Remote eLearning Visual Designer & LMS Producer

watersedge; Holland (MI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Water's Edge is seeking a Contract eLearning Visual Designer and Absorb LMS Producer to transform approved course content into polished digital learning experiences within Absorb LMS. The role focuses on visual treatment, media production, and learner-centered design, while content authors provide objectives and copy.

The contractor will create reusable templates and visual assets, collaborate with writers and the Internal Course Manager, and manage project priorities and publication workflows.

Qualifications

• A portfolio demonstrating strong visual design for digital learning, web content, multimedia, presentations, or comparable learner-facing experiences.
• Proficiency with relevant Adobe Creative Cloud applications, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and/or Audition, with the ability to select the right tool for the work.
• Demonstrated ability to transform supplied content into an attractive, coherent, and intuitive visual experience without assuming authorship of the content.
• Practical video-production capability, including camera operation, lighting, composition, high-quality audio capture, editing, audio cleanup, captioning, and web-ready export.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, image selection, visual hierarchy, pacing, brand consistency, and responsive digital design.
• Strong project and time-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, stakeholders, and review cycles.
• Clear communication, reliable follow-through, receptiveness to feedback, and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while knowing when a content, priority, or approval decision must be returned to the responsible owner.

Responsibilities

• Build and format approved Online Courses in Absorb LMS and, if licensed and selected for a project, Absorb Create.
• Translate approved Word, Google Docs, Pages, presentation, video, audio, and other source materials into polished digital learning experiences without rewriting or materially changing the content.
• Create a coherent visual system for each course, including course thumbnails, course posters, title treatments, chapter and lesson graphics, icons, diagrams, infographics, supporting images, downloadable resources, and video poster frames.
• Organize approved content into the chapters, Lessons, Learning Objects, and course sequence specified by the course writer, using sound visual hierarchy, pacing, and navigation to support the intended learning flow.
• Use layout, typography, color, imagery, motion, and interaction consistently so learners can easily understand where they are, what matters, and what to do next.
• Build or import interactive elements, knowledge checks, quizzes, and assessments from questions and answer logic supplied and approved by the course writer.
• Prepare and upload web-optimized graphics, documents, audio, video, and SCORM-compatible packages when a project calls for them.
• Plan the visual and technical production approach for approved video or audio segments in collaboration with the course writer and project owner.
• Capture high-quality video and audio on site or remotely, including appropriate camera framing, lighting, composition, microphone selection, room setup, and recording quality.
• Edit video and audio for clarity and engagement, including color correction, audio cleanup and leveling, titles, lower thirds, motion graphics, transitions, music where approved, captions, and final compression for web delivery.
• Create screen recordings, demonstrations, voiceover-supported sequences, or other multimedia components when they improve the presentation of approved content.
• Maintain visual and audio consistency across lessons and courses, including reusable intros, outros, graphic packages, and export settings.
• Implement the course writer's intended flow and recommend visual, pacing, or navigation improvements when they would make the approved content easier to follow; obtain approval before changing sequence, wording, learning objectives, or assessment meaning.
• Configure and test learner-facing elements such as lesson order, completion behavior, buttons, links, downloads, embedded media, assessments, and navigation before publication.
• Test courses in both administrator and learner views, and on appropriate desktop, tablet, and mobile screen sizes.
• Apply practical accessibility standards to the visual build, including readable contrast and type size, descriptive alternative text, captions for video, clear headings, keyboard-friendly interactions where supported, and accessible downloadable resources.
• Identify and resolve visual, functional, media-playback, or responsive-design issues before final review.
• Ensure each course reflects the appropriate Central Church or Water's Edge brand, visual identity, audience, and ministry context.
• Develop and maintain reusable course templates, graphic systems, production checklists, and media standards that create consistency while allowing appropriate variation between course types and audiences.
• Maintain organized source and final files for graphics, video, audio, captions, downloadable resources, and course packages, using agreed naming and version-control practices.
• Design assets so future updates can be made efficiently by authorized staff or contractors.
• Receive assignments only after the Water's Edge HR Director, serving as Internal Course Manager, has authorized and prioritized the course.
• Partner with the Internal Course Manager, Approved Course Content Writers, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to confirm the audience, approved source materials, desired learner experience, deliverables, timeline, review points, and acceptance criteria.
• Develop a visual concept or prototype when appropriate and secure direction before completing a full course build.
• Manage multiple approved projects from intake through design, production, review, revision, testing, and publication readiness.
• Estimate effort, track time and deliverables by project, and provide regular visibility into completed work, work in progress, upcoming decisions, and risks to schedule.
• Proactively identify missing assets, conflicting instructions, technical limitations, or dependencies and route them to the appropriate course writer or Internal Course Manager rather than making unapproved content decisions.
• Incorporate feedback accurately and deliver polished work within agreed timelines and review cycles.

Skills

Visual design

Absorb LMS

Adobe Creative Cloud

Video production

Typography & layout

Project management

Communication

Tools

Absorb LMS

Absorb Create

Job description

Water's Edge is seeking a Contract eLearning Visual Designer and Absorb LMS Producer to transform approved course content into polished digital learning experiences within Absorb LMS. The role focuses on visual treatment, media production, and learner-centered design, while content authors provide objectives and copy.

The contractor will create reusable templates and visual assets, collaborate with writers and the Internal Course Manager, and manage project priorities and publication workflows.