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Manager, Multimedia Design (Web)


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Team: Teacher Preparation, Support & Development
Employment type: Full-time
Start date: Immediately
Location: Flexible (anywhere in the U.S.)
Location notes: New York City preferred
Application Process: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated, technically strong person who will play a
critical role in the visioning and creation of reliable, intuitive,
engaging, high-impact web solutions that deliver crucial multimedia training
and development to our corps members in the classroom and the over 200
regional staff members who support them.

This position provides an excellent opportunity to develop expertise in the
burgeoning new field of multimedia design as it relates to online learning,
to work collaboratively to create novel technology-based solutions to
problems, to develop existing web skills and acquire new ones, and to
develop your skills using industry-standard and/or cutting edge design
tools, while making a direct impact on a dynamic nonprofit tackling one of
our country's most pressing issues.

This position will report to the Managing Director of Multimedia and Online
Learning.

As part of the launch of its new corps member and alumni website, TFANet,
Teach For America established a new team - the Interactive Learning and
Engagement (ILE) team - to promote the self-directed learning of its
teachers. ILE's mission is to enable and inspire corps members, alumni and
staff to use Teach For America's best knowledge to date -- and build upon it
-- in order to create a vibrant hub of ongoing professional development.
Given the nature of multimedia and online learning, the team addresses this
mission by amassing and developing concrete resources, cultivating community
through discussion boards, forums and social networking, curating a space
for knowledge development through wikis, showcasing the stories of
classrooms across the country, and creating online workshops and courses.

One of the pillars of this new team is the Multimedia and Online Learning
team which, in addition to its work in service of the aforementioned ILE
goals, will continue to support other instructional design teams at Teach
For America in their pursuit of innovative and increasingly efficient
content delivery through the use of multimedia.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
. Creatively collaborating with content and multimedia designers to identify
web-based solutions including, but not limited to eLearning courses, Flash
modules, and the creation of proprietary web pages and sites, to address a
variety of content delivery challenges
. Creating and maintaining web-based interventions using a combination of
HTML, Flash, and scripting
. Creating graphics to enhance web-based and other innovative content
delivery solutions produced by MOL team
. Managing to successful completion as many as a dozen simultaneous
multimedia projects that incorporate the full range of multimedia components
including those which rely on other multimedia designers on the team
. Updating, and in some cases overhauling, a variety of existing proprietary
internal web sites
. Managing all aspects of website development, including working with
outside vendors, front end coding, quality assurance testing, support
inquiries and maintenance
. Administering and Supporting existing data systems including current
eLearning course platform and Teaching & Learning Lab site (built on Druple)

. Possibly managing part-time web assistants

Candidate Profile and Experience Prerequisites

Skills: Proven/Demonstrated experience.
. Excellent organization, communication, flexibility and attention to detail
required
. Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team
. Ability to thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced, results-driven environment

. Ability to engage with our partners in a consultative way, understanding
the underlying needs our partners are trying to solve and collaboratively
designing solutions
. Ability to accurately estimate project times and deliver high-quality
completed projects on schedule
. Ability to juggle a dozen or more simultaneous projects, meeting deadlines
and communicating effectively on all of them

Technical Skills
. Strong visual design sense especially in the realm of graphic design, web
page/site design, and online course design
. Strong grasp of HTML and CSS with an understanding of cross-browser
compatibility issues and the ability to utilize Adobe Dreamweaver
. Beginner to intermediate skill-level with JavaScript
. Proficient in Photoshop, Fireworks, or equivalent
. Intermediate grasp of PHP (XML parsing, templating)
. Basic proficiency with Flash
. Proficient knowledge of server management (domains, directories, FTP
accounts)
. Proficiency with Drupal (templates, user administration, content
management, views)
. A solid understanding of the methods and considerations related to
delivering video on the web
. Familiarity with OutStart eLearning authoring system, Articulate online
authoring system, Camtasia, and Adobe Captivate a plus
. Digital audio/video capture and editing skills a plus

Education and Professional Experience
. Required: Bachelors degree or at least 3 years of web-related work
experience
. Preferred: Experience in education, particularly in high-needs schools, a
plus; demonstrated success with projects similar to those undertaken in this
role

Benefits and Salary

Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In
addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.

Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity

Teach For America seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to
apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our
organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this
effort.

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Application Requirements


Please submit your resume, a one-page cover letter, and a link to an on-line
portfolio of your work (websites, graphic design work, etc; audio or video
work is optional but welcomed) with your application.

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Dahna Goldstein

PhilanTech, LLC

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