Digital Design Manager

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner.   We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you an enthusiastic, experienced manager/professional with relevant and up-to-date knowledge of digital design and online learning development?  Would you like to play a key role within an award-winning digital learning development team? Can you lead an established team of design specialists that create educational materials for a global audience?

We are looking for an experienced, graphically and digitally focused creative design specialist to inspire and manage a small team of digital designers who work across high-profile cross-university and external projects. You will lead your team to work with learning designers, instructional designers, subject matter experts, video production leads, and animators to plan and develop professional-standard innovative brands, design concepts and digital learning materials, using a range of industry standard tools.  

You will be responsible for advising a range of stakeholders both internal/external to the University regarding the use of pedagogically sound, inclusive and accessible digital assets for learning, from the initial project scoping phase through to deployment and evaluation. We are looking for someone with excellent hands-on experience of digitally focussed creative design and experience in managing teams.

Working closely with our existing Creative and Learning Technology Manager, Production Managers, and Engagement & Communications Managers, you will work across the full range of the Digital Education Service’s portfolio of online courses and engagement and communications material, including courses and modules delivered on FutureLearn, Coursera and the University’s Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as well as social assets, communications templates and web support. 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salaryHealth and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Sue Bickerdike, Digital Education Manager (Production and Creative)

Email: s.r.bickerdike@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 07 May 2025

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £39,355 to £46,735 per annum