Instructional Designer

About the position

The Instructional Designer role is responsible for designing and creating engaging and compelling learning activities and content in conjunction with key stakeholders. With a heavy emphasis on interactive and multimedia technology-driven components, this role requires extensive collaboration with subject matter experts, business stakeholders, internal reviewers, and educational technology colleagues to apply best practices of instructional design to create high-quality and innovative learning experiences and assets for Walden employees. The Instructional Designer will also develop and disseminate internal design standards, provide project management support to development efforts, and analyze learning experience effectiveness and usability across the curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Conduct needs assessment, identify learner gaps, analyze data, and make recommendations for content enhancements and/or improvements to further increase learner engagement and close learner gaps.
• Advise on appropriate use of educational media and technology tools to enhance instruction and create new and engaging learning environments.
• Work closely with subject matter experts and key stakeholders to manage and support the design and development of online, hybrid, and in-person learning experiences with an emphasis on interactive and multimedia technology-driven components.
• Leverage the ADDIE model to drive instructional design activities and projects.
• Communicate regularly and professionally with the entire development team.
• Collaborate with colleagues in developing tools and templates for instructional development.
• Collaborate with Learning, Development & Enablement colleagues in developing, continually refining, and disseminating standards and best practices for instructional design and development of instructional media.
• Research and stay current with emerging educational technologies.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required and master's degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Education (degree or credential) preferred or related field (Computer Science, Multimedia).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience designing online and/or blended courses, preferably in a higher education context required.
• Demonstrated experience implementing instructional design principles and best practices into content development, preferably for distance learning required.
• Experience working with faculty to design, deliver, implement and maintain curriculum projects required.
• Experience conducting needs assessments, analyzing data, learning outcome assessments, and using data to make recommendations required.
• Experience incorporating technology and media to enhance instruction and improve learning required.
• Experience with current and emerging learning, communication, and collaboration technologies required.
• Working knowledge of HTML, web page layout, authoring tools and web technologies is required.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and Adobe products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and personal accountability.
• Consultative approach to problem solving.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Ability to grasp complex subject matter and synthesize information quickly.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and professional deadline-driven environment with many projects and initiatives.
• Be highly motivated and be comfortable making decisions and judgment calls on content development.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays