Our client, an award-winning training design and development consulting firm Is seeking a Contract Lead Instructional Designer for a 6 month remote contract.

As a Lead  Instructional Designer, you will work with both Facilitator-led and Web-based training platforms. For over 20 years we have delivered learning solutions to primarily Fortune 500 companies and are interested in onboarding senior level learning professionals with exceptional client-focused consulting skills.

Job Description

The Lead  Consultant/Sr. Instructional Designer collaborates with our clients and internal team members to identify and develop learning solutions that drive client organizational performance and business results.

The Sr. Consultant/Sr. Instruction Designer:

-- Applies business acumen to interpret client needs and determine business learning solutions

-- Applies learning theory and instructional design and development strategies to deliver exceptional learning solutions

-- Participates in client and internal meetings

-- Completes all aspects of content information gathering ( i.e., conducts research, data analysis, SME interviews, etc.)

-- Develops Learning Objectives, Teaching Points and Instructional Strategy

-- Collaborates with graphic artists to create visual look and feel of courses

-- Develops storyboards for elearning courses

-- Develops facilitation, classroom and participant materials for ILTs and vILTs

-- For web-based solutions, identifies desired course functionality, onscreen text, audio, along with graphic look and feel and required images

-- Works with the production team during course development to ensure the course as developed aligns with client and learning goals.

-- Leads client reviews

Qualifications

-- Bachelor's Degree required (undergraduate concentration in Instructional Design, Business or Psychology would be ideal); Master's Degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Performance Technology, Business or Organizational Development related field preferred

-- 10+ years’ experience in Instructional Design in a business environment-- Extensive knowledge of instructional design/adult learning principles

-- Deep expertise in e-learning and facilitator-led learning

-- Highly-developed creative and business writing skills

-- Open, flexible approach and superior problem-solving abilities

-- High business acumen

-- Comfortable in a small, fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment

-- Ability to effectively interact and collaborate with all production team members, i.e., programmer/content developers, graphic artists, animators, voice talent, project managers, production assistants, and quality assurance testers

Additional “nice to haves”

-- Knowledge of Organizational Development/Organizational Learning practices in large organizations

-- Experience helping companies build organizational and human performance capabilities, allowing companies to maximize their success and achieve business goals

-- Experience managing complex projects

-- Experience consulting with and the ability to present to senior level executives

-- Industry experience in either Healthcare, Med Device, Pharma, and Professional Services