Instructional Designer

Ncm Associates - Kansas City, MO

Full-time - Mid Level

Kansas City, MO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The NCM Instructional Designer is responsible for the planning, editing, quality control, and development of curricula. This role involves assisting in the development of new learning programs in collaboration with the VP of Education and ensuring that marketing materials accurately reflect the key learning objectives of each program.

Responsibilities

• Assists with developing the overall design for training curriculum to meet identified training needs.
• Conducts research and consults with faculty, staff, and business representatives in the design and development of new curriculum.
• Establishes project plan and monitors completion of milestones and deliverables.
• Integrates evaluation methods and tools within the training to measure the impact and effectiveness through knowledge checks or other assessments.
• Coordinates the review/assessment of current curriculum to ensure that course/program is meeting intended objectives and requirements.
• Prepares instructional material for printing and develops outlines with the necessary basic detail to direct instruction.
• Ensures all Institute material meets branding guidelines as established by the Marketing Department.
• Maintains up-to-date information on training and development research and innovative ideas supporting learning theory, motivation theory, and new materials, methods, and techniques.
• Leads discovery and implementation of a content management database.
• Coordinates with Marketing to ensure promotional messaging aligns with curriculum, as well as class and revenue needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred, Master's degree a plus.
• A minimum of 3-5 years in education administration, with some experience developing curriculum and related materials.
• Knowledge of CRM/databases, Salesforce.com a plus.
• Knowledge of Content Management systems a plus.
• Advanced capabilities with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
• Strong time management skills.
• Creative mindset.
• Effective writing skills.
• Strong work ethic: willing to work extra hours to get the job done.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in education administration
• Familiarity with training and development research
• Knowledge of innovative learning methods

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment
• Full-time position