Instructional Designer / Learning Technologist

Keolis America•Somerville, MA

3d•$80,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Under the direction of the Learning and Development Manager-Mechanical, this position will assess, develop, and revise departmental educational content based on contractual, occupational, technical, or regulatory needs or requirements. Interest and curiosity for the passenger transportation industry. Development work split for this position: Instructor led=80-90%, E-learning=10-20%. Need to provide variety of work samples/portfolio prior to interview.

Requirements

Degree in teaching, instructional design, instructional systems technology, educational technology, learning and design technology, or related field required.
Experience and deep understanding of major ID models and adult learning methodologies.
Applies instructional design principles and characteristics of adult learners in designing effective instructional content.
Creates interactive presentations, instructor guides, student guides, assessment tools, and lesson plans to meet departmental needs.
Transforms complex, unorganized information into clear, effective multi-media instruction using text and visuals (including images, infographics, audio, video, etc.).
Create, publish, and manage eLearning content for the mechanical dept.
Contribute to the development of a performance support system to assist learners with applying new skills in the work context (job aids, videos, just-in-time aids, etc.).
Ability to write effective copy, instructional text, audio scripts/video scripts.
Strong knowledge of learning theories, instructional design models, and lesson and curriculum planning skills.
Intermediate to advanced MS office skills.
Strong project management skills.
Strong ability to easily adapt to and learn new technologies.
Detail oriented with good organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience designing Instructor-Led Training (ILT) programs.
Basic experience/knowledge with multimedia authoring programs.
Learning/Competency Management System experience helpful.
Basic Adobe (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) knowledge helpful.
Basic Camtasia knowledge.

Responsibilities

Designs and develops training programs and instructional materials (i.e., instructor-led training, web-based training and other learning interventions) to address contractual, regulatory, or performance gaps as determined by needs assessment/analysis.
Develops and implements an evaluation program to assess the effectiveness of instructional design products utilizing Kirkpatrick’s four levels or equivalent whenever possible.
Become departmental Subject-Matter Expert (SME) in the use of the Learning Management System (LMS) and/or Competency Management System (CMS) and other departmental learning technologies.
Provides overall instructional design quality control for all projects through formative, summative, or confirmative evaluation.
Ensures that instructional modules follow the approved instructional design format.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, best practices, and research proven techniques.
Leads course development or revision projects by collaborating and communicating with other team members or field SMEs to support the on-time delivery of accurate, effective, high-quality content.
Manages course library for document control and on-going content revisions.
Participate, as needed, in the testing and piloting of new educational tools and features of new learning platforms or digital tools. Makes recommendations on applications of these tools.
Other duties as assigned.