Designer, Instructional Job Description
Designer, instructional
provides course quality review (according to principles outlined in Quality Matters) ensuring that online courses are built according to principles that are evidence informed to impact student learning. .
Designer, Instructional Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Use instructional design knowledge and experience to create clear and engaging instructional materials that effectively meet the development needs of employees and the goals of the organization
Conduct learning assessments / course evaluations to determine the learner's comprehension and competency of the subject matter
Analyze results and address discrepancies
Plan and participate in learning program pilots to assure the effectiveness and quality of the program's design and delivery
Participate in the testing and launch process of e-learning courses
Collaborate with business users to develop and update training materials and to ensure the delivery and documentation of training for all electronic systems
Attend meetings as directed by management
Assist in the design and development of modules, programs, experiences, tools and processes
Partner with functional subject matter experts (SME) and internal clients to develop learning objectives and content
Support the partnerships of internal resources, cross-functional groups, and external resources to ensure a spirit of inclusion, a diversity of ideas and wide program acceptance
Designer, Instructional Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Designer, Instructional
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPLP, ASTD, QM, SHRM, PMP, ISO, SCP, CP, ASE, OLC
Education for Designer, Instructional
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the designer, instructional job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Design, Education, Educational Technology, Teaching, Instructional Technology, Communications, Adult Education, Business, Technology, Special Education
Skills for Designer, Instructional
Desired skills for designer, instructional include:
Excel
MS PowerPoint
SharePoint
Word
HTML principles
Adobe Photoshop
Call center business
Desired
Experience
Flash
Desired experience for designer, instructional includes:
Bachelor’s degree in Education, Communications, Business, Engineering, or a technical related field
General automotive knowledge, systems, components, and related technologies
Ability to collaborate with team members to produce learning solutions and provide project status updates
Ability to conduct train-the-trainer sessions from developed material
Experience with maintaining or updating course material with an LMS such as CourseMill or equivalent
Perform reviews of the deliverables for completeness, compliance with standards, and consistency of design
Designer, Instructional Examples
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Designer, Instructional Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of designer, instructional. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for designer, instructional
- Collaborate with team members to identify, contribute, and recommend new ideas or methods for enhancing our curriculum
- Work with subject matter experts to quickly assess, design, develop, and maintain instructor-led, web-based, and workbook training materials that are educational and effective
- Develop learning assessments and provide ongoing feedback and recommendations
- Evaluate and enhance the overall content design of existing curriculum
- Stay up to date and expand knowledge on instructional design and e-learning industry trends and related technology
- Analyze content, target audience, job tasks, and learner environment to identify appropriate instructional strategies and define learning objectives
- Develop, revise, and validate technical instructor-led and web-based courses, including instructional text, technical reference information, learning activities, software exercises, and presentations
- Evaluate new and existing technologies to determine best capabilities to support the department while aligning with industry trends
- Sourcing and developing graphical and audio-visual content, keeping up to date with the technical capabilities and limitations of Captivate, Lectora, Photoshop and other support software packages and how they interact with learning management systems
- Actively reviewing learning materials using the Nationwide Training Design and Governance principles and Branding guidelines
Qualifications for designer, instructional
- Experience with audio and video editing and a proven ability for leveraging that through distribution
- Experience working within with performance, talent and learning management systems preferred
- Certifications held in related disciplines, , course development approaches, communication styles, change management
- Must have active Security Clearance (Secret or above) and the ability to keep and maintain clearance
- Enterprising, diplomatic and proactive problem solver
- Minimum of 2-5 years of proven experience developing training in a corporate environment
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a designer, instructional. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for designer, instructional
- Develops instructor led and computer based training course elements
- Analyzes course content and determines best media-rich components to enhance student learning and to enhance content delivery
- Investigates, evaluates, and implements new course design and delivery methods
- Completes multimedia design projects, working in cooperation with other instructional designers and subject matter experts
- Works with other units to provide quality educational programs for internal clients
- Propose revisions to managers and instructors on existing courses and materials
- Partners with the Learning Design and Support & Training Managers to deliver educational content in an effective manner which meets the educational needs of diverse learners
- Partners with the Manager of Learning Design and Support to introduce and train managers and instructors on the use of new instructional technology solutions
- Reports course development scheduling, progress, and completion to the Manager of Learning Design and Support
- Ensures course content is compliant with various regulatory agencies
Qualifications for designer, instructional
- Identify, analyze and assist in the development and rollout of training, workflows, procedure manuals and communications
- Create new training programs from inception, with some manager guidance, starting with conducting a formal analysis of training needs
- Prefer experience with Storyline and Captivate authoring tools
- Experience working with complex content and designing training for multiple delivery
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience in instructional design/development
- Ability & desire to learn multiple systems and processes quickly
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a designer, instructional. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for designer, instructional
- Collaborate with new development instructors
- Edit materials and respond in a timely manner
- Troubleshoot and problem solve issues
- Motivate faculty members
- Prioritize time and have clear boundaries
- Collaborate with supervisor on problems
- Keep PDs updated on a regular basis
- Design and develop blended instructional programs using various mediums including classroom training, online learning, OJT and performance support
- Develop deep product expertise in the Dayforce HCM modules
- Conduct needs analyses and create course design plans
Qualifications for designer, instructional
- Ability to effectively use or learn eLearning software such as Captivate, Articulate, Camtasia, and Adobe Creative Suite
- Ability to apply Adult Learning Theory to instructional design and development methodologies
- Demonstrated instructional design skills including audience analysis, needs analysis, development of scope, design specifications, performance-based objectives, assessments, and curriculum development
- Experience developing instructor-led, computer-based, and web-based training and e-learning for software applications
- Bachelor’s in instructional design, instructional or educational technology, curriculum development, or related field
- Experience creating instructional graphics
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a designer, instructional. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for designer, instructional
- Work in consultation with business partners, subject matter experts and course facilitators to identify skill gaps and design engaging course materials and job aids
- Conducts needs analysis and identify core learning objectives to build effective learning modules
- Manage instructional design projects from start to finish
- Upload and manage content in the organization-wide Learning Management System
- Facilitate the creation of multimedia content
- Revise existing training materials including, but not limited to, course Participant Guides, system and program manuals and job aids to incorporate product, system and process changes to improve effectiveness and learning transfer
- Design, develop and implement processes and procedures to adequately assess the effectiveness of training, skill acquisition and retention of knowledge
- Create, implement and maintain processes and procedures for effective knowledge management, version control and communication strategy for training materials
- Work with course facilitators to determine material needs for upcoming courses and coordinate associated printing and distribution
- Provide train-the-trainers to Learning Specialists and subject matter experts
Qualifications for designer, instructional
- High level of proficiency in Instructional Design and Adult Learning Theory Principles
- Experience evaluating student, manager and instructor feedback, ability to evaluate metrics for improvement purposes
- Proven abilities with web authoring tools and or web coding abilities (HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, JavaScript )
- Previous experience with Plateau Learning Management System or Saba
- Required 1 or more years of experience with adult learning design in a corporate environment
- Must be able to quickly learn, live, and incorporate the culture at Equity into your designs
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of designer, instructional. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for designer, instructional
- Maintain practical experience consistent with course development responsibilities and recognized best practices
- Partner with Senior Instructional Designers to design, develop and produce sound learning solutions including assisting with needs assessment and participating in program design, development, implementation and evaluation
- Research, design, and develop training and development courses and other performance enhancement tools for employees and organization members including classroom lectures, online courses and self-study sessions
- Provide timely feedback to internal customers and business partners on the performance of training courses, recommends changes and enhancements, develops plans to address performance gaps, and ensures transparency & communication to all the appropriate parties
- Participate on cross-functional teams, as appropriate, to assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of training courses
- Share an understanding of instructional design issues related to teaching and learning in traditional, hybrid, and distance/online courses
- Stay current on instructional software and hardware available in the marketplace
- Complete special projects with faculty in developing proposals for contract courses, demonstrations for various groups
- Create content for different formats (ILT, e-learning)
- Assist with revisions where text or screenshots need updating (as opposed to instructional design revision)
Qualifications for designer, instructional
- Knowledge and experience with Learning Management Systems, Adobe Suite and Camtasia
- Experience designing and developing a training program with master facilitation guide, user guide, power points, templates, streamlining and facilitation of training to trainers
- Need to have expert level experience with Adobe Suite and with the Microsoft suite
- You will create learning content and communications with high levels of accuracy
- You will design both print and online content to promote learning and usability
- You will current with learning trends to meet the needs of the modern learner