Instructional Designer
The Aerospace Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: El Segundo, CA • California, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $84,600 - $126,900 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Utilizes sound Instructional Design theories, models, and standards to ensure development and delivery of effective learning activities and solutions
- Works with subject matter experts to design, develop, and deploy eLearning and face-to-face or virtual instructor-led sessions using adult learning principles
- Develops relevant videos, audio, and images; creates role and subject-based curriculum and learning paths; composes advertisements, ad copy, instructional text, audio/video scripts, visual program maps, job aids, and business communications
- Creates solid visual aesthetics and ensures cohesiveness and completeness in deliverables
- Manages complex learning-related initiatives; creates detailed lesson and project plans; communicates changes to AU leadership throughout the design process
- Facilitates and delivers in-person and virtual courses; creates facilitator guides, job aids, leader guides, participant workbooks
- Collaborates with AU leadership on budget for portfolio design, development, and delivery; allocates funds and monitors time and expenses
- Collaborates with AU leaders and stakeholders to determine annual development priorities and responds to change management needs
- Collaborates with AU leaders to create and execute communication strategy for business programs
- Reports out portfolio key accomplishments, milestones, planned projects, student participation levels, and progress towards AU goals quarterly
- Manages relationships with technical subject matter experts, educators, vendors; schedules and facilitates planning and status meetings
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Adult Learning, Education, Business, or related field
- Six or more years of experience in Instructional Design or Learning Development
- Experience developing learning solutions and deliverables based on knowledge of learning methodologies, cognitive science, user-centered design research
- Skill in designing blueprints, schematics, or other visual representations of learning solutions (i.e. wireframes, storyboards, mock-ups)
- Experience developing online courseware using storyline, captivate, or equivalent industry-standard e-learning development tools
- Experience using collaboration technology such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams
- Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Instructional DesigneLearning developmentadult learning principlescurriculum developmentvisual aestheticsproject managementlearning methodologiescognitive scienceuser-centered designwireframes
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationfacilitationrelationship managementchange managementbudget managementorganizational skillstime managementleadershipproblem-solving