3 IT & Digital jobs

The Digital Education Service (DES) at the University of Leeds are looking for individuals with experience in digital content management with excellent communication and organisational skills to support the development and maintenance of online courses on external and internal learning platforms.   Duties Supporting Lead Instructional Designers to develop, deliver, and maintain high-quality online courses; Working with Lead Instructional Designers and Course Design Managers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of online content; Assisting in the quality assurance of online courses ensuring that courses are designed and developed in accordance with style and copyright guidelines; Timely recording and maintenance of information in Excel log reports and tracking documents associated with course development (these include copyright logs and reports on course sign-ups and progress); Proofreading and editing online written and video content (including subtitles) in adherence to the University’s style guidelines; Identifying and escalating content or technical issues/queries to Lead Instructional Designers and Course Design Managers; Checking that course content and other technologies are compatible with multiple operating systems, web browsers and devices; Developing online activities such as quizzes, surveys and assessments; Downloading, formatting, and uploading content to online learning platforms.     Requirements Proven experience of successfully delivering digitally focussed production projects to an agreed standard with support from senior colleagues; Well-developed organisational skills with the proven ability to work flexibly and plan and prioritise work and deliver against demanding deadlines without compromising accuracy; Experience of using initiative and making useful contributions to projects; Excellent interpersonal and both written and verbal communication skills, with the proven ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across a variety of disciplines; The ability to maintain accurate and detailed records; The understanding and experience of handling accessibility, privacy, intellectual property and copyright issues; Intermediate skills in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and PDF; Excellent attention to detail, editing and proof-reading abilities; A willingness to learn new techniques and the ability to work in a changing environment; Proven experience of working effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across a variety of disciplines; Proven experience of working on a range of digitally focussed production projects concurrently. You may also have: A relevant first degree, or equivalent; Experience of assisting in the development of online courses; Experience of working in a Higher Education environment; Knowledge of pedagogy and course design.   Hours to be arranged to suit but must be available to work a minimum of 20 hours a week (OR maximum of 35 hours per week if applying for full time role) during standard office hours (Mon-Fri 9-5) Please note this is a fixed-term role until 23rd December 2019 (with the possibility of extension).

£21,000 - £25,000 per annum, dependent on experience  Full time - 36.5 hours per week  Closing Date: 9am Monday   7   October   2019 Job ref: 100/19 Leeds University Union is a charity with a turnover of £13 million per year that aims to ensure that 38,000 students love their time at Leeds. We employ over 500 staff and our enterprise IT encompasses food retail, restaurants, finance/HR systems, digital signage and we have plans to grow our digital expertise and capability. We are looking to recruit an IT Support Technician to join the newly created Platforms Team on a permanent basis. The main purpose of the role is as primary technical contact and source of system knowledge for LUU critical central systems such as HR / Payroll, Finance, Google GSuite and key service systems such as StaffSavvy, a shift management system and MSL, a student clubs/society and voting platform. We are looking for an individual who not only has the technical skills but also enjoys interacting with people and wants to progress themselves. Skills / Experience: Previous experience in supporting software and back-office applications. Broad understanding of Microsoft Office applications (Office 2013/2016) and Google GSuite. Main duties: Managing support requests via telephone, email and in person. Acting in super administrator role covering tasks such as user management, system configuration, upgrading and optimisation. For any bugs or issues identified with LUU platforms; liaising with the suppliers and providing the system owners with relevant support. You may have worked in one of the following roles:   Technical Support, Help Desk Agent, Service Desk Agent, IT Technician, IT Engineer, 1st Line IT Engineer, 2nd Line IT Engineer, Desktop Support Technician. Besides your day-to-day activities, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to get involved in projects and innovate. LUU is a fun place to work, with a focus on health and wellbeing, and your personal learning and development. Staff get 26 holidays a year and a further 14.5 days off when the university is closed for Bank Holidays, Easter and Christmas periods (this includes an extra day after the Easter and August bank holidays). In your application, please explain how you meet the person specification and what you can bring to the team here at LUU. To apply, please visit our website using the link below. If you haven't heard from us within four weeks, then unfortunately, you haven't been successful on this occasion. Closing date:  9am Monday 7 October 2019      Interviews:  w/c 14 October 2019 LUU is committed to equality and valuing diversity within its employees. We particularly welcome applications from female candidates who are currently underrepresented in this team at LUU.

Joblink is working on behalf of a worldwide expert in protecting major brands from Social Media and User Generated Content risks. A dynamic organisation, we use cutting edge technologies to deliver high quality and innovative solutions to global brand names in a fast growing market sector. Providing 24/7 moderation across client social media channels, we remove spam, offensive and unsuitable content, alert our clients should a potential PR crisis or Threat occur.   The Role The Language Specialist role is part of the Risk Detection Team. The aim of this role is to help us build and maintain linguistic rules in your particular language which will help our technology to keep our client’s online presence free of risks (e.g. bullying, spam, cybersex). Full training will be given on systems used for this role. However, you will need to be comfortable with IT, be analytic and have a fine attention to detail as you will be handling large amounts of data. Languages of interest: French and Russian General Duties                                                               Constructing linguistic rules which will accurately match text strings that highlight particular forms of behaviour or chat in online environments and social media platforms. Assuring the quality of existing rules to ensure that they are not generating excessive false positive results. Providing assistance to the rest of the Risk Detection Team with client support requests about missing, superfluous or inaccurate filter list words or expressions. Be a pro-active, productive and positive team member     Key requirements Qualifications, training and experience required Excellent understanding of the mechanics of the language contracted for Good understanding of online communities and social media through regular use (Online gaming experience a bonus) Excellent written and verbal communication skills Key Personal Characteristics A logical thinker and quick learner Strong attention to detail Strong team work ethics Possessing strong initiative and ability to prioritize tasks and work independently Ability to use initiative and apply common sense Methodical