Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company, is looking for a contract Instructional Designer to join their Global Supply Chain team. The role involves designing innovative supply chain trainings and supporting the deployment of employee development training using various instructional methods and technologies.
Responsibilities
- Familiar with end-to-end curriculum and learning program design and development
- Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to identify learning objectives and the target audience's training needs
- Apply end-user design methodology to ensure participants are at the center of all program and tool design
- Develop quick reference guides, interactive PDF documents, and other training documentation
- Use of eLearning authoring tools to develop learning•Produce facilitator guides and scripts for instructor-led and virtual classroom trainings
- Edit presentation slide decks from facilitators & SMEs to streamline design for workshop series sessions
- Design online intranet websites using basic HTML and GUI interfaces
- Deliver final-print and/or video projects (ex: .doc, .pdf, .mp4, .wmv)
- Design within current company style guide and standards (ex. Intuitive Brand Application of font/colors) Technology Utilization
- Maintain intranet site content, Online training content, and document libraries in company LMS and internal website systems
- Drive the research, implementation, and utilization of learning technologies/software for supply chain programs, S4 (SAP) Transformation communities, and tools with an eye for ease-of-development and end-user functionality
- Influence the development and usage of instructor-led virtual classroom learning technologies
- Advise GSC team members on best practices for the use of learning technologies in effective training Program Support
- Consider how and what measurement metrics will be used to evaluate the success of learning event/training
- Co-Lead project management and roll-out strategies for key GSC training projects (ex: video microlearning, eLearning modules, mobile learning)
- Support virtual classroom trainings, acting in the designer and technical training role
- Maintain training records within learning management systems (LMS), participate in LMS platform upgrades and customization meetings, and provide technical support across LMS and learning technologies
- Stay up-to-date on progressive thinking- and design-strategies for training tools through research, both internally and externally
- Partner with IT departments to implement S4 (SAP) Transformation Training for multiple groups across operations
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree plus 5-10 years of related experience (instructional design, curriculum development, visual communication, graphic design, learning & development, software training development, organizational development, human-centered design, or education-focused roles)
- Proven competency in visual / training design [Portfolio requested]
- Ability to self-manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver high quality results with a focus on detailed execution
- Ability to work both as part of a team focused on common goals, as well as self-directed to complete individual deliverables by project deadlines
- Interest in and ability to interact with a globally distributed, multi-cultural, and multi-generational team
- Experience consulting and partnering with SMEs to gather training requirements and drive learning design through an automated intake system
- Exhibits excellent problem solving and analytical skills with an eye for human-centered design and process improvement
- Demonstrated follow-through of assignments to completion with a bias towards operationalizing concepts for global scalability, rapid implementation, and measurement
- Design software: Adobe Creative Cloud suite, including InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- ELearning software: Articulate Storyline 360, Articulate Rise, Camtasia
- Virtual Classroom platforms
- Technical savvy with content development tools: MS Office, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, Planner, Power BI, Power Automate, Qualtrics
- Experience in conducting needs analysis to distill and articulate skill needs that could be solved through SAP, iValua training development
- Basic HTML, GUI interface, and website editing skills
- Experience working in cloud content management service
- Administrative experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS)
- Production experience with virtual classroom delivery systems
- Experience with software/application implementations
- Comfort in public-speaking to small- and medium-sized groups (in-person and virtually)
Benefits
- We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.
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