eLearning Game Developer / Platform Specialist

Job description

**We believe in the power and joy of learning**

At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning.

We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

**Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery**

Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being.

We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work.

We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day.

To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/ .

**What you'll do here:**

The Multimedia (Game) Developer & Platform Specialist will serve as a key partner in designing and creating engaging, interactive assets that enhance the organization's e-learning courses.

This role requires a focus on developing and maintaining a global library of interactive tools and templates, ensuring a consistent and high-quality user experience for our Content Team and students taking our courses.

Simultaneously, this individual will act as the in-house Learning Management System (LMS) expert, translating our team's needs into technical requirements, solving platform issues end-to-end, and driving new feature rollouts.

By combining these responsibilities, the role provides end-to-end ownership of course delivery and fosters a deep and broad skillset across platforms and media.

**Core Competencies you'll need:**

+ Excellent communicator, bridging technical and non-technical audiences.
+ Strong problem-solving approach with attention to detail.
+ Collaborative approach: thrives in collaborative environments and across teams.
+ Organized and proactive: comfortable juggling platform feature requests and interactive eLearning asset development requests.
+ Creative Problem-Solving: Use creativity to develop innovative and engaging learning experiences.

You'll work closely with Learning Designers and Subject Matter Experts to understand their needs and think outside the box to create solutions that elevate our educational content.

**Required Technical Skills:**

+ Solid familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS)
+ Expertise in HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript
+ Proficiency in responsive and accessible design (WCAG 2.2 compliance)
+ Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and/or After Effects

**Qualifications & Skills:**

+ Degree in Web Development, Web Design, Interactive Media, Multimedia Design, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or equivalent experience
+ 3+ years experience in Learning Management System (LMS) Administration, e-learning multimedia production, or technical support.

**Platform Specialist Key Responsibilities**

+ Proprietary LMS expertise and advocacy
+ Master all features, configurations, and best practices of our proprietary Learning Management System (Learning Objects).
+ Translate organizational goals into platform requirements and work with stakeholders to prioritize them.
+ Collaborate with Technical Product Management and Engineering to scope, plan, and execute platform enhancements.
+ Communicate roadmaps, progress updates, and risks to both technical and non-technical audiences.
+ Lead discovery: define problems, frame questions, and build robust use cases.
+ Troubleshoot issues through replication, coordination of fixes, and validation of solutions.

**Multimedia (Game) Developer Key Responsibilities**

+ Develop interactive learning activities and simulations using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.
+ Apply usability and UX best practices to support learner engagement and comprehension.
+ Add new features to our existing global library elements, maintaining and expanding upon our core set of interactive tools and templates.
+ Create reusable code components for activity templates to streamline future development.
+ Collaborate with instructional designers and multimedia teams to align interactivity with learning objectives.
+ Ensure learning activities have been designed and tested for accessibility (WCAG 2.2), browser/mobile compatibility, and responsiveness across devices.
+ Develop content with a template-based approach, creating reusable learning activities that can be customized across different disciplines.

Ed2go, part of Cengage Group, has empowered millions of learners looking to improve their skills, get employed, and build a career.

With over 2,000 academic partners, a growing roster of corporate customers, and an expanding direct-to-consumer channel, we are looking to significantly accelerate our business to address the global skills gap.

Ed2go provides a catalog of more than 1,000 online courses across a wide variety of topics and industries to Continuing Education Departments within US Colleges and Universities.

These non-credit offerings enable academic partners to upskill their community, enabling people to return to employment, make career transitions, and increase their earning power!

Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals.

Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process.

If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or at +1 (617) 289-7917.

**About Cengage** **Group**

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready.

For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms.

We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide.

Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

**Compensation**

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees.

Click here (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) to learn more about our _Total Rewards Philosophy_ .

The full base pay range has been provided for this position.

Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.

Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

$58,300.00 - $93,200.00 USD

**Cengage Group** , a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready.

For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms.

We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide.

Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

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