Instructional Systems Designer

Full-time - Mid Level

Oklahoma City, OK

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Instructional Systems Designer at Leidos will play a crucial role in developing and delivering training materials and multimedia content for the FAA Academy. This position involves collaborating with the Policy and Administration group to ensure that training products meet established guidelines and effectively address the needs of the target audience. The designer will utilize industry best practices and emerging technologies to enhance training quality and effectiveness, while also ensuring compliance with federal standards and organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver a detailed Project Schedule Plan for each deliverable, including project requirements and milestones.
• Develop a plan and strategy for creating micro-learning training videos and role-based training courses.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in multimedia production to enhance training video quality.
• Collect feedback from training video viewers and analyze performance metrics to improve future productions.
• Produce and edit videos, assembling various media elements for presentations and learning materials.
• Maintain and tag the media repository with created and collected media.
• Create a Course Design Guide based on approved content from the Program Manager.
• Ensure courseware is free of harmful elements and compliant with security standards.
• Assign copyright of training materials to the Government as per AMS Clause 3.5-16.
• Develop eLearning courseware compliant with Section 508 standards and SCORM requirements.
• Draft training design and storyboards demonstrating interface design and layout.
• Create course materials including guides, handouts, and presentation slides with multimedia elements.
• Develop a Pilot version of courseware for interactive content and knowledge checks.
• Create reports such as Pilot Feedback Reports and eLMS Acceptance Test Reports.
• Ensure eLearning courseware compatibility with the FAA Learning Management System (eLMS).
• Draft lesson plans for the eLMS and create Train-the-trainer sessions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years of experience as an Instructional Systems Designer.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft products.
• Knowledge of web accessibility standards and SCORM.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Blackboard and SAP SuccessFactors.
• Familiarity with usability and intellectual property law.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $63,700 - $115,150 per year.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.