Instructional Designer

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This position is onsite 2 days a week in Birmingham, AL and is a long term contract, potential for full time employment

Our client is looking to bring on an individual who will use instructional design and multi-media skills to analyze, design, develop, help implement, evaluate, and maintain training curriculum and content such as eLearning modules, facilitator guides, job aides, and other resources that will drive organizational learning and results. The designer will apply instructional design theories, practices, and methods in the design as well as assist customer with defining instructional, learning, or performance objectives.

Skills needed for success:

• Experience with authoring tools (such as Articulate 360), animation software, and/or other similar development tools required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Microsoft Office Suite experience required.
• Experience managing projects is required.
• Experience/proficiency with Learning Management System preferred.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

What you'll do:

• Engage in curriculum planning and development, training design and development. Includes specification of learner outcomes (goals and objectives), content specification and design, selection of instructional delivery formats, strategies and media, materials, and ensuring continuity from course to course.
• Execute project plans and adhere to timelines for all learning projects, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Apply tested instructional design theories, practices, and methods in the design of a variety of instructional materials for instructor-led courses, online modules, web-based learned aides, or other products/learning technologies.
• Ensure online materials comply with system requirements for the various learning technologies used by the operating companies while applying accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with customers, subject matter experts, instructors, and business leaders to develop materials based on information provided.
• Upload and maintain content documentation and course folders in various systems such as SharePoint and LearningSOurce.
• Maintain courses by editing content and publishing updated course as needed per customer need or governance process.
• Manage projects and meet timelines with minimal supervision.
• Apply various aspects of adult education, including classroom, and e-learning technologies as related to specific content.
• Initiate, plan, organize, monitor, and report own work and provide leadership to project teams, when appropriate.
• Research and advocate for new innovations in both learning design and education, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.