Instructional Designer

JOB TITLE: Instructional Designer
LOCATION: Pleasanton, CA
DURATION: 6 months
PAY RANGE: $60 - $77/hr
TOP 3 SKILLS:

• 7+ years of experience in instructional design, training or learning & development.
• Make Complex Concepts Simple: able to translate complex concepts into simple terms and organize it in a way that's easy to understand.
• Design Tools: experience with authoring, multimedia, and graphics tools including Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Camtasia Video Editing, PowerPoint, Google Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud.

COMPANY:
Our client is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources.
About the Role:
As a Contract Instructional Designer, you'll get to work collaboratively with the team to create a variety of meaningful learning and development programs including live workshops, on-demand courses, job aids and additional sales enablement tools including: videos, infographics, slide decks, logos, flow charts, diagrams you name it!
If you are a creative person that loves to design workshops, analyze learning gaps, develop learning solutions, edit videos, design graphics, create online courses, and build visually compelling slides, then this role may be a great fit for you!
What You'll Do:

• Learning Assessment & Consulting
• Need Analysis: Evaluate skills gaps and make recommendations as to how to meet those needs through training, enablement, and coaching.
• Measure Program Success: Determine how to measure the success of learning programs using the Kirkpatrick model.
• Advise & Consulting: Offer insight, expertise and ideas to improve programs based on learning best practices.
• Design
• Curriculum Design: Define the scope, objectives, and outlines for training programs and learning paths to meet the learning needs of the sales team.
• Lesson Design: Design lessons using adult learning theory that appeals to various learning styles and international audiences.
• Collaborate with program managers and subject matter experts to design and develop content.
• Interactive Learning Experiences: Design engaging activities and assignments to ensure learners get a chance to practice and refine what they learn.
• Content Creation
• Live Workshops: Develop content for live instructor led workshops and virtual webinars. (ILT & VILT)
• E-Learning: Build interactive online courses.
• Create & Edit Lessons: Write, develop and update lesson content.
• Presentation Design: Create slide decks for courses.
• Job Aids: Develop short, clear instruction guides on how to do something in sales.
• Assessments: Design quizzes, knowledge checks, assessments, certifications and skills-based evaluations to ensure knowledge transfer.
• Video & Podcasts: Create storyboards, write scripts, record voice over, produce, edit video and podcast content.
• Visual Design: Create logos, diagrams, infographics, process flowcharts and other visual content for learning programs.
• LMS & Content Management: Upload and manage courses in *** Learning, Highspot and other LMS and CMS systems.

About You:
Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in instructional design, training or learning & development.
• Eye for Design: able to create visually appealing courses, content, diagrams and slides that are clean, modern and well laid out.
• Make Complex Concepts Simple: able to translate complex concepts into simple terms and organize it in a way that's easy to understand.
• Design Tools: experience with authoring, multimedia, and graphics tools including Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Camtasia Video Editing, PowerPoint, Google Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Work in Remote Environment: ability to work both independently and in teams, balance multiple projects and prioritize time well.
• Bachelor's Degree is required.

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