Lead Instructional Designer

Position: Lead eLearning Specialist

Location: Foster city, CA

Job Type: Full-time

Required knowledge and skills (top 3: Instructional Design, Lead eLearning Specialists deliverables, eLearning development with Storyline 360)

·        Advanced knowledge and skills on instructional design principles and methods, with special emphasis on conducting a training needs assessment using a systematic instructional design approach. Deliverables include:

·        Training Needs assessment analysis deck and results summary

·        Authoring of training plans

·        Training content task analysis diagrams

·        Storyboards of training content

·        Training curriculum design and update

·        Extensive experience in tracking and assigning projects workload to other eLearning specialists.

·        Ability to lead the work of other eLearning specialists, providing direction, matrix management and mentoring.

·        Ability to review other eLearning Specialists project deliverables and provide constructive feedback.

·        Advanced knowledge and skills on the technical tools and platforms required to achieve the delivery of engaging and media-rich online learning content and of trends in the use and effectiveness of educational technology and learning; skilled in the efficient use of common instructional authoring tools, especially Articulate Storyline and the Articulate 360 suite.

·        Advanced proficiency and proved experience in eLearning design and development, with a portfolio that highlights a diverse breadth of eLearning course development projects.

·        Mastery in visual design and usability for eLearning and other types of digital learning.

·        Ability to independently design and author complex and high-quality instructional content, aligning learning outcomes with course content design guidelines established with the subject matter experts. Independently determines and develops the most effective design solution to convey the training content.

·        Ability to assist other staff and perform multiple, diverse assignments simultaneously while working independently to assure accurate and timely completion of assignments, keeping supervisor advised of progress and problems of their own deliverables and those of the eLearning specialists being supervised.

·        Ability to support a team-oriented, highly-matrixed environment.

·        Thorough technical skills in computer applications for web production, image handling, publishing and design, illustration, presentation preparation, video authoring and editing, audio recording and editing, animation and/or other state-of-the-art web communication capabilities.

·        Expertise on Learning Management Systems.

·        Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical clients and to summarize complex concepts in a logically structured, easy to understand manner. Ability to learn new systems and platforms quickly, and transfer that knowledge into an eLearning/multimedia format.

·        High attention to detail and exceptional written and verbal skills.

·        Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.

·        Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment where priorities and projects change frequently.

·        Knowledge of the technology industry.

Education and Experience

·        Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Education or comparable degree

·        BA/BS with 5 years (or MA/MS with 3 Years) of demonstrated experience as an instructional designer/ eLearning developer and lead