Remote, Contract
$40 /hr
10- 15 hrs/wk
Are you a new Instructional Designer with strong writing skills? If so, this may be the opportunity for you! Supercharge your career by learning from the best and supporting in online course design. You'll be responsible for working with faculty, researching, writing, and editing course materials such as assessments and scripts.
About The New School, N Ventures
N Ventures is a new business enterprise for The New School. The entity’s mission is to identify opportunities to extend the university brand through partnerships focused on extending access to our educational pedagogy and new enterprises such as licensing with the goal of generating scalable revenue opportunities. This is a start-up so the environment is fast-paced and hands-on. The On Demand Learning team within N Ventures focuses on bringing the world class education of the New School online through partnerships with platforms like Coursera, Futurelearn, and Yellowbrick.
As an instructional designer for N Ventures you will work closely with our partners and internal team to develop our on-demand education programming with a focus on supporting faculty and other subject matter experts to develop asynchronous learning that follows the criteria of our partnered platforms. This role requires the ability to synthesize research and other source materials into clear learning outcomes and proven experience in developing compelling learner-friendly content.
A successful instructional designer will have a relevant degree and a demonstrated ability to create curriculum. Prior experience in asynchronous learning, development editing, or script writing preferred. Comfort working in a startup environment required.
Responsibilities
Work closely with faculty and N Ventures staff to develop story arc for asynchronous learning programs, distilling key lessons from existing content for target audience
Identify and find additional sources as needed, to support specific content objectives, with guidance from subject matter experts and faculty
Adhere to timelines and coordinate closely with project managers
Develop syllabi in line with platform requirements and The New School pedagogy, editing as required based on feedback
Develop storyboard and scripts for video production
Develop assessments and provide recommendations for supplementary content, such as readings, assignments, discussion board questions, quizzes, etc
Maintain high standards for developing digital content to ensure they meet or exceed market and learner needs
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional work experience
Comfort with distilling large amounts of content and data and translating complex, abstract ideas for a digital audience
Entrepreneurial drive and comfort working in ambiguous, quickly changing environments
Proven ability to create digital content that is highly engaging
Strong time management and organizational skills
Strong relationship skills with a track record of positively collaborating, influencing, and extensively coordinating with internal and external partners.
Strong sense of customer
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Proficiency is Microsoft office, G-Suite and Project Management tools
* Ability to adhere to University COVID-19 Policy
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience with storyboarding and scriptwriting, ideally in production
Prior experience and comfort with education technology partners
Prior experience in the education industry
Basic knowledge of HTML ideal, but not required