Instructional Designer

$81,931 - $81,931/Yr

APR Consulting - Rosemead, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Rosemead, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Instructional Designer will leverage instructional design and consulting skills to create e-Learning, instructor-led, and blended learning training modules for an enterprise-wide audience within an electric utility company. This role involves designing comprehensive training curricula, conducting needs assessments, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure effective training delivery.

Responsibilities

• Apply instructional design and consulting skills to conceptualize, design, and develop e-Learning, instructor-led, and blended learning training modules for an Enterprise-wide audience.
• Design and develop overall training curriculum.
• Research, design and develop technical training courses in areas governed by state/federal utility regulatory requirements.
• Manage multiple functional curricula including design development, improvement, and maintenance.
• Determine instructional strategies and develop measurable objectives for designing and assessing all training deliverables.
• Lead project execution including scoping and planning of learning solutions as well as collaboration with project leads, internal clients, subject matter experts, and third-party vendor development partners on the overall development of learning curricula.
• Design and develop e-Learning from ideation through storyboarding and development as needed.
• Design and develop instructor-led training curricula including facilitator guides, participant materials and collaborate with learning delivery for implementation.
• Conduct job task analysis and Train the Trainer sessions.
• Work as part of a larger project team and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Develop training design documents.
• Analyze, design, and develop new training curriculums, participant guides, job aids, and assessments that are complex in nature.
• Work with internal clients and subject matter experts to determine program and learning objectives.
• Conduct needs assessment and job/task analysis to determine scope of training.
• Identify issues for management follow-up as needed.
• Collaborate with multiple SMEs in multiple specialty areas.
• Use instructional design tools such as Articulate Storyline, EnableNow, and Microsoft Office to develop content.
• Design and deliver training programs for leadership development and employee skill enhancement and technical training.
• Facilitate training sessions and workshops, both virtually and in-person, to diverse audiences.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Five or more years of experience with instructional design, training, and/or learning technology.
• Five or more years of experience managing or developing systems, and/or technical training development programs.
• Five or more years of experience in Leadership and Employee Development Training.
• Advanced skills/experience in instructional design practices and methodologies, including ADDIE and SAM.
• Advanced analytical and project management skills with great attention to detail.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
• Advanced experience with Storyline, Captivate, Articulate RISE, and/or other eLearning authoring tools.
• Ability to build relationships with a broad audience of both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate both technical and non-technical material in a readily understandable manner.
• Strong verbal, written, and analytical skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, instructional technology, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience consulting with collaborators to understand performance and skill gaps, determine learning solutions, and linkage to goals.
• Technology Experience (i.e. EnableNow, Successfactors, Photoshop, Snagit, Adobe, AI).
• SAP knowledge.
• Utility experience.
• Proven experience in an agile environment.
• Graphic design skills.
• Technical Documentation experience.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay rate of $39.39.
• Remote work opportunity.
• Flexible schedule with Monday to Friday workdays.