L&D Senior Instructional Designer/Developer

Are you a creative and skilled instructional designer and developer with experience building end-to-end, high-quality technology-based learning that enables performance? Do you have proven experience developing interactive, application-based learning that captivates, engages, and motivates employees? Do you have a knack for effectively incorporating graphics, animation, and video into learning products and a passion for user experience and accessibility?

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a L&D Senior Instructional Designer/Developerwithin GDIT’s growing and award-winning Learning & Performance Development Center of Excellence.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. In this role, you will design, develop, and implement high-impact enterprise learning and skill development programs for a professional workforce of nearly 30,000 employees, ensuring the highest levels of stakeholder satisfaction and engagement, business alignment, and measurable performance impact.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Balance the workload of multiple L&D Projects per the agreed upon timelines established by the L&D Design Lead and Executive Sponsors. This includes providing high quality products and proactively following through on all project tasks and milestones for timely delivery.

• Facilitate the L&D Design Project kickoffs and subsequent L&D Design Project milestone meetings with Business Sponsors and appropriately engaging other L&D Resources, Subject Matter Experts and Business Stakeholders.

• Conduct discovery activities to determine the desired performance outcomes and existing performance gaps based on enterprise needs analyses and strategic prioritization.

• Solicit insights from subject-matter experts by asking targeted and meaningful questions to fully explore and understand the desired performance, synthesize the information collected, and appropriately incorporate SME feedback into the learning design.

• Determine ideal multi-media techniques and technologies to maximize engagement, learner experience, and efficiently achieve the learning objectives and desired performance outcomes.

• Communicate to business stakeholders the clear connections between program content/approach and the desired performance outcomes in achieving business results to gain design sign-off.

• Design program events, learning activities, and exercises (including sequencing and timing) leveraging the best use of graphics and multi-media, while also ensuring that learning is relevant, business-minded and engaging for participants.

• Develop all program assets and materials including e-learning courseware, facilitation guides, learner workbooks, job aids, animations, infographics, motion graphics, storyboards, technical scripts, learning badges, video editing, interactive media, etc.

• Establish measurement and monitoring plans to ensure effective implementation of all new programs through targeted curriculum mapping and metrics captures.

• Ensure that all learning solutions are fully accessibility and meet usability standards.

• Collaborate with the L&D Delivery Team to hand-off programs (as appropriate). This includes loading and testing programs within the learning management system.

• Produce and archive design documents that appropriately detail the design process and justification for the program.

• Collaborate with the appropriate stakeholders to produce marketing material (as applicable) for new or enhanced learning and skill development programs to package and promote offerings it in highly intuitive, digestible, and compelling ways.

• Champion and influence the achievement of our GDIT L&D Mission and guiding principles, modeling the use of GDIT’S established Results-Orientated Agile Design process, tools, and templates.

• Exhibit L&D Excellence and seek continues professional development.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

• Required Experience: 10+ years in Instructional Design/Development or related role.

• A strong portfolio showcasing interactive and engaging e-learning (required for interview).

• Track record for delivering measurable performance outcomes that enable skill development.

• Demonstrated ability to design end-to-end learning programs inclusive of evaluation measures.

• Demonstrated ability develop interactive eLearning courses with intuitive interfaces and navigation.

• Demonstrated excellence with graphics, audio, video, and other multi-media to promote learning.

• Proficiency with e-learning authoring tools (Articulate) and instructional technology best practices.

• Experience implementing 508 accessibility and other eLearning standards.

• Exemplary communication, relationship building, and collaboration skills.

It would great if you also had:

• Multi-media, video production, and/or graphic design skills and experience a plus.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Work 100% Remote

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays