Curriculum Developer

Long Wave Inc.•Oklahoma City, OK

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The Courseware Developer builds military training content – Computer Based Training (CBT), Interactive Multimedia Instruction (ICI), student guides, and assessments – as part of a small team of Instructional Systems Designers, Courseware Developers, Subject Matter Experts, Multimedia Developers, and Training System Management. This is a growth-track role for someone with strong adjacent skills — QA, technical writing, multimedia, aviation training end-user experience, or classroom instruction — who wants to become a fluent courseware author. The role starts with the parts of courseware work that don’t require deep authoring-tool mastery on day one: student-facing writing, QA of authored courseware, storyboard implementation, assessment build-out, accessibility and standards checks, and structured pair-work with a senior Courseware Developer. Adobe Captivate proficiency is expected to develop on the job — not required at hire. The path forward is explicit: ramp Captivate authoring skill on production work under senior review, take on independent lessons, then modules, then full courses.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Learning Design, Communications, English, Journalism, Multimedia / Digital Media, or a related field — or equivalent DoD training / QA / technical-writing experience.
Adjacent experience. 1–4 years of professional experience in a related discipline: courseware QA, technical writing, instructional support, multimedia production, classroom instruction, or aviation / military training as an end-user.
Learning aptitude for authoring tools. Demonstrated ability to learn technical tools quickly — evidenced by prior work in QA test tools, LMS platforms, publishing / CMS systems, Adobe Creative Suite, or comparable software. Comfort clicking into unfamiliar tools and reading documentation is essential.
Writing craft. Can produce clean, concise, learner-facing writing at pace; takes editorial direction well; distinguishes between decorative content and content that drives a learning objective.
Attention to detail. Strong QA instincts — catches functional bugs, standards violations, broken links, misaligned assessments, and off-spec builds before customers do.
NAVAIR context awareness. Some exposure to NAVAIR / military training conventions or a demonstrable ability to learn them quickly; interest in ADDIE / PADDIE+M and IMI Level I–IV constructs.
Tooling ecosystem. Comfortable with Microsoft Word / PowerPoint / SharePoint / Teams; can operate version control on shared projects without breaking them.
Clearance eligibility. S. Citizen. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance; ability to pass a Government background investigation is required.
Oklahoma City metro strongly preferred and on-site is the default work mode — essential for the coaching, pairing, and SME collaboration this role depends on.
Wants to be coached. Takes design direction from the ISD and craft direction from a senior Courseware Developer without ego; asks questions early rather than guessing.

Nice To Haves

Active Top Secret clearance (SCI eligibility a plus).
Prior QA experience on courseware, software, or training products — including test-case authoring, defect tracking, and regression testing.
Any hands-on experience in Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Lectora, or a comparable authoring platform. Portfolio or work samples appreciated but not required.
Working knowledge of SCORM 1.2 / 2004, xAPI, Section 508 / WCAG accessibility, or Interactive Courseware (ICW) / IMI Level I–IV conventions.
Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Audition) or comparable design / media tools.
Prior aircrew, aviation maintenance, or Naval Aviation operational experience (as a former end-user of the training being built).
Coursework or self-directed study in instructional design, learning sciences, or educational technology.
Experience in a small, cross-functional team — comfortable with ambiguity, rapid feedback, and shifting priorities.
Familiarity in AS9100 environment is a plus. (This certification is crucial to our company's development and NGAS program specifically.)

Responsibilities

Spends ≥80% of time on hands-on courseware work — with a heavier QA, editorial, and pair-authoring mix in the first 6 months, transitioning to independent authoring as Captivate proficiency develops.
QA of authored courseware. Test lessons and IMI builds for functional bugs, navigation issues, broken interactions, and learning-design fidelity against the ISD design.
Student-facing writing. Draft and edit student guides, instructor guides / TGs, job aids, POIs, lesson plans, and quick-reference materials that align to the objectives set by the ISD.
Assessment build-out. Implement written and scenario-based assessments to the ISD-specified pass/fail criteria — starting with straightforward item types and growing into branching decision trees and remediation paths.
Storyboard implementation. Convert ISD-approved storyboards into working lesson pages and IMI screens under senior review; then, as Captivate skill develops, take ownership of the build end-to-end.
Captivate ramp. Deliberately grow into Adobe Captivate as the primary authoring tool through structured coaching, paired authoring, and a defined skills ramp.
Accessibility & standards checks. Validate courseware against Section 508 / WCAG accessibility standards and SCORM 1.2 / 2004 packaging; escalate issues that need design changes back to the ISD.
Media integration support. Coordinate with the Multimedia Developer to place graphics, animations, VO, and video into courseware with clean timing, states, and navigation.
SME dialogue. Sit in on SME sessions with senior teammates; over time, take on independent SME dialogue for content clarifications — routing objective, sequence, or fidelity questions back to the ISD, not resolving them unilaterally.
Traceability. Support traceability between ISD-approved storyboards, source technical data, and final courseware build.
Defect Resolution Coordination. Identifies and tracks courseware defects through to resolution.
Configuration Management. Maintains version and configuration control discipline across iterative storyboard and courseware revisions, consistent with formal configuration management practices.
Learning-design curiosity. Build a working understanding of instructional-design fundamentals — chunking, retrieval practice, feedback design, cognitive load — so you can defend why a build looks the way it does, not just that it works.
Customer-review support. Prep artifacts, gather review comments, and turn feedback into fixes on In-Progress Reviews and PDR/CDR-style events; grow into presenting your own work.
Continuous improvement. Feed authoring and QA insights back to the ISD and senior Courseware Developer so future designs are more buildable and future builds have fewer defects.