Mid to Senior Instructional Designer (Workstation)

$190,000 - $420,000/Yr

Belay Technologies - Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Annapolis Junction, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Belay Technologies is seeking a Mid to Senior Instructional Designer to join their intel team. This role involves collaborating with a high-performing agile team to design and deliver training solutions for adult learners, utilizing various instructional technologies. The Instructional Designer will be responsible for developing certifiable training programs, managing classroom workstations, and ensuring effective training delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other ISDs/Training Developers to design and develop classroom and computer-based training/web-based training (CBT/WBT) learning solutions.
• Conduct competency-based platform training that incorporates multiple instructional technologies and maintain operational workstations in the classroom.
• Consult with subject-matter experts to determine instructional requirements, analyze software systems, adapt engineering references, and implement training solutions.
• Collaborate with technical writers and web managers to prepare and deliver a variety of training products.
• Develop and manage Lesson Plans.
• Develop and maintain WCI products.
• Plan, design, and deliver learning strategies based on a blended-learning strategy.
• Instruct adult learners and manage up to 50 classroom workstations.
• Evaluate instructional programs, course content, and instructional methodologies.
• Analyze learning objectives against program requirements, and coordinate data gathering and processing for various levels of evaluation and assessment.
• Develop job aides for users, subject matter experts, and instructors who may be new to the targeted technology.
• Maintain CBT modules and human-machine interfaces.

Requirements

• TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
• At least 5+ years of experience in platform delivery design and development
• Experience developing training products for technology-based systems
• In-depth experience managing training projects and teaching hands-on technology courses
• Experience with or in-depth familiarity with CBT/WBT and web development and management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working with technical staff
• High level of proficiency with MS Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Ability to multi-task, self-assign work, and function in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Instructional Systems Design, Instructional Technology, Adult Learning, Curriculum Design, Human Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing job aides for users and/or instructors on technologies that are new to them.
• Experience developing technical publications such as requirements specifications, user manuals, technical manuals, training manuals, and other documents for end users.
• Experience using graphics applications and scripting languages including Photoshop, HTML, and JavaScript.
• System administration experience.
• Familiarity with Army Training development processes.

Benefits

• 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday, 11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
• 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
• $5,000 annual training/tuition
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• 100% company-funded HSA
• Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
• Dental coverage including orthodontia
• Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
• Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
• Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!