Instructional Systems Designer

Team Carney•Fredericksburg, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Team Carney, we believe that true performance acceleration happens at the intersection of innovative learning and deep strategic expertise. Since 1994, our mission has been to provide top-tier training, learning, and human capital solutions that empower Federal Government agencies to meet their critical mandates. We are seeking a high-performing Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) to support the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Corporate University (CU) Course Maintenance Program. This position is contingent on contract award.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Education, Instructional Design, or a related subject.
Minimum of five (5) years of professional field instructional design experience (excluding time in school).
DHS Trusted Tester trained or certified (preferred or able to meet program testing requirements).
Proven, hands-on experience across all of the following core competencies: Technical writing and editing for professional and regulatory audiences.
Converting existing and legacy course materials into modern instructional formats.
Web-based course development and instructional authoring tools.
Multimedia technology integration and visual design.
Microsoft Word: Advanced proficiency, including table formatting, custom styles, headers/footers, table of contents creation and updates, page and section breaks, field codes, and working with macros.
Microsoft PowerPoint: Advanced proficiency, including slide masters, custom layouts, placeholders, layering, graphic manipulation, and macros.
Microsoft Excel: High proficiency in data entry, formatting, sorting, and filtering.

Nice To Haves

Lectora Inspire / Lectora Desktop (version 21 or equivalent)
Camtasia (video production and closed captioning)
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams (virtual training and classroom management)
DHS Trusted Tester Section 508 conformance testing processes

Responsibilities

Serve in a Key Personnel capacity responsible for maintaining, revising, and modernizing a comprehensive catalog of professional courses and training collateral.
Work in close collaboration with FDIC Corporate University personnel, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and technical monitors to update existing courseware across all instructional delivery formats.
Analyze source documentation, review Course Change Sheets, and update learning products across Instructor-Led Training (ILT), Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT), Web-Based Training (WBT), Instructional Video, and electronic Job Aids.
Ensure all updated and converted training assets align with Corporate University design standards, templates, style guides, and Section 508 accessibility requirements.
Collaborate closely with FDIC CU personnel, project managers, and SMEs to design, update, and maintain courseware.
Update and revise instructional materials across multiple modalities, including design plans, instructor guides, participant guides, slide decks, case studies, and virtual classroom setups.
Review Course Change Sheets and update content to reflect regulatory, technical, or procedural changes.
Develop asynchronous Web-Based Training (WBT) using approved templates and authoring tools (such as Lectora).
Create, script, and caption instructional multimedia, including video files developed in Camtasia (with separate SRT or VTT caption files).
Develop and update electronic performance support tools and job aids in MS Word and PDF formats.
Ensure all deliverables comply with CU technical guidelines, template specifications, and Section 508 accessibility standards.
Route completed deliverables through quality assurance reviews and upload finalized products to FDIC systems of record and LMS repositories.