What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Designer position at Abacus Service Corporation?
Job Title: Instructional Designer
Location: Remote @Jackson, MI 49201
Duration: 12 months Contract
Note: Remote with some travel required as needed.
Job Summary:
The Instructional Designer will be expected to design and develop learning experiences in a variety of forms, including interactive eLearn, large-scale training solutions, and blended multi-media instructor-led presentations.
In developing learning experiences, the Instructional Designer Specialist will determine learning objectives, rewrite content, structure learning activities, and create visual aids for both face-to-face and online interactions.
They will work closely with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) within the various business units to ensure that all content is responsive to training best practices but also meets all regulatory and legal requirements.
Skills:
1-2 years experience in Instructional Design, eLearn development, or related field.
Ability to program interactive asynchronous eLearn experiences, as well as develop synchronous in person scenario-based experiences resulting in high levels of engagement and retention.
Ability to translate complex, multi-step processes into easy to understand, digestible training.
Ability to manage and lead multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines and/or adapting to evolving business needs.
Develop storyboards, scheduling production activity, conducting research and assuring an overall production schedule is maintained.
Strong portfolio demonstrating attention to detail, an effective implementation of principles of design and adult learning pedagogy, with professionally appealing visuals and layout.
Required Skills:
Proven proficiency in:
eLearn authoring tools, including
Articulate Storyline (preferred)
Adobe Captivate
MS Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel
Adobe Creative Cloud, including
Illustrator
Photoshop
Education:
Preferred:
• 2-4 yrs experience in instructional design and project management.
• Experience in designing and developing learning.
Experience can be substituted in lieu of formal education.
