Open Educational Resources Designer

Providing students with access to the highest-quality, affordable classroom teaching and learning materials is a priority at UNM. UNM Press is partnering with a university-wide team to create a cutting-edge, sustainable, and affordable model for delivering open educational classroom resources. The Open Educational Resources Designer at UNM Press will specialize in the design and layout of faculty-created online educational materials and academic resources to deliver content that enhances learning through innovative design and technology. Reporting to the Press, the OER Designer will work with faculty and staff across UNM and our consortium partners, including the College of New Mexico and Santa Fe Community College. This role requires skills and experience in both graphic design and web development in order to produce engaging, accessible, and effective educational resources.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Design a wide range of electronic educational materials with a focus on user engagement and pedagogical effectiveness.
• Create complex, original graphic designs and comprehensive layout concepts tailored for online learning environments.
• Coordinate the production of OER materials, ensuring adherence to technical and accessibility standards.
• Develop and maintain integrated educational websites, ensuring high functionality, usability, and relevance to educational goals.
• Plan and implement design strategies that effectively integrate text, multimedia elements, and interactive features.
• Collaborate with educators, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to align designs with educational objectives.
• Participate in the strategic planning of educational goals and objectives, ensuring the seamless integration of design and content.

Founded in 1929, UNM Press is one of the oldest and largest university presses in the West. The Press publishes original and groundbreaking scholarship in the fields of anthropology and archaeology, Native studies, Chicana/o studies, literary criticism, Latin American studies, and US Western History. We publish trade books and series related to New Mexico and the Southwest, including fiction, poetry, cookbooks, guidebooks, history and biography, especially works from underrepresented voices of the region. And we publish books and authors with Western roots and national and international resonance through our trade imprint High Road Books.

The University Environment

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico - Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache - since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made significant contributions to the broader community statewide. We honor the land itself and those who remain stewards of this land throughout the generations and also acknowledge our committed relationship to Indigenous peoples. We gratefully recognize our history.

UNM is a Tier I Research Institution, a Hispanic-serving institution, and the flagship university in a majority-minority state. To support UNM's diverse campus constituents and colleagues, the College affirms its commitment to honor diversity, ensure fairness and access, and create an environment where all employees are treated respectfully. These commitments include the support of the CULLS IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility) Committee and the College's Anti-Racism statement.

See the Position Description for additional information.

• Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.

High school diploma or GED; at least 5 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Extensive knowledge of graphic design concepts and web-development processes.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, and web-development tools.
• Proven experience in designing comprehensive layouts for both print and digital media.
• Strong understanding of instructional design, educational technology, and content-management systems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with a diverse range of internal and external constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting and publishing works from underrepresented voices, aligning with UNM Press's mission to highlight regional and diverse perspectives.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving a diverse population of students, employees, & community members.

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The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.