Instructional Designer- St Jude Graduate School

$65,520 - $114,400/Yr

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Memphis, TN

Hospitals

About the position

The Instructional Learning Designer plays a crucial role in the St. Jude Graduate School by assisting in the design, development, delivery, and management of educational projects and content that align with the institution's educational goals and objectives. This position requires effective communication and collaboration with other members of the education team, faculty, and staff to produce high-quality, innovative educational materials that support the mission and projects of the department and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The designer will coordinate with Information Services staff to manage the content and learning management systems utilized by the department, ensuring their maximum effectiveness. In this role, the Instructional Learning Designer will act as a liaison to faculty, staff, and students regarding content management and learning management systems. They will design and develop innovative educational packages based on the latest learning methodologies, identify and secure appropriate educational materials and resources, and perform basic project management tasks for all courses. Participation in team strategic planning is essential to ensure alignment with education team goals and objectives, as well as to enhance communication between the education team and faculty/students or trainees. The designer will also be responsible for developing and conducting assessments to evaluate learning objectives and validate training effectiveness. Writing and editing content, reviewing it for accuracy and quality, and producing content using multimedia development tools, software, and hardware are key responsibilities. Additionally, the designer will facilitate and support continuous quality improvement initiatives, help develop and revise education team policies and procedures, and may maintain the software, hardware, and media equipment inventory for the education team. Continuous professional growth and development through attendance at seminars, conferences, workshops, or classes is expected to keep abreast of software, hardware, and education trends. Other related duties may be assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution, with an emphasis on maintaining regular and predictable attendance.

Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison to faculty, staff and/or students for content management and learning management systems.
• Designs and develops innovative educational packages based on knowledge of the latest learning methodologies.
• Identifies and secures appropriate educational materials and resources.
• Performs basic project management tasks for all courses.
• Participates in team strategic planning to ensure alignment and attainment of education team goals and objectives.
• Develops and conducts assessments to evaluate learning objectives and validate training effectiveness.
• Writes and edits content as necessary and reviews content for accuracy and quality.
• Produces content using multimedia development tools, software, and hardware.
• Facilitates and supports continuous quality improvement initiatives; helps develop and revise education team policies and procedures.
• May maintain the software, hardware, and media equipment inventory for the education team.
• Maintains professional growth and development through attendance of seminars, conferences, workshops or classes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned in order to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Learning/Instructional Design, Education/Instructional Technology, Adult Education, or related field is required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Three (3) years' experience that includes web-based learning programs, administration of learning and content management systems, multimedia development, instructional design, web design, and video recording, production and editing.
• Knowledge of computer programming, software packages, and operations, including multimedia authoring tools (Adobe Creative Cloud/Suite, Articulate 360, Storyline, Camtasia, Captivate).
• Familiarity with Learning Management software (Canvas); web-authoring tools (HTML, JavaScript); audio and video recording and editing.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work within a team, organize and prioritize tasks, and exercise independent judgment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $65,520 - $114,400 per year.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives and programs.
• Professional development opportunities through seminars, conferences, and workshops.