Instructional Design Specialist Job Description

Instructional design specialist provides instructional design and technological support to Learning Professionals, assisting with the revision and development of online course design elements.

Instructional Design Specialist Duties & Responsibilities

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Applies knowledge of instructional design theory to design course content, working with subject matter experts, management, trainers, e-Learning specialists, At this level, creates new training programs from scratch, working independently, starting with conducting a formal analysis of training needs

Conducts in-depth job-task analysis and/or needs assessment to identify learning objectives, and to determine training solutions and other performance enhancement solutions (e.g., management reinforcement, rewards, role clarity, job aids)

Collaborates with internal clients (e.g., Organizational Development, Operations, ), SMEs, and project managers to assist with the direction and management of projects

Develops teaching outlines and determine instructional methods used, utilizing knowledge of specified training needs and the effectiveness of such methods as individual training, group instruction, lectures, demonstrations, conferences, meetings, and workshops

Analyzes reports from training and related databases, including courses, materials, enrollments, completions, and follow-up assessments, in order to ensure all assigned training goals and objectives are met

Instructional Design Specialist Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Instructional Design Specialist

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: DD-214, MUST, OWL, DRAW, ITIL, CPLP, DDI, PMI

Education for Instructional Design Specialist

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the instructional design specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Design, Education, Instructional Technology, Teaching, Faculty, Management, Business, Educational Technology, Communication, Technology

Skills for Instructional Design Specialist

Desired skills for instructional design specialist include:

Desired experience for instructional design specialist includes:

Expert in instructional design, including all phases of the ADDIE model (i.e., analysis, design, and development)

Communicating with program sponsors and L&D staff providing input and/or managing the development process

Collaborating with Learning & Development operations to understand systems capabilities and the impact on design and ongoing implementation support requirements

Instructional Design Specialist Examples

Instructional Design Specialist Job Description

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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an instructional design specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.

• Manages the design, development and delivery of adaptive and personalized course content, materials, interactive and multimedia technology-driven components, and other support materials consistent with established design and development processes to ensure flexibility and reusability
• Envisions new learning experiences based on audience insights and project goals
• Evaluates open educational resources (OER) and copyright content in course materials
• Coordinators or assumes other duties or projects as assigned or directed
• Collaboratively plan, design, develop and revise for-credit online courses and course materials to meet University and department standards
• Identify and communicate contextual best practices for applying teaching and learning theories to curriculum design
• Maintain and expand face-to-face and online faculty training, workshop, and seminar offering
• Develop training materials including job aids, online tutorials, and other multimedia materials to assist faculty with instructional design principles and the use of online teaching and learning tools
• Design, develop and implement evaluation procedures to assess effectiveness of using technologies in teaching and learning processes
• Utilize software such as web page development, desktop publishing, image editing and presentation tools to develop custom products to meet user needs

• Provide technology support for online teaching and learning products used by faculty, students, and staff
• Applies knowledge of adult learning theory to identify appropriate training media and methodologies based on audience learning styles, course content, audience location, point within the learning process, Designing is created for traditional classroom, online classroom, self-paced e-Learning modules or a blend of approaches
• Bachelor's degree required in addition to 7+ years of training design experience, to include leading training program design efforts
• Possesses broad knowledge of instructional technologies
• Adapt existing training courses built for the US to run successfully in other countries around the world
• Develop and roll-out best practices in building training for a global audience

Instructional Design Specialist Job Description

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Our innovative and growing company is looking for an instructional design specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.

• Arranges instructional sequences to create quantitative and qualitative measurement tools and integrates reporting requirements
• Runs pilot tests to check functionality and ensure full scale utilization
• Plans and develops course goals and objectives to foster knowledge and skill development of LDC program participants
• Design, develop and author highly effective, results driven curriculum to support the learning and development needs of internal and external clients
• Work independently to meet deadlines while coordinating with and soliciting input on materials from subject matter experts
• Ability to facilitate, co-facilitate, provide coaching to SME facilitators on best practices for delivery using various media
• Accountable for sustaining high level of acumen across the organization’s core product portfolio, distribution and sales processes, and value proposition
• Demonstrate expertise in instructional design, technical communication, and multimedia content development
• Deliver recurring webinar training sessions in-person classroom sessions as needed
• Designs, develops and delivers online professional development instructional materials with interactive and multimedia technology-driven components consistent with established design and development processes to ensure flexibility and reusability

• Three (3) years’ experience with instructional design of onboarding, sales, and/or product-related training preferred
• Experience working with Captivate, Camtasia, and/or Articulate Storyline, eLearning platforms, and web communication tools preferred
• At least 5 years – preferably 7 years - of experience working in Higher Education designing / developing online courses and programs
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of and experience/skill in use of Canvas and Blackboard LMS systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Technology – preferred
• Course design work including web-based/online courses, instructor-led & virtual courses experience - preferred

Instructional Design Specialist Job Description

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Our growing company is looking for an instructional design specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.

• Recommends effective and creative uses of technologies to enhance instruction and create new learning environments
• Identifies and communicates contextual best practices for applying teaching and learning theories to curriculum design
• Utilizes software such as web page development, desktop publishing, image editing and presentation tools to develop custom products to meet user needs
• Works collaboratively with project team members and developers
• Applies adult learning theory with instructional design methodology while utilizing appropriate technology to develop and design instructional materials
• Coordinates or assumes other duties and projects as assigned or directed
• Responsible for planning, coordinating and developing components of instructional design based on the findings of occupational analysis consulting with customers to identify their learning needs and recommend solutions
• Facilitates training courses and brown bag sessions on a variety of technical and non-technical topics utilizing various teaching platforms including classroom and web-based technologies
• Leads a team of instructional designers in the design, development and implementation of various learning solutions including traditional classroom, online learning, webinars, VTC, social learning
• Ensures all curricula is outcome-focused with links between learning objectives and practical applications

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Visual Communications, Graphic Design OR equivalent work experience of 3-6 years in designing and developing e-Learning/online training
• Demonstrated expertise with e-learning and content development tools such as Camtasia, Articulate Storyline 3, Captivate and/or Lectora, ability to build effective training content
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for use of technology solutions to improve efficiency
• Intermediate MS Office Skills MS Word/PowerPoint/Excel skill
• BS/BA degree required, relevant MS/MA preferred
• Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) or other instructional design certification preferred

Instructional Design Specialist Job Description

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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an instructional design specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.

• Navigation and common usage of system administrator and instructor interfaces of Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard or Moodle including creating new courses, creating course templates, question pools, quizzes and adaptive releases
• Support the Senior Manager, HR Capabilities in developing, managing the delivery of, marketing and evaluating the effectiveness of training programs that prepare, equip and enable participants to achieve success in their roles
• Maintain and expand face-to-face and online faculty training, workshop, and seminar offerings
• Analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating instructor-led, virtual-led, and/or eLearning based training in conjunction with Subject Matter Experts to support training needs across all employee groups
• Applying adult learning theory to produce interactive and relevant content, outlines, scripts, and storyboards
• Develop and manage a comprehensive Training Plan for use across an implementation project timeline
• Conduct media analysis to determine the most effective and efficient learning solution
• Deliver training modules using platform skills and adult learning knowledge
• Conduct needs assessment to determine various training offerings needed for successful project implementation
• Updating, managing, and maintaining existing content

• Experience with Flash - preferred
• Experience with Action Script - preferred
• Experience with Web based Course-building software such as Articulate Storyline and/or Lectora - preferred
• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years eLearning development experience
• A degree or certification in Instructional Design, eLearning Development, Technical Communications, or other related field/equivalent professional experience
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Premiere preferred

Instructional Design Specialist Job Description

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Our growing company is looking for an instructional design specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.

• Providing guidance and consulting on appropriate strategies, processes, tools, and training to support other developers within the company
• Responsible for assessing and reporting training effectiveness
• Business Strategy - Serve as a liaison between leadership and the training team to cascade organizational strategies and goals
• Continuous Process Improvement – Establish and report on processes that provide continuous process improvement, both to the efficiency and results of the training program
• Operate at the strategic level with leadership to align call center programs and activities with business objectives
• Collaborate with the marketing organization to create and implement training content in support marketing strategies for the partnership channel
• Develop and administer call center training budget and operate within established budgetary requirements
• Analyze and track training processes to identify weak links that impact operations, revenue, customer satisfaction, and suggest improvements
• Facilitate programs using sound adult learning methods
• Collaboratively plan, design, develop and revise continuing education online courses and course materials to meet University and department standards

• BA/BS in education technology or related field required
• 4 years’ Instructional Technology
• 4 years’ providing first-level LMS technical support guidance and assistance
• High proficiency and command of common authoring tools and course development methodologies
• Ability to communicate and execute clear, consistent and applicable learning experiences aligned to organizational goals
• Advanced Microsoft Office (PowerPoint) skills