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Sample Job Description: Instructional Designer

Corporate Instructional Designer

Job Purpose Statement: Perform activities required to maintain the instructional integrity of all company instructional products.

Reporting Structure: Under supervision of Director

Job Functions:

  1. Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing review and revision of policies, standards, documentation and processes to insure company products meet minimum standards of excellence and consistency in terms of instructional design integrity.
  2. Create, implement and maintain state of the art learning templates for use within development tools and instructional products.
  3. Define and maintain ID audit process.
  4. Define and maintain ID certification process.
  5. Support ongoing definition, implementation and maintenance of
    • ID audit process
    • Editing standards
    • On-line help and documentation systems
    • ID and Instructor Certification programs
    • Partnership certification programs and processes
    • Company Web Page
  6. Determine courseware deficiencies related to instructional design and integrity; coordinate with Product Development departments and Marketing to correct deficiencies.
  7. Conduct usability studies and needs assessments as needed to support ongoing development and improvement of product.
  8. Provide input to new tools and engine specifications, including interface design; write instructional design specifications for these products as needed.
  9. Collaborate and consult with software engineers and graphic artist to create prototypes of new or proposed instructional strategies and features within and across all products.
  10. Design and deliver presentations and/or demonstrations to internal and external clients.
  11. Contribute to leadership role of company in the instructional design community through on-going education, written and oral presentations and publication of research reports, white papers and popular press articles.
  12. Act as internal expert consultant to External Development Partnership staff.

Job Qualification Requirements

  1. Knowledge:
    • Master's degree in Instructional design, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Adult Education or related discipline.
    • Knowledge of Mager's Instructional Objectives mandatory. Knowledge of Keller's ARCS Model, Bloom's Taxonomy, Merrill's Component Display Theory, Merrill's ID Shell Theory highly desirable.
    • Knowledge or familiarity with visual display design principles highly desirable.
    • Knowledge or familiarity with Information Mapping, EPSS, GUI/Human interface design principles, and on-line documentation and help systems and software a plus.

  2. Experience:
    • Three to five years experience as an instructional designer in a business setting, including experience in one or more of the following areas: video, interactive video, CBT, CD-ROM, multimedia, on-line documentation, help systems, WEB based information or instruction.
    • Experience with multimedia authoring or development tool desirable.
    • Background or experience in one or more of the following content areas a plus:
      • Technical Programming
      • Information Technology and/or Systems
      • Human Resources Content (Sales, Communication, Project Management, Interviewing, Performance, Evaluation, etc.)
  3. Hardware used: :
    Personal computer, fax and Xerox machines, telephone, and calculator.
  4. Software used: :
    Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Applications (Exchange, Power Point, and Excel.) HTML a plus.
  5. Other:
    1. Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
    2. Highly organized and detail oriented.
    3. Capable of working with minimal supervision.
    4. International travel required as necessary.
    5. Open to change.
    6. Interested in new technologies and instructional strategies.

Distributed Course Developer

Essential Job Functions

Under the supervision of the Director of and working closely with the Media Developer, associated media developers, and faculty members, the Distributed Course Developer is responsible for the generation of quality distributed courses. Designs distributed courses using a systematic design and development methodology.

Responsibilities:

  1. Designs distributed courseware using a systematic instructional design model in a service bureau setting.
  2. Ensures that quality distributed course development projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
  3. Manages project kickoffs. Ensures clear, timely, and effective project communications with and among the design and development project team, associated media developers, faculty members, and other university employees.
  4. Continuously improves a systematic instructional design model used in a service bureau setting to optimize the capability to develop distributed courses that may include a wide variety of media.
  5. Proactively identifies instructional design challenges and works with clients and project teams to implement solutions.
  6. Participates in internal faculty and staff training.
  7. Supervises student instructional design and production assistants.

Knowledge and Abilities

  1. Ability to apply a systematic instructional design and development model in real world settings.
  2. Knowledge of learning theory, instructional theory, and applications of media to instructional scenarios.
  3. Ability to generate basic text/graphic materials in HTML format.
  4. Conversant in new and emerging technologies for instruction including; world wide web, teleconferencing, compressed digital video, on-line discussion groups, listserves, etc.
  5. Ability to work collaboratively in groups that include university staff and faculty members.
  6. Ability to transform complex bodies of information into professionally written, clear, fun, effective instruction.
  7. Ability to express instructional content using graphical, video, and audio techniques to augment verbal information.
  8. Ability to develop effective instruction that is not limited to a single pedagogical orientation.
Must be able to present samples of distributed courses and other written materials previously developed such as workshops, job aids, and print-based self study materials.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

  1. Knowledge and skills in technical information systems and application program packages is a prerequisite.
  2. Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, educational technology, communications or related field.
  3. Working knowledge of common software application packages, equipment platforms, reference database systems and sources, and training methods and a basic understanding of networks, data communication, and multimedia systems.

Specialized Skills Required

Equivalent to Master's degree in Instructional Technology or closely related field. Will consider applicants anticipating completion of Master's degree within 1 year of hire. Experience developing distributed instructional products. Must be able to present samples of distributed courses and other written materials previously developed such as workshops, job aids, and print-based self study materials.

Desirable Qualifications

Advanced HTML, multimedia and graphic design skills. Video production experience.

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