Instructional Designer

Summary of This Role

Requires an understanding of industry best practices of instructional design and the application of adult and blended learning.

• Participates in the collaboration with internal and external clients on projects by determining the need for basic learning solutions, materials and media, and the review of the developed learning solution as directed. Assists with the development of basic learning solutions for learning platforms such as instructor led, self-paced, interactive eLearning, webinars, job aids, videos, scenarios, and blended solutions using interactive scripts and storyboards while learning industry best practices, policies and procedures. Collaborates with the multimedia graphic designers to ensure learning solutions meet the identified learning objectives. When directed, assists in the maintenance of existing materials to ensure content accuracy, readability, and effectiveness.
• Begins to build an understanding of effective instructional design strategies by assisting with the completion of needs assessments and strategic learning assessments to create the basis for learning solution development and identifies the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), competencies, and training needs required to develop clear instructional, learning, and performance objectives for the target audience. Assists with research of the training topics and the interviews of users and/or Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop learning solution content.
• Manages a limited quantity of learning solution projects, assigned based on job comprehension, within established timelines to include maintaining project materials and providing status reports to higher level designers and/or management throughout the project lifecycle and prioritizing assigned projects as directed.

• Bachelor's degree
• Two or more years of specialized training, instructional design or other related professional experience.
• Certification in Instructional Design or related field (preferred)
• Training Facilitation experience (preferred)

• Knowledge of instructional design theory, including assessment and evaluation
• Understanding of eLearning design best practices
• Knowledge and application of adult learning theory
• Effective project management, prioritization and organizational skills.
• Experience with design tools such as Synthesia, Articulate 360 or any equivalent instructional design tools
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively convey technical information to non-technical colleagues and clients
• Works on problems of limited scope. Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained.
• Builds good working relationships internally.
• Supervision - Normally receives detailed instructions on all work.