INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

Kroger - Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Cincinnati, OH

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The Instructional Designer will collaborate closely with various stakeholders, including the manager of design, learning & performance strategists, senior instructional designers, subject matter experts (SMEs), and development teams. The primary focus is to create effective learning solutions that align with business needs and produce measurable results. This role involves designing and developing learning solutions that adhere to adult learning principles and quality standards, incorporating interactive materials for diverse delivery systems, and innovating responsive learning solutions to address emerging technologies and shifting learning populations across the company.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop interactive and engaging learning solutions that drive measurable business results.
• Ensure solutions are instructionally sound and adhere to quality standards.
• Pivot between projects by managing deliverable timelines and project plans.
• Perform analysis to determine project scope, learning objectives, and best training methodology to meet business needs.
• Research effective training solutions and stay up to date on instructional design methodologies.
• Follow the established design team project processes for each project.
• Provide regular communication to project teams, business owners, and stakeholders regarding risks, barriers, deliverables, and changes/updates.
• Interpret and translate business owner needs into actionable development objectives.
• Assist in the identification of evaluation methods and tools to measure results.
• Assist in administrating learning management system (LMS) assets and functions.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of instructional design and analysis methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong information gathering and rapport-building skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in instructional design or education.
• Experience using Articulate Storyline and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Project management experience.
• Experience using training, education, and communication methods.