On-Call Visual Instructional Designer - Contractor pool

On-Call Visual Instructional Designer - Contractor pool Cairo, Egypt (remote) Apply About Us Udacity is on a mission of forging futures in tech through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey. Udacity is now an Accenture company, and the future is bright!  🚀 Named as one of CNBC's Top 50 Disruptors, Udacity is the market leader in talent transformation, and is changing lives, businesses, and nations by creating job-ready digital talent.  We frequently have exciting projects in process, and periodically will need short to long-term contractors to partner with our content development team. As projects arise, our team will reach out to qualified candidates within the contractor pool with more information on the scope and expected duration of the project, as well as providing detailed information on compensation. If you love a challenge, truly want to make a difference, and would like to submit your availability to join our contractor pool , we encourage you to read on and apply!  Udacity’s Video Production team is currently seeking a Contract Visual Instructional Designer to improve the creation of Udacity’s course content. In this role, you will work on a variety of course projects, partner directly with remote designers, review and critique content from the Content Build Team, and drive the creative visuals of videos. Our ideal candidate will be fluent in English (written and verbal), have strong creative skills, and will be adept at communicating a design vision clearly. They’ll also be highly communicative and have experience working in fully integrated cross-functional teams. Those that thrive at Udacity have experience juggling several projects at once yet know when to ask for clarification! Location: Egypt (remote) Hourly rate: to EGP 300.00/hr Responsibilities: Translating technical content into a visual medium by reading the approved scripts and provide visual instruction on the type of designs needed. Knowledge in how long it takes to create specific designs (ie:  icons, gifs, AI-generated images and broll, technical drawings, etc) and tools needed.  If needed, work directly with Technical Content Developers to find best visual representation of content, regardless of topic. Clearly communicating design vision to those with and without design backgrounds Proactively propose and implements improvements to department processes Ability to design complex charts, graphs, and data-driven visuals What we value: A minimum of 4 years experience as an Instructional Designer Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Cloud and Google Suite and Generative-AI visual tools Written and verbal fluency in English required Demonstrable history of working on multiple projects at once People management skills A good eye for design Experience creating technical educational content I t’d be great if you also have: Experience with online learning Experience with Adobe AfterEffects Some basic computer science, AI, or data science knowledge What We Do Forging futures in tech is our vision. Udacity is where lifelong learners come to learn the skills they need, to land the jobs they want, and to build the lives they deserve. Don’t stop there!  Please keep reading... 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