Senior Instructional Designer

Position: Instructional Designers (L&D)

Location: Denver, CO 80202 (Fully Remote)

Duration: 06 Months contract, likely to extend

Client Industry: Healthcare

Pay Rate: $50/hour on W2

Job Description:

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• The Sr. Instructional Designer (ID) is a key role within Client's IT Learning & Development team.
• The Sr. Designer works collaboratively with business leaders, subject matter experts (SMEs), key stakeholders, program owners, and other learning professionals to design and develop innovative learning solutions that leverage a combination of learning modalities to maximize the learner experience, learning effectiveness, and business impact.
• The Sr. ID leverages instructional design techniques to author in-person, virtual, and eLearning content.
• This position uses their expertise to create original content.
• This position provides consultation on adult learning best practices and mentors junior designers in content design and development.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION % OF TIME

• 1. Partners with Program Owners & Business Leaders to select best learning modalities and design technical and professional learning solutions that drive capability development and business outcomes. (40%)
• 2. Develops medium to high complexity learning experiences (ex: instructor-led training sessions (ILT & VILT), eLearning, performance support, video etc.) to address required capability gaps. (40%)
• 3. Provide consultation to Village learning teams on best practices for creating learning experiences and leveraging common standards & templates. (15%)
• 4. Other duties as assigned. (5%)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 6 to 8 years
• Bachelor’s Degree

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, TRAINING, OR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or a combination of education and/or progressively responsible work experience in related area may be substituted in lieu of degree on a year-for-year basis. (Required)
• Master’s Degree (Preferred)
• Advanced proficiency with eLearning and/or video development software applications (e.g., Captivate, Camtasia, Articulate 360 etc.) (Required)
• Advanced Proficiency with graphic design, animation and/or audio recording tools (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, Audacity, Audition etc.) (Required)
• Instructional design including eLearning design and development, needs assessment, working with stakeholders. (Required)
• Demonstrated experience using adult learning theory and methodologies to design and develop training. (Required)
• Solid and rigorous project management skills including planning work, managing details, and keeping multiple tasks/projects on track. (Required)
• Experience working on virtual teams. (Preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. (Required)
• Excellent interpersonal skills. (Required)
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. (Required)
• Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD). (Preferred)
• Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD). (Preferred)
• ATD Master Instructional Designer. (Preferred)

TRAVEL AND TIME REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel: 0 - 15%
• Nights/Weekends: 0 – 15%

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Fluent in the written and verbal skills necessary to successfully perform the essential functions, duties, and responsibilities of the position.

ADA:

• Client provides reasonable accommodations to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential Physical and/or Mental functions of a position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Level III – Moderate noise (e.g., business office with computers or printers, light traffic).
• No required tasks involve greater exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues than would be encountered by a visitor.
• The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or other hazardous conditions.

VISUAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Vision adequate to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of position.
• May be required to demonstrate the ability to differentiate colors on a test strip.

PHYSICAL DEMAND:

• Physical requirements can vary. These must be reviewed with management. However, in general, the position requires the following activities:
• Ability to lift minimum of 5 lbs to a max of 50 lbs unassisted and able to stand, sit, stoop, walk, stretch, reach, and use full range of body motions.
• Manual dexterity as required for specific equipment and ability to use computer keyboard and peripherals.

PORTFOLIOS IN SUBMITTALS REQUIRED:

• We require a portfolio for all interviews.
• The focus will primarily be building virtual instructor-led scripts, secondary will be building job aids or videos.