approach.
• Ability to contribute to the team’s activities including awareness workshops and events.
• Demonstrable experience working as an active member of the team – both independently and collaboratively – balancing competing priorities and planning own work to meet challenging deadlines.

Desirable Criteria

• Ability to make basic edits to pre-existing images and PDFs using Adobe applications such as Photoshop, Acrobat and Illustrator.
• Expertise with CSS and HTML or other web development skills.
• Understanding of teaching, learning and assessment processes or other aspects of the higher education context.

Downloading a Copy Of Our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Grade and Salary: £38,482 - £43,249 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Job ID: 112505

Close Date: 22-Apr-2025

Contact Person: Alistair McWiggan

Contact Details: [e-mail]