At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners 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.
What you'll do here:
The Multimedia Designer is responsible for developing compelling, engaging, and educational visual content for our online courses. They convert manuscripts into an online-friendly format, ensuring that courses consistently follow our style guidelines, are compatible across browsers and mobile devices, accessible, and tailored to our target audience. This role continuously adapts to emerging trends in online education and develops its skills to stay competitive.
Skills you will need here:Visual Design
- Synthesize complex information into simple, user-friendly visuals that support learning.
- Design and create multimedia elements, including illustrations, interactive elements and games
- Develop video from concept to full completion, using traditional methods and AI services. Craft video scripts and storyboards.
- Ensure multimedia components created are reusable, accessible, and compatible across platforms and devices.
- Generate audio using AI text-to-speech services
- Own technical aspects of content design, programming, and delivery.
- Convert course manuscripts into HTML/CSS format aligned with ed2go’s high-quality standards.
- Apply HTML/CSS formatting to classroom content (e.g. narrative lesson content, assignments, exams).
- Use basic JavaScript for functionality and interactivity.
- Analyze, design, and implement all multimedia design elements and external assets into our proprietary learning management system.
- Work closely with Learning Designers and Subject Matter Experts to develop project design plans.
- Actively participate in team meetings, sharing insights and rationale behind design decisions.
- Maintain positive working relationships with all team members.
- Build partnerships with development teams to meet shared objectives.
- Oversee and train content development vendors on internal processes, design guidelines, and tools.
- Creative problem solver who enjoys challenges
- Maintain high productivity amid competing priorities and tight deadlines
- Take initiative on special projects, often exploring new territory and creating innovative solutions.
- Use data, research, and insights to improve processes, tools, and customer outcomes.
- Deliver projects reliably on time and within budget without compromising quality.
- Identify and communicate dependencies early in the project lifecycle.
- Analyze end-user feedback to improve course design.
- Assess student needs and recommend enhancements to improve learner experience.
- Stay current with emerging trends in online education and AI.
- Embrace AI technologies and find opportunities to leverage for product and process improvement
- Continuous focus on personal development and maintaining skillsets relevant
Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any 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 [email protected].
About Cengage
Cengage, 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 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 - $77,000.00 USDSkills Required
- Visual design skills, including creating illustrations, interactive elements, games, video, scripts, and storyboards
- Experience or ability to format course content using HTML and CSS
- Basic JavaScript for functionality and interactivity
- Ability to create accessible, reusable, cross-browser, and mobile-compatible multimedia content
- Ability to work with learning designers, subject matter experts, development teams, and vendors
- Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, deadlines, and budgets
- Interest in emerging online education and AI technologies
Cengage Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cengage Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Cengage Group.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid parental leave and company-designated wellness time off (including a year-end week off) stand out as notable time-away benefits. Flexible work positioning (virtual-first/remote-first) further increases the practical value of time-off and work-life support.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Workplace mental-health support appears to be a meaningful part of the rewards package, reinforced by external recognition for mental-health practices. Wellness-oriented programs and designated wellness days contribute additional lifestyle value beyond cash pay.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Benefits and policies signal strong inclusion positioning, supported by external equality recognition. Family-related supports (e.g., fertility resources and parent support) also broaden who can benefit from the package.
Cengage Group Insights
What We Do
With more than 100 years of serving learners, Cengage Group is a global edtech company that enables student choice. No matter how, where, when or why someone wants to learn, our portfolio of education businesses supports all students, from middle school through graduate school and skills education, with quality content and technology. Collectively, our three business units – Cengage Academic, Cengage Work, and Cengage Select – help millions of students each year in more than 125 countries achieve their education and career goals and lead choice-filled lives. Visit us at www.cengagegroup.com
Why Work With Us
Our employee experience centers around a shared purpose: to help millions of learners achieve their dreams and improve their lives through education. Whether you want to make a difference in the world or start a fulfilling career in edtech, we focus on providing our employees with meaningful work while empowering them with resources to succeed.
