Instructional Designer (Virtual)

Description and Requirements

Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working side-by-side with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so…we would love to hear from you.

About Us

University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are: Brave. Honest. Focused.

Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring – and learning from – those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.

We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.

About the Position

Under minimal supervision, designs and/or retools instructor-led, online, and blended training programs to improve performance and drive organizational objectives, culture, and compliance. Cultivates and maintains collaborative professional relationships with Enterprise Learning’s customers to analyze learning and performance needs

 What You’ll Do

• Conducts needs assessments to ensure all development materials are focused on addressing customer needs and closing business performance gaps. Demonstrate competency and expertise by achieving buy-in for output from the needs analysis, including development project plans and associated budgets involved from executive decision makers.
• Designs and builds program and course assessments aligned with defined business needs to measure effectiveness of materials and delivery strategy. Measures will extend beyond the classroom to ensure knowledge transfer and achievement of business results.
•  Designs multimedia solutions for all collateral such as motion graphics, graphic design, print, presentation, html, email and video.
• Identifies most effective ways to communicate messaging in print and related media using color, type, illustration, photography, animation and other layout techniques.  
• Evaluates, designs and develops learning and delivery strategies including leader guides, participant guides, learning activities, reference guides or job-aids, storyboards, video scripts, design documents, eLearning modules, pre-work, post-work, and train-the-trainer materials to facilitate learning, promote behavioral change and drive organizational performance goals by applying sound instructional practices and design.
• Develops partnerships and works collaboratively with Subject Matter Experts during analysis, design, and development to produce quality training materials within established timeframes by accurately representing content and applying appropriate, sound instructional design principles
• Ensures all designed materials meet compliance and legal guidelines.
• Designs, develops, maintains and implements processes to ensure adherence to best in class instructional design process that produce effective, quality training materials in an efficient manner. These processes will include the review and feedback related to non-ALPD developed materials
• Pilots and evaluates course material to ensure material is instructionally sound and supports intended learning objectives in order to achieve the desired business results through assessing  preliminary, pre-published versions of courses and materials. Attends product deliveries and gauges perceived product quality and customer satisfaction Affects changes to reflect lessons learned.
• Reviews, evaluates, and revises vendor courses and externally developed materials  to ensure course content meets Enterprise Learning’s specifications by auditing for and applying sound instructional design and strategy.
• Collaborates with team members to review works-in-progress to ensure sound instructional design practices and expand professional knowledge and understanding through peer review and discussion. Defines and implements stage-gate processes, to validate needs assessment, evaluation creation, design, development, pilot and implementation.
• Develop and maintain course descriptions and catalog entries for all products.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Note: The primary accountabilities below are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties.  Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below.  Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in adult education, instructional design or related field. Master’s degree preferred. 
• Two years experience applying instructional design techniques and methodologies to create learning and performance courseware.
• Detailed knowledge of adult learning, instructional design and distance learning theories and methodologies.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Computer skills in a variety of software, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite software InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash and Premiere.
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, listening, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience designing curriculum and/or supporting content for instructor led and computer based training.
• Experience applying adult learning principles to courseware design.
• Experience in multiple delivery facilitation.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.

Pay Range

The annual pay range for this position is $54,400 (minimum), $81,200 (midpoint), and $108,000 (maximum).

Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget.

Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we’re committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer a competitive, comprehensive total rewards package designed to help you achieve your health, financial, educational and work-life balance goals.

Full-time employees are eligible for:

• Medical, dental and vision plans; Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Accounts; Life and Disability insurance; and our Wellness incentive program;
• Competitive 401(k) employer match;
• Substantial tuition discount for you and eligible dependents; and,
• A generous time off package, including paid vacation, sick time and company holidays.*

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