Learning Experience Designer

Job Title:Learning Experience Designer
Team: Product
Location: In-Person in Atlanta (GA), Chicago (IL), Newark (NJ), or New York City (NYC)
Employment Type: Full-time
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Start Date: ASAP
About Braven
We believe that the next generation of leaders will emerge from everywhere. We empower promising college students with the skills, confidence, experiences, and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact.
Learn more about Braven's impact:
https://impactreport.bebraven.org/
https://jobsreport.bebraven.org/
About the Role
In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Learning Experience Designer who will own the design of programming that supports thousands of college students in their journeys to strong postgraduate opportunities.
As a member of the Design Team, which is within the Product Team, you will play a critical role in both improving existing programming and piloting new initiatives that round out the holistic student experience in Braven. One key program you will own is the Professional Mentor Program, which currently serves 800 mentoring pairs a year (and growing), and serves as a key lever in supporting students in attaining internships and other career-accelerating opportunities while in college. You will keep the outcomes and needs of students as well as the changing labor market front and center to determine the future direction of this program as well as potential new programming.
This role is on the Product team and reports directly to the VP, Design.
What You'll Do
Learning Experience Design (80%)

• Based on quantitative and qualitative data about outcomes, experience and external research, create and improve programming outside the Accelerator college course (e.g. the Professional Mentor Program), inclusive of overall program design, synchronous and asynchronous virtual trainings, and resources
• Conduct and synthesize user research, observations, and feedback to determine root problems to solve in the pursuit of strong student outcomes and experiences
• Collaborate with other designers and members of our team to ensure a consistent and effective arc of experience for our stakeholders

Facilitate & Support Program Execution (20%)

• Effectively facilitate live national trainings and events for hundreds of students and volunteers in the Professional Mentor Program
• Help mentors and mentees problem solve as needed throughout the Professional Mentor Program
• Facilitate and support execution of other new experiences as they are piloted and developed
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements
Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of work experience designing clear, engaging, purposeful, and culturally competent Learning Experiences for adults

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of adult learning theory and instructional design principles and have experience applying them to your designs
• Exceptional writing skills and the ability to flawlessly express ideas clearly and simply
• Strong virtual facilitation skills for adult Learning Experiences
• Keen design instincts and ability to create effective and beautiful presentation decks that others can easily use to facilitate
• Strong ability to synthesize different kinds of data - observations, user interviews, research, feedback, and quantitative data - to determine root problems and key improvements to make to designs
• Tech savviness and can learn new technologies quickly
• Belief that feedback is vital to your work and are able to process large amounts of it
• Detail-oriented and consistently meet project deadlines
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion
• Exemplification of Braven's core values
• Experiences that have informed your belief in Braven's mission and have prepared you to work with, or for, Braven's student Fellow population

Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.
Work Demands

• Ability to work in-person in Atlanta (GA), Chicago (IL), Newark (NJ), or New York City (NYC)
• Travel to other regions 2x per year
• Work occasional nights and weekends to facilitate trainings and events (up to 10x per year)

Additional Requirements

• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Must be fully vaccinated and have received the Booster vaccination against COVID-19 and provide proof of such by the date of hire. Individuals may claim exemption from the vaccine requirement for medical or religious reasons. Exempted individuals will be subject to weekly testing if they engage in any in-person work activities.

Application & Interview Process
While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be:

• Phone screen with Talent Team member
• Performance Task
• Interview with Hiring Manager
• Panel Interview with Key Partners
• Reference Checks

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
The salary for this position, which depends on prior work experience and our assessment of your demonstrated fit for the role, will likely be between $65,200 - $81,500 for Atlanta, $68,600 - $85,700 for Chicago, and $75,500-$94,300 for Newark or New York. Braven offers competitive base salaries based on the midpoint of the market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size, with opportunities for salary growth over time. We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, Braven does not negotiate salary offers; instead each salary offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking. You will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application process.
Braven also provides competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development. While Braven reserves the right to change benefits at any time, current benefits include:

• Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and the end of the calendar year (this is a minimum of 19 days per year)
• Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
• Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
• A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff

Location
We gather in the office two to three days a week. Therefore, we require teammates to live within commuting distance of one of our hubs: Atlanta, Chicago, Newark, or New York City. Each teammate can use at least two flex days per week of their choosing to work remotely. We believe in the magic, connection, and collaboration that happens when people work together face-to-face and we believe in giving people flexibility to focus, balance personal priorities, and save themselves two commutes per week.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Braven, we are committed to attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining a diverse team. Braven operates in the context of our American culture, against the backdrop of systemic racism and oppression of marginalized people since our country's founding. We are committed to assembling leaders at our organization who have emerged from everywhere, with a particular emphasis on those who share the racial and income backgrounds of our Fellows, and creating an inclusive culture that allows all teammates, of all experiences and identities, to thrive.
Braven is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor. We encourage talented individuals of all backgrounds to apply.