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Instructional Designer
Career Insights for Curriculum and Instructional Designer / Developer
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What they do
A Curriculum and Instructional Designer or Developer designs and develops instructional materials and methods for teachers. Analyzes what is needed for students, identifies learning objectives, and designs the content and format of instructional material and delivery. Uses instructional design to create instructional materials, which may include text, electronic and visual material. Works for a school or college or for an education, software or publishing company.
$88,054 / year median in Maryland
-4% projected decline
Job Description
- Execute the entire ADDIE course creation lifecycle for e-learning content:
- Collaborate closely with the Instructional Design team and with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across different departments to determine needs and create content
- Partner with other teams to ensure content is technically accurate and relevant
- Create detailed and clear storyboards utilizing AI tools
- Design and develop engaging learning content (e-learning, instructional videos, microlearning) using various authoring tools
- Create objective-aligned knowledge checks to measure learner ability to apply key concepts
- Iteratively review and update content in a timely manner using learner feedback and product launch details
- Launch and manage content in our learning management system (LMS)
- Provide regular updates to and maintenance of existing courses
- Utilize AI to write clear content, including stories and use cases, used to create immersive e-learning experiences
- Proactively research and adapt to trends, quickly learning new features and tools to ensure learning programs remain modern and effective
- Work independently and with outstanding communication skills to set and meet quarterly objectives and deadlines
- Collaborate with the Training & Enablement (T&E) team to organize content within shared workspaces
- Utilize Generative AI tools to scale content creation, enhancing everything from scriptwriting and use-case development to course summaries and assessments
- Support additional team initiatives as needed, in a helpful spirit of collaborationAbout You
- Experience utilizing ADDIE required
- Experience using Articulate Rise and Storyline required
- Experience with Camtasia or similar tool for video creation and editing required
- Experience with LMSs (such as LearnUpon) required
- Outstanding writing and editing skills, time management, communication, and attention to detail required
- Proven experience in creating engaging and practical learning using industry-standard methodologies required
- Ability to translate complex concepts and data into visually appealing, easily digestible content required
- Proven experience in delivering multi-modal trainings, detailed course design documents, implementation strategies, and program evaluations required
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in related field required Preferred skills
- Ability to conduct and analyze results of a needs and/or gap analysis preferred
- Experience in technology or security industry preferred
- Experience using Asana or similar project management system preferred
- Experience with Google Suite and Apple products preferred
- Experience with creating learning videos and animations preferred
- Experience in creating technical training preferred
- Cover letter and a link to an interactive portfolio containing at least one Articulate Storyline, at least one Articulate Rise, and at least one video project are required for this position. Applications will not be considered without this portfolio.
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